aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Grrr
My video‘s been rejected!
The cryptic message refers me to the policy guidelines that by now I know by heart:
6. What are the technical requirements for my video to be included in Google Video?
• The video must be in a format we accept; see question 5 above
• The video must contain recognizable video content (video container files that do not contain video will not be accepted)
• The frame rate should be above 12 frames per second
• The video metadata must be accurate and relevant to the content you upload (no spam)
Ok. It has to be 5. Even though I’ve uploaded this stuff a dozen times in varying formats and settings trying to meet their file format spec:
5. What file formats do you accept?
Google accepts video in a wide range of popular formats. The fastest way to get your videos into Google Video is to submit each file in MPEG4 format with MP3 audio or MPEG2 with MP3.
While we also support other digital formats such as QuickTime, Windows Media, and RealVideo, it’s important to note that submitting your files in these formats may significantly delay us from using them on Google Video. In some cases, we may not be able to add your video at all.
Here are our preferred video specs:
• NTSC (4:3) size and framerate, deinterlaced
• Video Codec: MPEG2 or MPEG4 (MPEG4 preferred)
• Video Bitrate: at least 260Kbps (750kbps preferred)
• Audio Codec: MP3 vbr
• Audio Bitrate: at least 70Kbps (128 Kbps preferred)
I know they’re in beta but a little more spcificity would be helpful. The video they rejected met that “preferred” spec and there’s no way for me to find out more on why it was rejected.
Is it too much to ask for a “How to” that suggests settings for the major popular video editing packages, say iMovie, FinalCut, Avid and Adobe Premier? Or even an advanced settings screen?
I’ve resaved with new output settings and uploaded again. And I’m open to advice if you have some to offer.
