Why Do My AMVs Look Blurry After Uploading to YouTube?

[bradpitt]

Hey everyone,
My AMVs look sharp and clean in my editor, but once I upload them to YouTube, they get blurry or pixelated — especially during fast scenes.
I’ve tried different formats and bitrates, but it still happens.
Anyone know the best export or upload settings to keep the video quality high?

[Kireblue]

Hey everyone,
My AMVs look sharp and clean in my editor, but once I upload them to YouTube, they get blurry or pixelated — especially during fast scenes.
I’ve tried different formats and bitrates, but it still happens.
Anyone know the best export or upload settings to keep the video quality high?

From my understanding, YouTube has a bandwidth allocation that's based on the resolution of your video. For example, if you're uploading a 720P video, it has a lower bandwidth allocation than if you're uploading a 1080P or 4K video. And the lower bandwidth allocation that YouTube gives you, the more your video will have compression and quality loss.

So making sure that your video resolution is at least 1080p and in some cases, upscaling your video to 4K / 2160p can be necessary to preserve the streaming quality (especially for very fast movements)

[bradpitt]

I see, thanks!