Does anyone else have issues with youtube/vimeo when they upload?

[Michael Pyon]

For some reason when I look at my uploaded footage, it's significantly darker than what I exported out. Is this due to the massive compression youtube and vimeo use on uploaded videos?

Or maybe it's because I viewed my uploaded video immediately after it was processed and should I give it time to wait? Idk... what's everyone elses experience on this video compression when uploading.

Thanks

 

[Nick Pasquariello]

If it looks dark at first, it won't change later on.

Unfortunately, that's the extent of my specific knowledge on the matter. I would (and should, at some point, myself) take some time, export a bunch of different codecs, and see what Youtube/Vimeo do to all of them with your own (my own) eyes.

That being said, I'm sure someone can chime in with some (more experienced than myself) advice.

 

[Michael Pyon]

Thanks Nick

That was exactly the problem. When I exported it out, I did it as an mp4 and that's what caused the darkness. I exported the same thing as an H264 and the brightness and quality looks almost like the original footage.