A bit from Patrice O'Neal

[Mark Reano]

Here's my next attempt, hope you guys like it. For whatever reason the colour changes a bit when uploading on youtube, is there a different output I should be using besides MP4(H.264-AAC)? I also noticed that even though this was a shorter clip, this one rendered much faster than my first animation, the only difference that I can tell is that I didn't use masking or plane depths this time around.

Cheers!

[Greenlaw]

It's because there are two types of RGB: Computer RGB for viewing videos on a computer and Studio RGB for broadcast TV. Most animation programs write out computer RGB but services like YouTube and Vimeo expect Studio RGB. To compensate for the difference, you need to convert the video.

I'm not sure how you can do this in Moho but you can process the video in another program.

The way I handle this is through Vegas, where I normally edit our animations. In Vegas' Video Output FX window, I add a Levels fx, and select the preset called Computer RGB to Studio RGB, and then write out the movie. The result is a movie that looks slightly washed out when I play it locally but after I upload it to YouTube or Vimeo, the black levels and colors will look correct. Here's what the settings looks like:



If you use another video editor or compositing program, see if you can output a 'YouTube' version of your movie using comparable settings.

Naturally, you'll want to disable this process and render a Computer RGB version for local playback or archival purposes.

[Mark Reano]

Hmmm interesting, thanks for the tip!