How to Improve Video Quality on YouTube - Force VP9

New method in 2019: youtu.be/2v7FH_pQ-lQ

Popular channels usually have better video quality compared to smaller ones because YouTube encodes their videos in VP9. In this video, I explain how to force the VP9 codec on all your videos! VP9 tremendously improves the quality of your YouTube videos.

Update: Only uploading at 2K still tiggeres 2K! Trimming no longer works...

Timeline:
0:20 Comparing AVC to VP9
1:52 Why are certain videos encoded in AVC, others in VP9?
3:10 Method 2 to get VP9 on all your videos (1440p)
4:41 Method 3 to get VP9 on all your videos (trimming video)
6:58 Comparing the quality using the different methods

High view channel:
- 1080p upload (VP9) youtu.be/7DqNGgcWYyc
- 1440p upload (VP9) youtu.be/iyiY6fXtzmA

Low view channel:
- 1080p upload (AVC) youtu.be/siqPZeNWjqM
- 1080p upload (VP9 forced) youtu.be/yc36FJpQXQw
- 1440p upload (VP9) youtu.be/hJe6QFjFqLo

Proof that upscaling does not deteriorate video quality: youtu.be/0ecJEb1UZxo

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