Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This is an experiment and showcase of the main different Davinci Resolve encoder export options and why I personally think H265 is the best for most people. It's also worth mentioning that the MAIN thing affecting video quality is YouTube compression, not any raw file setting/difference. If you goal is to get high quality 1080p YouTube videos what you need to do first is upload in 2k(1440p) or above as YouTube uses a better compressor for videos of that quality (it's best to scale up to 4k(2160p) instead of 2k, as 1080p scales directly into 4k without quality loss) so people watching at 1080p and below will see higher quality video, and it'll also enable the 240p and 480p watch options.
Handbrake (video compressor): youtu.be/5LPwj36aRqo
Music: youtu.be/M0KeO_OwQ1U
This is an experiment and showcase of the main different Davinci Resolve encoder export options and why I personally think H265 is the best for most people. It's also worth mentioning that the MAIN thing affecting video quality is YouTube compression, not any raw file setting/difference. If you goal is to get high quality 1080p YouTube videos what you need to do first is upload in 2k(1440p) or above as YouTube uses a better compressor for videos of that quality (it's best to scale up to 4k(2160p) instead of 2k, as 1080p scales directly into 4k without quality loss) so people watching at 1080p and below will see higher quality video, and it'll also enable the 240p and 480p watch options.
Handbrake (video compressor): youtu.be/5LPwj36aRqo
Music: youtu.be/M0KeO_OwQ1U
