Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 recommended settings to edit and export YouTube videos

1920×1080
16:9
PAR 1
Progressive
30 fps drop frame timecode
48k
General
Editing mode: Custom
Timebase: 29.97fps

Video Settings
Frame size: 1920h 1080v (1.0000)
Frame rate: 29.97 frames/second
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square Pixels (1.0)
Fields: No Fields (Progressive Scan)

Audio Settings
Sample rate: 48000 samples/second

Default Sequence
Total video tracks: 3
Master track type: Stereo
Audio Tracks:
Audio 1: Standard
Audio 2: Standard
Audio 3: Standard

Export Settings:

VIDEO
Codec: MainConcept H.264 Video
TV Standard: NTSC
Frame Size: 1920 x 1080
FPS: 29.97fps
Filed Order: None (Progressive)
PAR: Widescreen 16:9
Profile: Main
Bitrate Encoding: VBR, 1 Pass (some recommend 2 Pass)
Target Bitrate [Mbps]: 13.89 (nitrate could be lower 8-10 MB/s if file size too large)
Maximum Bitrate [Mbps]: 15.36

AUDIO
Codec: AAC
Output Channels: Stereo
Frequency: 48kHz
Audio Quality: High
Bitrate [kbps]: 128 – 192kbps depending on how important is the audio vs file size (background noise vs music video)
Advanced Settings->Precedence: Bitrate

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