Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide page and 16:9 wide screen video Youtube announced and made the switch to 960 pixel wide page and 16:9 wide screen video format for displaying videos on their site: YouTube Blog Traditional 4:3 videos will continue to be displayed but in a wide player. |
Re: Youtube changes to 960 wide 16:9 video format Oh wow, thanks for that catch. Will the original videos be stretched out to fit the player, or will there just be black space now? |
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If YT stretched them they would look like crap and since all YT videos previous are 4:3 they won't do that. |
Re: Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide screen 16:9 video format When are they going to apply this? |
Re: Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide screen 16:9 video format They already did. Its live now. All videos even 4:3 are showing in 16:9 wide screen players. |
Re: Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide screen 16:9 video format What is the recommended width and height for a video now? |
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16:9 if you are shooting live motion. But you can continue to publish 4:3 or 480x360. The video will just have black space where the empty area is in the player. |
Re: Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide page and 16:9 wide screen video Interesting stuff. Now I've got widescreen video, shot in small screen. Could be a good opportunity to buy a widescreen video camera...does that even exist? Jay NaPier |
Re: Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide page and 16:9 wide screen video Thanks for the info. I was getting an unknown error today in YouTube, this explains it. Fortunately my videos are being produced in 16:9! Jay NaPier: yes, those cameras are everywhere these days. And they are not expensive at all -same as a "normal" camera a few years ago-. Gaby |
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Re: Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide page and 16:9 wide screen video Ha, good call. I thought my videos looked a little funny this morning. hehe |
Re: Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide page and 16:9 wide screen video I noticed this just today. Now ALL their videos look out of sync :p |
Re: Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide page and 16:9 wide screen video Sweet!!! My pro HD camera doesn't give me any other choice and it's a pain getting them to show up correctly on YouTube, this is a lifesaver!! |
Re: Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide page and 16:9 wide screen video I've noticed that many old 4:3 videos are not being resized on fullscreen mode. Which is OK. BTW, BlogBrowser: I think we'll have a bunch of little new products coming because of this change. Here's the idea: If the size is too wide for a blog, then a new YouTube Video Flash player product could allow the Blogmaster or Webmaster to crop the 16:9 videos into a suitable 4:3 ratio. Benefits: You upload your video only once, so you save time and avoid losing view count. (Because if you upload two versions the total view counts will be divided). Hmm.. I think I'm going to create a player using the YouTube Api and C++, it is not big deal for a good programmer. Gaby |
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In fact to correctly embed a youtube video at the you already have to change the player dimensions as youtube has never had the correct dimensions to match the true dimensions of their videos in their embed code. |
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Most higher quality digital video cameras will have standard and 16:9 options. So even many standard non HD cameras can film in 16:9 my Canon GL2 does for example. But don't worry if you do not have 16:9 as mentioned standard 4:3 videos will still display just fine on youtube. Most people in the world do not shoot in 16:9 which is why the switch at YT is a bit odd. However, 16:9 videos won't look so hot embedded in this forum ;-) |
Re: Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide page and 16:9 wide screen video Yes...I was just over at YT and I've noticed the new format. Thanks for bringing this out for us! |
Re: Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide page and 16:9 wide screen video Yeah I discovered this yesterday day! Moving from4:3 to 16:9 is a really good move on youtube's part! |
Re: Youtube changes to 960 pixel wide page and 16:9 wide screen video Like Frank R mentioned above, those who are shooting with 1080i across the board will enjoy this. The Youtube blog comments seem to be right down the middle... "I can't believe this, you guys suck...my videos look horrible now!!" "I'm so glad you guys did this, you guys rule...my videos look great now!" I can see the blog comments are very valid on both sides with the settings, the way it looks, etc. |
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