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I Learned Something Fascinating About YouTube Today

by Steven Wagenheim
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I have about 40 or 50 videos that I have uploaded to YouTube.

All of them in FLV format.

Well, today, I just learned from another member who lives in the UK, that
FLV format is NOT listed at the UK YouTube site as an acceptable file
format to upload your video in.

So it appears that this is not a universally accepted format for video upload.

The reason I am bringing this up is this.

If you write a book about video uploads and suggest FLV format in it for
YouTube, you might want to add a disclaimer that this format may not be
accepted by YouTube depending on where you live.

As Spock would say..."Fascinating."
#fascinating #learned #today #youtube
  • Profile picture of the author Webtigerz
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    Yeah...Thats good info to know...All that work....
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  • Profile picture of the author Loren Woirhaye
    Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim View Post


    Well, today, I just learned from another member who lives in the UK, that
    FLV format is NOT listed at the UK YouTube site as an acceptable file
    format to upload your video in.

    So it appears that this is not a universally accepted format for video upload.

    The reason I am bringing this up is this.
    .FLV is not the most widely-accepted upload format, but it is the
    most widely-viewable format. YouTube accepts formats not mentioned
    in the documentation.

    Because .FLV compression-schemes vary, the video-sharing sites
    won't just post your .FLV - they'll convert it to their own .flv format,
    which generally will perform worse on slower connections with
    more hicups than you would have hosting them yourself with
    an .flv player, assuming your optimized your video appropriately.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tonytsports
    Thanks for the feedback.

    Have been using .wmv because its easiest when using Tube Mogul and Video Post Robot.
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  • Profile picture of the author Truffle
    thanks, I didn't know that

    greetz,
    jobic
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  • Profile picture of the author blm2007
    I am regular user of youtube. When I download a video it is in the flv format. So can't we upload the video in the flv format. I believe the videos in youtube are also in this format.
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