Increasingly, Google, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube is becoming more like TV. For example, the typical size of its videos is now increasing to 960 pixels (or an aspect ratio of 16:9, which compares to 4:3). According to the YouTube blog: "This new, wider player is in a widescreen aspect ratio which we hope will provide you with a cleaner, more powerful viewing experience."
As should be expected, there are some concerns. That is, what will happen to those videos that were meant for smaller screens? Well, YouTube will keep the same size but there will be black space around the video (which may be somewhat distracting).
But such things are natural as technology marches on. Apparently, more and more users are uploading wider screen videos to YouTube.
According to an interview with Chase Norlin, who operates Pixsy:
"It makes perfect sense for YouTube to expand into wide format and HD online video delivery for two reasons: the decreasing cost of HD camcorders for consumers to create and distribute higher quality 'semi-pro' video content, and, the increased interest among professional content owners to distribute their movies and TV shows in the highest quality format to end users online."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-01-2008 @ 8:45PM
Mike C said...
At hulu.com one can catch a movie or a tv show.
11-29-2008 @ 8:30AM
Timo said...
We have a recent post about the change to wide videos on Clipland.com's blog.
11-29-2008 @ 8:58PM
Stephen G. Baer said...
We can find just about anything on You Tube so that you can get a better understanding of things like how in that Special of The First Easter Rabbit exactly how that song goes"...doing this that and the other thing"and completes as "Our Cottontail Friend that rabbit,that rabbit!So therefore if there's anything that you maynot be able to find on Video and DVD then here's your answer to resolving this.
Truly Ste
12-01-2008 @ 8:45AM
mathew said...
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=2ObErdfdXRY