Youtube now vs. then
Sat, Jan 9 2010 01:06
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I find it fascinating on how far along Youtube has come in terms of quality. As I begin to peruse through my Youtube portfolio, I'm completely floored on how much better my recent uploads look compare to uploads from 2008 and early 2009.
I have used Youtube quite extensively. Not to say I've uploaded anything that's went completely viral, but the local content I personally uploaded for fortfrances.tv has generated well over 100 000 views (note that not everything on the fftimes youtube channel is mine, just the majority.)
In my opinion, Youtube's quality is on par with Vimeo, who has long been regarded in the video geek world as the premiere in terms of uploading and video quality. My HD uploads look great in even standard play. The only problem? My old stuff on Youtube looks wretched!
So, I am and will be re-uploading a lot my my material. A tedious task to say the least, and I will likely only do so with my most visually appealing content... but its something that needs to be done!
Feel free to chime in on Youtube's video quality, and if you feel it does now rival vimeo...
To see the difference for yourself, check out the quality difference between the fortfrances.tv polar plunge uploaded on January 5th, 2009 (specs: shot and uploaded at 720p) and my currently updated demo reel upload Nov. 4, 2009 (specs: shot and uploaded at 720p). You'll likely notice the difference more on the facial details and wider shots. Both are being played back in standard definition, and were shot on the same camera. I did use a imaging adapter for the demo reel, which lends a little bit more sharpness on close up shots and depth of field, but the wide shots between the two preview the same before Youtube compression.
And if you're viewing this from Facebook, you can actually see the footage at http://www.andrewjoegeorge.com/blog/blog.php?id=898623107508827016
I have used Youtube quite extensively. Not to say I've uploaded anything that's went completely viral, but the local content I personally uploaded for fortfrances.tv has generated well over 100 000 views (note that not everything on the fftimes youtube channel is mine, just the majority.)
In my opinion, Youtube's quality is on par with Vimeo, who has long been regarded in the video geek world as the premiere in terms of uploading and video quality. My HD uploads look great in even standard play. The only problem? My old stuff on Youtube looks wretched!
So, I am and will be re-uploading a lot my my material. A tedious task to say the least, and I will likely only do so with my most visually appealing content... but its something that needs to be done!
Feel free to chime in on Youtube's video quality, and if you feel it does now rival vimeo...
To see the difference for yourself, check out the quality difference between the fortfrances.tv polar plunge uploaded on January 5th, 2009 (specs: shot and uploaded at 720p) and my currently updated demo reel upload Nov. 4, 2009 (specs: shot and uploaded at 720p). You'll likely notice the difference more on the facial details and wider shots. Both are being played back in standard definition, and were shot on the same camera. I did use a imaging adapter for the demo reel, which lends a little bit more sharpness on close up shots and depth of field, but the wide shots between the two preview the same before Youtube compression.
And if you're viewing this from Facebook, you can actually see the footage at http://www.andrewjoegeorge.com/blog/blog.php?id=898623107508827016
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