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- The YouTube video plater was expanded from a 4: 3 to a 16:9 aspect ratioYouTube Blog: Bigger Isn't Always Better... But in This Case, We Believe It Is (November 24, 2008)
- A channel dedicated to showcasing widescreen HD videos, entitled yootubehd was created on November 24, 2008YouTube: yootubehd channel
- Videos on yootubehd are uploaded at 1280 x 720pYouTube: yootubehd channel
- To watch the videos in "REAL High Definition 720p," the code &fmt=22 must be added to the end of the URLYouTube: yootubehd channel
- Less than 12 hours after being uploaded, the video entitled "Underwater World" had received over 5,000 viewsYouTube Video: Youtube Widescreen - Underwater World (Time: 1:56)
- As of November 25, YouTube videos in widescreen format could not be embedded on other sitesPC World: YouTube Goes Widescreen: It's About Time (November 25, 2008)
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On November 24, 2008, YouTube launched a new feature to allow users to upload and view widescreen high definition (HD) videos on the site. The YouTube video player was expanded to 960 pixels to more closely imitate widescreen viewing.YouTube Blog: Bigger Isn't Always Better... (November 24, 2008) Videos in the old 4:3 aspect ratio will continue to play in the larger format, but will have black bars on either side of the video to take up the extra space.Slashfilm: YouTube Goes Widescreen (November 24, 2008)
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"Over the years we've heard a lot of feedback from you about what you'd like to change about YouTube, and the size of our video player is always top of mind...We're expanding the width of the page to 960 pixels to better reflect the quality of the videos you create and the screens that you use to watch them. This new, wider player is in a widescreen aspect ratio which we hope will provide you with a cleaner, more powerful viewing experience."—YouTube Blog postYouTube Blog: Bigger Isn't Always Better... (November 24, 2008)-
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Which webcam or videocamera can I use to record videos in widescreen format and upload them to YouTube? 6 AnswersThere's a couple compact HD video cameras out there that have gotten a lot of hype lately, for their price, size and performance. Both of them are under $200. T... read more
How do I replace my low resolution videos on YouTube with ones in HD w/o losing comments? What is 2nd best video posting site? 2 AnswersSorry this has been a problem for a long time. There is no way to uploaded a higher quality file on an old youtube video page. There is no possible way to keep ... read more
What YouTube settings get best quality for low/high and HD playback? 3 AnswersEmbed high quality clips instead. http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/06/12/how-to-embed-high-quality-and-higher-resolution-youtube-videos-on-blog-or-website/ read more
Is wvga (848x480) widescreen? 2 AnswersYes. WVGA stands for "Wide Video Graphics Array". It is a type of display resolution having width/height 852×480, 858×484, 800×480, 854×480. All these are wid... read more
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