Anyone know why...

[Yguideslou]

... Some YouTube videos show over more of the screen than others?

I've done nothing differently between these two videos, just pushed play.

The only thing that I can think of is that the larger one's highest resolutions are 480, while the others have higher resolutions.

However, when I set the higher ones down to 480 as well nothing changes.

 

[Mooncatt]

It's not so much the resolution, but the aspect ratio. Older cameras that recorded a maximum 480p did so at the older 4:3 aspect ratio that tv's use to have. When uploaded to YouTube, it maintains that aspect. If you overlaid a modern 16:9 video so the sides line up, you'll notice the 4:3 video is taller. That is why they take up more screen space when the sides are stretched to the bezels.

When selecting the 480p mode in YouTube, it's only changing the resolution, not the aspect ratio. To change the aspect ratio, you'd have to cut the sides off, losing actual content. Coincidentally, the exact opposite use to be a problem on 4:3 tv's. If you watched a theatrical movie in its original widescreen format, it would be "letter boxed" with black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.

 

[Yguideslou]

It's not so much the resolution, but the aspect ratio. Older cameras that recorded a maximum 480p did so at the older 4:3 aspect ratio that tv's use to have. When uploaded to YouTube, it maintains that aspect. If you overlaid a modern 16:9 video so the sides line up, you'll notice the 4:3 video is taller. That is why they take up more screen space when the sides are stretched to the bezels.

When selecting the 480p mode in YouTube, it's only changing the resolution, not the aspect ratio. To change the aspect ratio, you'd have to cut the sides off, losing actual content. Coincidentally, the exact opposite use to be a problem on 4:3 tv's. If you watched a theatrical movie in its original widescreen format, it would be "letter boxed" with black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.

Ah, gotcha, thankie muchly.

 

[Talderon]

It's not so much the resolution...

Didn't want to spam your whole response, but well put and great explanation.

 

[bkdodger2]

I have one guy that I follow that uses the fold3 and I like when he uses it sometimes too create YouTube content the best of both

 

[Mooncatt]

Didn't want to spam your whole response, but well put and great explanation.

Spam???

 

[Talderon]

Spam???View attachment 338238

Ah, you must have been to Hawaii... SPAM is like the national food there.

 

[Mooncatt]

Ah, you must have been to Hawaii... SPAM is like the national food there.

What??? Dang, you need some culture!

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