YouTube goes Widescreen!

The largest video sharing site in the world has finally caught up with the rest of us. Their default video player has grown up from an out-of-date 4:3 aspect ratio to a big boy 16:9 aspect ratio. What does this mean? Not a whole lot, unless you're a filmmaker. Many folks (and cheap direct-to-YouTube cameras like the Flip) will still use a 4:3 image and upload fine. It will just sit in the middle of their 16:9 sibling and be "pillarboxed" with black bars on both sides. This is similar to "l... read more!

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