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Twitch is getting vertical livestreams

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.theverge.com/news/677548/twitch-twitchcon-europe-vertical-livestreams-2k-streaming-rewind

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  • dinckelman@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    We’re getting vertical streams before 21:9 aspect ratio support. Come on

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    • Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Ultrawide is extremely niche compare to vertical resolutions/aspect ratio. It’s not even close.

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      • user224@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Ah, yes
        Image

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      • dinckelman@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I understand that the overwhelming majority of people will still continue streaming at 16:9, or the vertical equivalent. It’s not just about ownership of ultrawide displays. It’s about support for such output format, for people who do want it. But even going by your own example, a ton of phones are 19.5:9, with some models straight up being 21:9

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    • Glitchvid@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Getting vertical video before modern codecs (AV1∨HEVC), and the same bitrate limitations since it was justin.tv.

      It’s impressive how stagnant Twitch is, and how expensive it’s purported to be.

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  • 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Vertical video syndrome is a serious affliction.

    Say “No” to old Mila Kunis.

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  • CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Mobile users are a cancer.

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    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Are you really using Lemmy from a desktop? You sat in front of some high powered PC and THIS was the best thing you could find to do?

      Sincerely, Guy on a toilet

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      • CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
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  • simplejack@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Looks like this is an opt-in, supplemental crop mode, for streamers who have stuff that would work well for vertical orientations. Talking head stuff, live solo-artist music, etc.

    The existing content experience is still there, but if you’re standing on the subway, and you’re watching a streamer react to a press release about a game, you can turn your phone and watch them babble in landscape while you hold the poll.

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  • ZombieMantis@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Oh, yeah, that makes sense. I kinda assumed they already supported it, like YouTube Shorts adopting the vertical format for shorts after Ticktock blew up.

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  • WereCat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’ll just leave this video guide here to cure world of this cancer

    youtu.be/xL23Xvv1Pis

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    • ohshit604@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’ll just leave this video guide here to cure world of this cancer

      ~~youtu.be/xL23Xvv1Pis~~

      yewtu.be/watch?v=xL23Xvv1Pis

      Fixed that for you.

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      • WereCat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Weird, both links work for me

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