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1861 points walz | 1 comments | 04 Dec 24 04:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.237s | source
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nrvn ◴[04 Dec 24 16:58 UTC] No.42319428[source]▶
What I find weird is searching IMG_XXXX directly on youtube returns you a number of videos with such title and half of the results are 10+ year old youtube SHORTS. There was no such thing back then. Just bloody videos! Does Youtube auto-convert short old videos to vertical shorts on users’ behalf?
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1. CM30 ◴[04 Dec 24 20:00 UTC] No.42321424[source]▶
Unfortunately the answer is yes. If a video has a vertical resolution and is under 3 minutes (previously 1 minute), YouTube will automatically treat it as a short now. This basically means every video related to a DS or 3DS game, or recorded on a phone in general, is now treated like a short by their system.

This has likely screwed up all manner of videos, since a vertical resolution doesn't equate to it being designed for a TikTok or Instagram style feed...