Ive had terrible buffering problems with Youtube on my PC for months even though I pay for premium. Now it loads 4k and has no issues keeping up the playback. Credit where it’s due they really...
Ive had terrible buffering problems with Youtube on my PC for months even though I pay for premium. Now it loads 4k and has no issues keeping up the playback. Credit where it’s due they really improved the service for me for a change
I believe this was just a UI change, nothing technical like a codec update, though a lot of videos are using AV1 and VP9 now. Not sure why this would suddenly make your videos work properly, I...
I believe this was just a UI change, nothing technical like a codec update, though a lot of videos are using AV1 and VP9 now. Not sure why this would suddenly make your videos work properly, I wonder if your browser wasn't properly configured to use the right codec. I've had issues like that before with YouTube where my Internet is fine but because of a configuration error somewhere, videos wouldn't load properly.
Youtube was fully down for a while on wednesday, and I read something about newer and exciting anti-download protections, so there just might have been a big backend upgrade too.
Youtube was fully down for a while on wednesday, and I read something about newer and exciting anti-download protections, so there just might have been a big backend upgrade too.
Here's a screenshot of what it looks like for me, with SponsorBlock. The time text seems difficult to read, and the play button looks awkward in my opinion. It's got two rounded edges and one...
Here's a screenshot of what it looks like for me, with SponsorBlock. The time text seems difficult to read, and the play button looks awkward in my opinion. It's got two rounded edges and one sharp edge.
I blame Netflix for pioneering the "0.5pixels is enough for a uniform contrast outline" fad, which everyone else copies. Give me a thick black outline any day please. I attempted to send Netflix...
I blame Netflix for pioneering the "0.5pixels is enough for a uniform contrast outline" fad, which everyone else copies. Give me a thick black outline any day please. I attempted to send Netflix feedback on the accessibility issues caused by their uniform subtitle style, but was ignored. I guess only a tiny amount of users would change their subtitle style in the first place.
The old youtube player, which I still see for now, uses a semitransparent gradient, which will also do the job just fine. I guess the geniuses at Youtube removed the gradient and didn't think about making changes to compensate for low contrast between the time text and bright frames?
Between this, which is just following Apple's liquid glass suit (I want to make an emperor's new clothes joke here and all the other emperors jumping on that guy's bandwagon), the terrible phone...
Between this, which is just following Apple's liquid glass suit (I want to make an emperor's new clothes joke here and all the other emperors jumping on that guy's bandwagon), the terrible phone redesign (which removed the ability to swipe to reject a call) and clock app redesign (which also removed the swipe to snooze and had the text not even fitting within the same line in some sections) they had done a while back, which they have fixed to some extent, I seriously doubt the capability of these UI/UX designers. It's user interface design and user experience, not just designing something that looks cool that messes with usability that's been working. Already. For ages. Not that tech companies calling themselves user-centric has ever meant user-friendly. But what is this level of competence?
I seriously feel that it's a case of "if we're not changing, we're not keeping up and keeping it interesting." I'm guessing there's studies performed that if a service keeps everything the same,...
I seriously feel that it's a case of "if we're not changing, we're not keeping up and keeping it interesting." I'm guessing there's studies performed that if a service keeps everything the same, UI wise, while others are changing things around, the users see that unchanging service as stagnating.
If anyone using a Mac doesn't like the new controls (or any of the other weird stuff YouTube does with their players, I highly recommend something like Stop the Madness or Vinegar, both of which...
If anyone using a Mac doesn't like the new controls (or any of the other weird stuff YouTube does with their players, I highly recommend something like Stop the Madness or Vinegar, both of which replace the YouTube player with the default OS controls.
Ive had terrible buffering problems with Youtube on my PC for months even though I pay for premium. Now it loads 4k and has no issues keeping up the playback. Credit where it’s due they really improved the service for me for a change
I believe this was just a UI change, nothing technical like a codec update, though a lot of videos are using AV1 and VP9 now. Not sure why this would suddenly make your videos work properly, I wonder if your browser wasn't properly configured to use the right codec. I've had issues like that before with YouTube where my Internet is fine but because of a configuration error somewhere, videos wouldn't load properly.
Youtube was fully down for a while on wednesday, and I read something about newer and exciting anti-download protections, so there just might have been a big backend upgrade too.
Here's a screenshot of what it looks like for me, with SponsorBlock. The time text seems difficult to read, and the play button looks awkward in my opinion. It's got two rounded edges and one sharp edge.
I blame Netflix for pioneering the "0.5pixels is enough for a uniform contrast outline" fad, which everyone else copies. Give me a thick black outline any day please. I attempted to send Netflix feedback on the accessibility issues caused by their uniform subtitle style, but was ignored. I guess only a tiny amount of users would change their subtitle style in the first place.
The old youtube player, which I still see for now, uses a semitransparent gradient, which will also do the job just fine. I guess the geniuses at Youtube removed the gradient and didn't think about making changes to compensate for low contrast between the time text and bright frames?
Between this, which is just following Apple's liquid glass suit (I want to make an emperor's new clothes joke here and all the other emperors jumping on that guy's bandwagon), the terrible phone redesign (which removed the ability to swipe to reject a call) and clock app redesign (which also removed the swipe to snooze and had the text not even fitting within the same line in some sections) they had done a while back, which they have fixed to some extent, I seriously doubt the capability of these UI/UX designers. It's user interface design and user experience, not just designing something that looks cool that messes with usability that's been working. Already. For ages. Not that tech companies calling themselves user-centric has ever meant user-friendly. But what is this level of competence?
I seriously feel that it's a case of "if we're not changing, we're not keeping up and keeping it interesting." I'm guessing there's studies performed that if a service keeps everything the same, UI wise, while others are changing things around, the users see that unchanging service as stagnating.
If anyone using a Mac doesn't like the new controls (or any of the other weird stuff YouTube does with their players, I highly recommend something like Stop the Madness or Vinegar, both of which replace the YouTube player with the default OS controls.