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Instagram announces IGTV, a new app for watching long-form, vertical video

8 comments

  1. [4]
    Gaywallet
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    but why?

    long-form, vertical video

    but why?

    6 votes
    1. [3]
      Jedi
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      Because “it’s built for how you actually use your phone”.

      Because “it’s built for how you actually use your phone”.

      6 votes
      1. [2]
        Gaywallet
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        I don't watch vertical video on my phone

        I don't watch vertical video on my phone

        6 votes
        1. yungmutualfunds
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          it's not meant for you. there's plenty of people that go through ig/twitter and watch videos vertically. "optimal" media viewing experience is dependent on the content and even youtube designed...

          it's not meant for you. there's plenty of people that go through ig/twitter and watch videos vertically. "optimal" media viewing experience is dependent on the content and even youtube designed their app to fit vertical content

          5 votes
  2. [2]
    insomnic
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    YouTube handles the long form vertical video by scaling to screen and I've seen enough of my younger family members get irritated with having to turn their phone sideways to watch a video there or...

    YouTube handles the long form vertical video by scaling to screen and I've seen enough of my younger family members get irritated with having to turn their phone sideways to watch a video there or on snapchat that this is definitely a trend for some folks.

    6 votes
    1. hackergal
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      At this point I'd prefer to have 4:3 be the standard so that at least vertical videos wouldn't be as bad as they are at 16:9.

      At this point I'd prefer to have 4:3 be the standard so that at least vertical videos wouldn't be as bad as they are at 16:9.

      5 votes
  3. Jedi
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    No thank you.

    No thank you.

    4 votes
  4. Rice
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    The IGTV feature has already appeared on my app. Used it for a while and I simply couldn't stand the vertical videos, though I did see a few people I know already uploading some videos

    The IGTV feature has already appeared on my app. Used it for a while and I simply couldn't stand the vertical videos, though I did see a few people I know already uploading some videos

    1 vote