YouTube has announced support for 48- and 60-fps video footage, set to launch in the coming months. The
higher frame-rate capabilities mean YouTube can compete against popular game-streaming services like Twitch, which already offer smooth
high-end fps playback.
The Google-owned video sharing
site is also adding new fan-funding functionality, allowing users to support their favourite channels via a donation button. “Your
fans aren’t just watching your videos, they’re also helping support
your channel through services like Kickstarter, IndieGogo, Patreon and
more,” said Matthew Glotzbach, Director of Product Management for
Creators, and Oliver Heckmann, VP of Engineering for Creators, on YouTube’s blog.
“We’ll
be adding another option for you, where fans will be able to contribute
money to support your channel at any time, for any reason.” YT says the feature will be tested for PC and Android soon.
Other
additions to YouTube’s service included ‘Creator Studio’ which lets
video uploaders manage their content and view analytics on the go, and
fan-contributed subtitles, which looks to have video translation
outsourced to willing multi-linguals.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
YouTube announces 60FPS video, fan-funding options
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