YouTube announces 60FPS video, fan-funding options

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.

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