LG 2560x1080, And youtube

MisterPatriot

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I have a lg widescreen monitor but i have a problem, whenever i record and render,It is widescreen so its bigger than 1280x720 or 1920x1080 but whenever i render it, i have to push it together and it makes the video look squished, and i cant figure out how to fix it, So if someone could help me with this that would be great :)
 

aznricepuff

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Just upload your video at 2560x1080 resolution. Youtube will automatically add pillarboxing (black bars) around the video and you end up with a result similar to when 2.39:1 anamorphic widescreen content is made to fit on 16:9 DVD/Bluray video.

If you do this people on youtube can view the full-resolution video (2560x1080) by selecting the "1440p" option in the video settings menu.
 

MisterPatriot

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This did not work, I have uploaded a video of a raw 2560x1080 video, and on youtube it has black bars same on my phone.
 

aznricepuff

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The youtube video player does not support 21:9 resolutions. People with 21:9 monitors will always get black bars around video uploaded at 21:9 - because youtube will add horizontal black bars to make the 21:9 video 16:9, and then the player will add vertical black bars to make the now-16:9 video fit on a 21:9 monitor. There is no way to get around this until youtube updates its video player for native 21:9 support.

Until that happens, though, the method I suggested to you is the best option at this point - it preserves all the detail of the original video, results in correct playback for people with 16:9 monitors, and does not require any extra editing steps on the uploader's part.
 

MisterPatriot

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Theres no 1440p option and also what about the people that do have widescreen monitors like jahova witness?

 

aznricepuff

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Make sure you are waiting long enough for youtube to process the 1440p version (it can take a while).

As for making youtube work properly with 21:9 monitors, there's apparently a chrome extension for that called UltraWide. Never tried it myself since I don't have an ultrawide monitor, but it has decent reviews so I assume it works.
 

MisterPatriot

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Like jahova witnesses channel he doesnt have black bars, but his video doesnt seem stretched