Nowadays, YouTube has become an indispensable part of our lives. So why are the videos we used to watch for hours? looks more and more “pixelated”. Have you ever wondered? Is our eyesight damaged or is YouTube trolling us?

Don’t worry, there aren’t actually any ophthalmologists or internet goblins involved. The situation is perfect It’s about YouTube’s ‘diet’ decision.

In the past, YouTube’s high bitrates for videos were known for the exceptional image quality they provided.

However, this Videos take up more storage space on servers It caused. In the early days of YouTube, the frequency with which users uploaded videos to the platform was not as intense as it is today. Over time, the increase in video uploads has led to a significant increase in the platform’s storage and bandwidth costs.

Therefore, this situation occurs on YouTube’s servers. to save space This led to the decision to reduce the bitrate of video files. Lowering the bit rate will reduce the file size of the videos. made it smaller in size but this process also led to a decrease in image quality.

The most important determining factor for video quality is the bitrate.

Video bit rate how high-quality it will look is the most important criterion; The higher the bitrate, the clearer and more detailed the image.

When videos are uploaded to different platforms, such as YouTube or Instagram, reduce file size and processed on dedicated rendering systems to optimize server costs.

This process allows users to download large files (e.g. 1GB, 2GB or even 50GB) It allows platforms to download these files to significantly smaller sizes (e.g. 10 MB or 20 MB) even as they upload them to the platform.

Unfortunately, however, this process may cause some decrease in the quality of the video as the file size is reduced often results in loss of detail.

Another factor is that screen resolutions have increased significantly over time.

earlier 720p resolution, It provided high quality images for the monitors in our homes or on our mobile phones. However, with the advancement of technology, today the market 8K and even 16K There are high-resolution screens.

So even a lower resolution video, Exceptionally clear on modern screens It means we can watch. For example, if you watch low-resolution 720p video on the computer; When we watch the same on our phone, we feel like we are watching in high resolution.

With the development of technology, we wouldn’t be surprised if 1080p resolution joins the poor quality bandwagon in the near future!

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