On Thu, 09 May 2013 10:23:41 -0400 Andrei Alexandrescu <seewebsiteforem...@erdani.org> wrote:
> On 5/9/13 3:39 AM, Nick Sabalausky wrote: > > Thanks to Michal Minich for pointing out YouTube actually did have > > higher quality versions available, I'm now seeding a 720p MP4 Stereo > > version of the video. The torrent is available along with the old > > one here: > > > > http://semitwist.com/download/misc/dconf2013/ > > > > Awesome. Do you still need the original? I have it as a 600MB mp4 > file, not sure of the other details. > The originals would be better since 1. they haven't been transcoded (or at least haven't been transcoded an extra time) and 2. their filesizes are apparently only a little bit larger than YouTube's high-quality. Transcoding a video just to end up with a file size that's comparable to the original (as is the case with YouTube's high-quality version) is kind of pointless since it inherently reduces quality for little-to-no benefit. YouTube's lower quality version is nice just because it's a significantly reduced filesize (even if it is in the goofy flv format), but for a high quality version their transcoding is kind of a waste.