The sheer number of videos taken “the wrong way round” (for my computer’s monitor) is mind-boggling. I get that some people watch videos on their phones, but is it really that many?

  • scarabic@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yes mobile devices have far surpassed desktop / laptop computers in usage numbers as of years ago. Landscape was probably the preferred video format for a long time because it works for both mobile and desktop but the mobile dominance is so high at this point in life that I’ll bet no one cares.

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      1 year ago

      On my phone I prefer landscape though. I don’t watch any videos in portrait so I skip them. It’s no effort to flip the phone sideways lol…

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        1 year ago

        I think it’s about short-form vs long-form content.

        For casual short videos like TikTok or random shorts that scroll by in Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube, portrait makes sense because most people have their phone in that orientation.

        For long-form video, landscape is still the norm.