• insomniac_lemon@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    Sometimes you’ll see a landscape video letterboxed into a portrait video, just to make sure it’s terrible no matter which way you view it (but extra bad watching on a landscape monitor). So I don’t see this as a badge of anything.

    On a sidenote, I’ve noticed video cropping is pretty nice on a phone (widescreen+landscape) depending on the content (I got an OLED phone free because the screen is cracked). Like Wall-e is pretty good like that. Also the music video for Long-Legged Larry (some things are cut off but not enough that it detracts from understanding)

  • WereCat@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Every time I see someone film vertically I send them this YT video /watch?v=xL23Xvv1Pis (was not sure if I’m allowed to post links here). I just think it’s a brilliant and underappreciated parody.

    TBF I kind of got used to portrait videos but I still block YT shorts and alike as most videos in that format are garbage anyways.

  • sodalite@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    6 months ago

    i still judge people who film in portrait tbh. I can’t stand vertical videos, it’s the main reason i never made a tiktok.

    • Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Their children’s eyes will grow closer and closer together from one generation to another until no one has depth perception past the front of their face. /s

        • inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world
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          6 months ago

          No, that’s because she IS attractive and you are being weird, shitty and judgmental. Like you’re allowed to have whatever beauty preferences you want, but idk why you are going out of your way to call her unattractive.

          • michaelmrose@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            6 months ago

            Anya Taylor-Joy

            Her eyes are too far apart and her head is oddly proportioned to her chin. She isn’t UGLY or anything but she isn’t that attractive.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    That’s not recent…

    Black bars get added to both formats often, sometimes back and forth until the video is a tiny rectangle and 90% useless black space

    And people still talk shit about when someone used the wrong one to record.

    • dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      I’m relegated to just talking shit on people who clearly have a copy of the original video, but upload it to the internet by playing it on their screen and shakily pointing their phone’s camera at it rather than just uploading the fucking file.

  • Tramdan@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    I wouldn’t mind quite so much if it was because the people filming that way believed it looked better. But the real reason is usually because they are too dumb to think of turning their phone on its side.

    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      6 months ago

      Sometimes tall things fit better in a vertical frame.
      Sometimes wide things fit better in a horizontal frame.

      But most of the time this isnt even thought about when taking the shot.

      • thirteene@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        The horizontal display is meant to reflect our natural vision which is also a horizontal aspect ratio. There are niche scenarios like skyscrapers but the vast majority of the time it’s correct to stay horizontal and frame the shot properly.

        • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 months ago

          Only if the action is wider than it is tall.

          I’ve been videoing my daughter learning to swim. It’s actually easier to capture it in portrait. Landscape would just have a lot more empty pool, for no gain.

          Both have their place, though a lot of people are also idiots when filming.

  • marshadow@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I still don’t like vertical videos. My natural field of view is landscape and portrait feels crowded and stressful. Also vertical videos have to be watched 2-3 times to see everything, because the person filming has to pan the camera so much, and they usually move too quickly. It’s like everyone forgot that a phone can be rotated.

    • cuchilloc@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      But people still don’t find diagonal eyes attractive, we will never mutate to having vertically-aligned eyes. Horizontal video supremacy is established by nature. Surgery goes a long way this days but, where would they put your nose?

        • cuchilloc@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 months ago

          I thought some more after writing the comment and maaaybe, pick an eye and just align the one they remove above it, like right in the forehead but to one side. It could fit. Worst case they just remove some frontal cortex so it doesn’t stick out too much, won’t be needing it anyway if all one’s gonna do is watch vertical videos!

  • 🇰 🔵 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netEnglish
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    6 months ago

    On one hand, most of them are just selfies anyway, so portrait mode makes sense to frame the only subject and thing worth looking at. It also is easier to watch on a phone held with just one hand.

    On the other, if you’re taking shots of the landscape put that fucking shit in landscape mode. Please.