On: What should I do about YouTube?

[Joona]

Do they re-encode videos?

[lelandbatey → Joona]

I'll bet they do, since I don't actually know anyone who doesn't re-encode their videos. Youtube certainly does, Vimeo does (at least some versions, since they offer different qualities) though uploaders have the option of offering the original for download.

Re-encoding is generally always done, since users upload so many different formats, and few of them are suitable for streaming.

[wshaef → lelandbatey]

Vidme co-founder here. We re-encode all videos to make sure they'll play well across devices.

[Joona → wshaef]

That's a shame. Would it be possible to encode with specific settings (ffmpeg) and not have it re-encoded? Re-encoding butchers my videos terribly.