YOUTUBE DISCARDS BLACK BARS

YOUTUBE HAS REMOVED THE BLACK BARS THAT USED TO SHOW UP ON THE SIDE OF ITS NON-WIDE-SCREEN VIDEOS LIKE SQUARE AND VERTICAL VIDEOS. THE FEATURE HAS BEEN RECENTLY ROLLED OUT FOR THE DESKTOP VERSION OF YOUTUBE VIDEO PLAYER. SIMPLY PUT, A VIDEO’S ASPECT RATIOS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTED TO SUIT THE DISPLAY SCREEN SIZE, THUS ENSURING OPTIMISED VIEWING. EARLIER, THIS FEATURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE ON ANDROID AND iOS INTERFACES AND THE LATEST UPDATE “ALIGNS THE DESKTOP AND MOBILE VIEWING EXPERIENCES”. VIDEOS IN STANDARD 16:9 FORMAT, VERTICAL VIDEOS AND THOSE IN THE OLDER 4:3 COMPOSITION WILL ALL BE AFFECTED.