Video [Killing energy] vs. Audio [small filesize]
A bit of a comparison of static videos or any video that isn't needed/useful or the people or visual don't move much at all.
Even meetings / conferences / conversations I'd include and go for audio only.
Example: YouTube video with static image / cover art for conversation...
https://inv.riverside.rocks/watch?v=H2I8cBpsUnc&t=1
(if you want to play don't play 857mb video, download and lay audio as it's only 67mb!)
Total media on YouTube needed = many Gb's [3/4/5?]
or let's work it out a bit
67mb Audio ~64kps [500k per minute]
+ 257mb /Video 360p
+ 857mb /MP4 Video 720p
+ 1500mb /MP4 Video 1080p
+ smaller 144p, 240p videos [xxx mbs)
+ video only files for each of above in MP4 AND WEBM!!!
+ example 118MB /WEBM + MP4 similar copy
+ audio only /multiple copies
+ example 140kbps
x2 (in MP4 AND WEBM audio only form)
Strangely this one didn't have 1080p BUT does have VIDEO ONLY lol so another 1.5gb on top just not the audio+video version which would be more!...
So just for 2 people talking.. this is the kind of #ecology madness FOR 1 VIDEO that is a real killer for ecology (and water shortages as data centres 'spring' up everywhere, encouraging more land grabs too and fortification of data)
POINTS OF CONTRAST
- you might think people might notice these things, ok me yes... but people easily don't notice also or just stick it on without verification of 'what the fuck is it doing to my bandwidth' and it's default to play at max res!
or even medium I don't use... 360p is for the way (if not audio as 1st gear!)
So it's fault of you and youtube perhaps... (haven't see where you can set global quality to lowest on YouTube, Invidious, PeerTube, Odysee etc!
Max 1080p in peertube for example is terrible even for normal videos, even for those that catch it still the processing of computer is stopping things being smooth or unbloated... unneeded watching for a few seconds or minutes and then "why is it so slow" and then "oh it's trying to download movie size DVD's for 1 youtube video" hmm good business that - WE NEED MORE DATA CENTRES !!
So if you watching inside small box or switching tabs while working - use audio or lower res - FANKS
Either way a big drain is happening and well we could help that.
SUGGESTIONS for service AND users
- the default settings [YouTube responsible]
- currently settings [User responsible]
both could be permanent / global / cookie / low first etc
- Multiple versions always end up bad
1080p + 720p + 360p + video only copies (MP4 + WEBM) + audio versions ... just crazy
all the time up and down streams.. every second of the day
x how users ?
x how videos ? !!!!!
gigabytes multiplied by x trillions of views and users
Other ways to say it:
-Bloat vs. Compact
-Static Video Image vs Only Audio stream
Will revisit this and perhaps merge, thanks
