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Well yeah, that's the question.



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I think it can actually vary from video to video. Sometimes the source material is phenomenal and sometimes it is awful.

So essentially, the resolution is secondary to the source material.

But if you want raw numbers on the resolution for each video I don't know the answer.



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There isn't one, the upload limit is 1GB and 10min. It compresses it to a smaller, lower quality file.

http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=X--e2MeTQNs

The video frame size is scaled to
around 320x240 and frame rate to 25-30 frames per second.
Audio is transcoded to a lower bit rate and reduced
to mono. Other factors which affect streaming quality
include network conditions and server load.

YouTubes averages around 250 kb/s.

http://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2007/papers/studentabstracts/paper28.pdf

It uses an algorithm that compresses from the total size divided by total time to determine quality and bit-rate. This is why they can put black screen time at the beginning or the end to make the video appear to be higher quality.



I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.