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Here’s the New Deal
This data, along with feedback we’ve heard from the Twitch community, made it obvious that our VOD system needs to be improved. Today, we start to move in that direction with an update to how we manage your VODs.
This update is the first step in a process to build features that you’ve asked for:
- Better VOD quality of service for our international viewers.
- Ability to watch VODs on mobile and other platforms.
- Secure storage of your past broadcasts (with triple redundancy, we make three copies of your past broadcasts).
- An easier way to export highlights of any length to YouTube.
- A step toward conceptualizing new features like DVR, matching quality options from live to VOD, and better VOD discovery.
Going forward, we’re increasing default rolling storage for past broadcasts from 3 days to a maximum of 14 days, for everyone who has opted in (i.e., enabled Archive Broadcasts). For Turbo subscribers and members of the Twitch Partner Program, that storage is increased to a maximum of 60 days.
Unfortunately, increasing the amount of storage this way comes at considerable cost. In order to enable this, we have to remove the “save forever” option entirely for past broadcasts. Given the viewership patterns on past broadcasts, we believe the tradeoff is better for everyone. To be clear: this is not a move to economize on space. Due to the triple redundancy, it will actually require us to substantially increase our total amount of storage.
Highlights will be saved indefinitely; however, they will now be limited to 2 hours in length. All prior highlights that you’ve made will be saved regardless of length.
http://twitch.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/vod_table.png
As for existing past broadcasts, beginning three weeks from today, we will begin removing them from Twitch servers. If you would like to keep your past broadcasts, we encourage you to begin exporting or making highlights of your best moments so that they’re saved for posterity.
[url=http://blog.twitch.tv/2014/08/update-changes-to-vods-on-twitch/]Source[/url]
Here’s the New Deal
This data, along with feedback we’ve heard from the Twitch community, made it obvious that our VOD system needs to be improved. Today, we start to move in that direction with an update to how we manage your VODs.
This update is the first step in a process to build features that you’ve asked for:
- Better VOD quality of service for our international viewers.
- Ability to watch VODs on mobile and other platforms.
- Secure storage of your past broadcasts (with triple redundancy, we make three copies of your past broadcasts).
- An easier way to export highlights of any length to YouTube.
- A step toward conceptualizing new features like DVR, matching quality options from live to VOD, and better VOD discovery.
Going forward, we’re increasing default rolling storage for past broadcasts from 3 days to a maximum of 14 days, for everyone who has opted in (i.e., enabled Archive Broadcasts). For Turbo subscribers and members of the Twitch Partner Program, that storage is increased to a maximum of 60 days.
Unfortunately, increasing the amount of storage this way comes at considerable cost. In order to enable this, we have to remove the “save forever” option entirely for past broadcasts. Given the viewership patterns on past broadcasts, we believe the tradeoff is better for everyone. To be clear: this is not a move to economize on space. Due to the triple redundancy, it will actually require us to substantially increase our total amount of storage.
Highlights will be saved indefinitely; however, they will now be limited to 2 hours in length. All prior highlights that you’ve made will be saved regardless of length.
[img]http://twitch.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/vod_table.png[/img]
[b]As for existing past broadcasts, beginning three weeks from today, we will begin removing them from Twitch servers. If you would like to keep your past broadcasts, we encourage you to begin exporting or making highlights of your best moments so that they’re saved for posterity.[/b]
Could be worse. People just have to upload their shit to youtube
Could be worse. People just have to upload their shit to youtube
Unfortunately there might be a whole lot of content that will be lost. Most matches are on youtube but the entire i49, i46 and other lans in their entirety aren't as well as a whole lot other things.
The change seems reasonable though if it means we get a more quality overall.
Unfortunately there might be a whole lot of content that will be lost. Most matches are on youtube but the entire i49, i46 and other lans in their entirety aren't as well as a whole lot other things.
The change seems reasonable though if it means we get a more quality overall.
Hopefully this is for the better. Maybe I'll actually use my worthless Youtube channel to export Twitch content no one cares about.
If they get bought by Youtube, there's really going to be no point in the VOD system as they could just link Twitch directly to Youtube so Twitch would be able to save VODs on Youtube.
Hopefully this is for the better. Maybe I'll actually use my worthless Youtube channel to export Twitch content no one cares about.
If they get bought by Youtube, there's really going to be no point in the VOD system as they could just link Twitch directly to Youtube so Twitch would be able to save VODs on Youtube.
im still salty that the vods I had from i49 didn't save correctly
im still salty that the vods I had from i49 didn't save correctly
There is literally no downside of this. They're improving the export feature to YouTube, meaning if you really want your broadcasts uploaded forever, just export them to YouTube.
Great to see Twitch getting some love for VODs
There is literally no downside of this. They're improving the export feature to YouTube, meaning if you really want your broadcasts uploaded forever, just export them to YouTube.
Great to see Twitch getting some love for VODs
hookyHopefully this is for the better. Maybe I'll actually use my worthless Youtube channel to export Twitch content no one cares about.
If they get bought by Youtube, there's really going to be no point in the VOD system as they could just link Twitch directly to Youtube so Twitch would be able to save VODs on Youtube.
As far as i know Google has already bought Twitch and this is the first measure since the merger. Google is one of the only companies that i trust so hopefully they will do well with Twitch.
[quote=hooky]Hopefully this is for the better. Maybe I'll actually use my worthless Youtube channel to export Twitch content no one cares about.
If they get bought by Youtube, there's really going to be no point in the VOD system as they could just link Twitch directly to Youtube so Twitch would be able to save VODs on Youtube.[/quote]
As far as i know Google has already bought Twitch and this is the first measure since the merger. Google is one of the only companies that i trust so hopefully they will do well with Twitch.
It was good to last .. damn.
Whoever manages the MyGamingEdge twitch channel might want to upload everything to youtube .. lots of great stuff in there
It was good to last .. damn.
Whoever manages the MyGamingEdge twitch channel might want to upload everything to youtube .. [url=http://www.twitch.tv/mygamingedge/profile/past_broadcasts]lots of great stuff in there[/url]
VaskiehookyHopefully this is for the better. Maybe I'll actually use my worthless Youtube channel to export Twitch content no one cares about.
If they get bought by Youtube, there's really going to be no point in the VOD system as they could just link Twitch directly to Youtube so Twitch would be able to save VODs on Youtube.
As far as i know Google has already bought Twitch and this is the first measure since the merger. Google is one of the only companies that i trust so hopefully they will do well with Twitch.
It hasn't been officially announced yet, so I'd say it hasn't actually happened yet.
[quote=Vaskie][quote=hooky]Hopefully this is for the better. Maybe I'll actually use my worthless Youtube channel to export Twitch content no one cares about.
If they get bought by Youtube, there's really going to be no point in the VOD system as they could just link Twitch directly to Youtube so Twitch would be able to save VODs on Youtube.[/quote]
As far as i know Google has already bought Twitch and this is the first measure since the merger. Google is one of the only companies that i trust so hopefully they will do well with Twitch.[/quote]
It hasn't been officially announced yet, so I'd say it hasn't actually happened yet.
hookyIt hasn't been officially announced yet, so I'd say it hasn't actually happened yet.
You're right, but given the very recent Twitch Live Annotations for YouTube feature, the closing of justin.tv, and the new "VIDEO MANAGER" link on Twitch's sidebar added just today (which is the same term YouTube uses) do we really have any reason to doubt the acquisition is coming anymore?
[quote=hooky]It hasn't been officially announced yet, so I'd say it hasn't actually happened yet.[/quote]
You're right, but given the very recent Twitch Live Annotations for YouTube feature, the closing of justin.tv, and the new "VIDEO MANAGER" link on Twitch's sidebar added just today (which is the same term YouTube uses) do we really have any reason to doubt the acquisition is coming anymore?
GetawhalehookyIt hasn't been officially announced yet, so I'd say it hasn't actually happened yet.
You're right, but given the very recent Twitch Live Annotations for YouTube feature, the closing of justin.tv, and the new "VIDEO MANAGER" link on Twitch's sidebar added just today (which is the same term YouTube uses) do we really have any reason to doubt the acquisition is coming anymore?
Not saying it's not happening, just that it hasn't happened yet. The guy I quoted said that Google already owned Twitch.
Once it happens, Google and Twitch should make a press release. Right now, it just seems like Twitch is trimming the fat and making the site more functional.
[quote=Getawhale][quote=hooky]It hasn't been officially announced yet, so I'd say it hasn't actually happened yet.[/quote]
You're right, but given the very recent Twitch Live Annotations for YouTube feature, the closing of justin.tv, and the new "VIDEO MANAGER" link on Twitch's sidebar added just today (which is the same term YouTube uses) do we really have any reason to doubt the acquisition is coming anymore?[/quote]
Not saying it's not happening, just that it hasn't happened yet. The guy I quoted said that Google already owned Twitch.
Once it happens, Google and Twitch should make a press release. Right now, it just seems like Twitch is trimming the fat and making the site more functional.
Whats stopping me from just uploading my VOD as a Highlight, like the whole VOD highlighted.
Whats stopping me from just uploading my VOD as a Highlight, like the whole VOD highlighted.
infernoHDWhats stopping me from just uploading my VOD as a Highlight, like the whole VOD highlighted.
2 Hour limit for highlights.
[quote=infernoHD]Whats stopping me from just uploading my VOD as a Highlight, like the whole VOD highlighted.[/quote]
2 Hour limit for highlights.
RIP http://blog.twitch.tv/2014/08/3136/
This includes in-game and ambient music.
[quote]This includes in-game and ambient music.[/quote]
Cameramen might want to look into using 2nd computers to stream and record their own VODs from that.
Cameramen might want to look into using 2nd computers to stream and record their own VODs from that.
Could someone please save the old Brad/Pyyyour VODs? There is lots of good stuff on there, like the video on heal order in which he constantly shits on Carnage. Also, insalata di filetto.
Not to mention Star's and Seanbud's and Banny's and MGE/Skyride's and Shade's and Clockwork's and Lange's and basically the whole rest of Mixup's and LG/Froyo's members' channels had VODs that were entertaining as fuck.
My god, this is pissing me off.
Could someone please save the old Brad/Pyyyour VODs? There is lots of good stuff on there, like the video on heal order in which he constantly shits on Carnage. Also, insalata di filetto.
Not to mention Star's and Seanbud's and Banny's and MGE/Skyride's and Shade's and Clockwork's and Lange's and basically the whole rest of Mixup's and LG/Froyo's members' channels had VODs that were entertaining as fuck.
My god, this is pissing me off.
Speedrunners must be screaming with joy.
Speedrunners must be screaming [s]with joy[/s].