Youtube settings you should know about

 

 

Note to YouTube viewers.

When watching videos on YouTube, there are some settings that may negatively affect your viewing experience. 

 

“Stable Volume" setting

If you find that certain sounds are too loud (eg, background soft breezes), it may be because the "Stable Volume" setting is turned on. This setting boosts lower volume level sounds, and may make them objectionably loud. I found this to often be the case when watching on an Iphone. 

You can find this setting by clicking the gear wheel "Settings" icon at the lower right of the YouTube screen. Turn off "Stable Volume". 

 

"Ambient mode" setting

The "Ambient mode" setting casts a soft glow around a video, which you may not like. 

You can find this setting by clicking the gear wheel "Settings" icon at the lower right of the YouTube screen. Turn off "Ambient mode".  

“Quality” setting

You can also select a playback video resolution in the Settings menu, which will affect how the video looks (and plays) on your device. The "Quality" setting is where you can select the optimal video resolution for your viewing device (ie, a computer screen, phone, tablet, etc). The available values for this setting will vary from one video to another, depending on the resolution of the uploaded video. Higher values require faster internet connections than lower values.

Our New England Forests videos are usually created in 4K (2160p) resolution, and that may give you the best video quality if your device is capable of playing 4K, and your internet connection is fast enough to play 4k smoothly. 

 

Smaller-screen devices (such as phones or tablets) or older computers may not be able to play 4K (or play it well), so in that case select a lower setting. Use the highest setting that your device and internet connection can play smoothly.