EDIT: SOLVED. Pinned comment on this post. Thank you to our community for finding a very recent update hidden in the settings!
Okay, YouTube is definitely upres-ing our shorts. I compared the version I exported to my hardrive with the version that currently plays on YouTube. It's subtle, but it's both smoothing lines and increasing the contrast/brightness. It's most noticeable on these punched-in shots of Lydia inking.
If anyone knows how to turn this off during the upload phase, let me know. As far as I can tell, I have no control over this.
In addition to AI-ifying our work, it damages some of the subtlety of the ink sitting on paper. Sometimes it's nice to show the subtle layering of ink when you work traditionally, so people can get a sense of how ink comes off different implements. I know that it's neurotic to care, but comic creators are a neurotic, detail-oriented bunch.
You might even say "well, I actually think they made it look better." And I'll just point out that, in an increasingly fake-looking internet, sometimes looking less polished is key to credibility.
Sigh. Not much we can do besides continue complaining and hope someone at YouTube gives us a toggle option.
Bad Ink Studios
EDIT: SOLVED. Pinned comment on this post. Thank you to our community for finding a very recent update hidden in the settings!
Okay, YouTube is definitely upres-ing our shorts. I compared the version I exported to my hardrive with the version that currently plays on YouTube. It's subtle, but it's both smoothing lines and increasing the contrast/brightness. It's most noticeable on these punched-in shots of Lydia inking.
If anyone knows how to turn this off during the upload phase, let me know. As far as I can tell, I have no control over this.
In addition to AI-ifying our work, it damages some of the subtlety of the ink sitting on paper. Sometimes it's nice to show the subtle layering of ink when you work traditionally, so people can get a sense of how ink comes off different implements. I know that it's neurotic to care, but comic creators are a neurotic, detail-oriented bunch.
You might even say "well, I actually think they made it look better." And I'll just point out that, in an increasingly fake-looking internet, sometimes looking less polished is key to credibility.
Sigh. Not much we can do besides continue complaining and hope someone at YouTube gives us a toggle option.
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