how TV screens made watching movies worse

[@unhelpfulsupport534]

The part about film being completely impossible to experience how the creator wanted really spoke to me as I had spent over an hour trying to figure out how to get this video to play on an Index only to discover that KZbin removed their VR app from steam

[@Canadian_Sapphire]

Weird that it is still on quest tho…

[@caden5936]

If anyone figures out how to watch it on PCVR please share 🙏

[@expressedit633]

@@Canadian_Sapphire the quest version is pretty much just a modified version of the standard youtube mobile app (since the quest uses android as it's base operating system) so there isn't much effort they have to put into doing that than to make an entirely new app from the ground up in a completely different environment for a select few people (since I would think that most PCVR users you use a browser app instead since most are 360 capable).

[@Alfredosauc]

@@caden5936 you can click on the screen and drag it around

[@caden5936]

@@Alfredosauc Sorry I meant with VR (like rift or index), I’ll edit my original message

[@NotPoseidonn]

I've never seen a KZbin animator as unique as noodle. this guy literally has character progression. like soon we're gonna have a homeless arc because his house got blown up or something

[@cycy8699]

omg the irl arc

[@shutit333]

Ikr!

[@Killomainia]

I mean his house had 2 cars driven through it, so it's already on the way

[@sirnikkel6746]

Boris the Russian Cheeki Breeki boi already did it lol. And IRL too, sadly.

[@RePlayQ]

Write that down. WRITE THAT DOWN

[@cjv1128]

this was a tedious pain to actually watch as intended in vr, due to most browsers not *having* that option anymore. After watching it, I can't help but realize the irony.

[@TheAdmiralGhost]

@@Ebani But how do you watch it in that player?

[@Ebani]

@@TheAdmiralGhost Has it's own browser, look for the video.

[@jamesramsey2400]

Lol phone with Google cardboard go brr

[@hi_its_jerry]

@@jamesramsey2400 cardboard gang lesgo

[@TheAdmiralGhost]

@@jamesramsey2400 Too bad I don't have google cardboard. I don't want to have to buy a whole new thing to use once. All I want is to see it on my Index.

[@Acf6_]

The part at 16:15 when he gets close to the camera and claps with his hand is genuinely so surprising and terrifying when watching the video in VR that it really caught me off guard. If you don't watch the video in VR it just doesn't feel the same way.

[@simonghoul3602]

yeah I agree I was stunned

[@Alvagame]

I got jumpscared :(

[@LilBigJosiah]

My thing was lagging at that part and when he started moving it caught me off guard

[@king_of_noobs1790]

i watched it on a big 2k monitor and i got jumpscared as well

[@SLINKIS2]

The sound of clapping is the true jumpscare, it doesn't matter about the look... A sound is all you need to make a jumpscare

[@stockicide]

It's worth remembering that before VCRs were invented, the only way to watch an old movie was to wait for it to be re-released in theaters (Disney used to make a lot of money by just putting their old shit back in theatres every few years) or wait for it to randomly play on some tv channel. Pan-and-scan may be horrible, but it was better than having no steady access to classic films. Glad we've mostly moved past the need for it, though.

[@RGC_animation]

We should make Disney pay for all of those lazy rereleases back in the days (and today even) by pirating all of Disney+.

[@Chex_Mex]

However, back in the day, movies were cheap and for the masses until tv's came along. There's a reason there used to be weekly showings of things costing a nickel, or why Nickelodeon has their name. There's a whole era of time where films had the power to make an impression on the entire populace (talking about the US here at least). Nowadays, movies are much more of a luxury in terms of medium and don't have such an impact.

[@BrettMattHarris]

Funny you mentioned that, they just now removed Avatar from Disney + just to drive more sales in theaters.

[@TRAMP-oline]

Funny how poorly this comment aged. We're going right back into that, but worse actually. Now you need to pirate shows that only exist for legal consumption a scant few months, and movies that go for years without a legal distribution and no physical release.

[@Hatman_Hans]

Using the “VR” mode to show off different aspect ratios is actually genius.

[@derfvcderfvc7317]

I got was he was trying to do in the first couple seconds. He didn't need to make the whole video like that.

[@dunk.]

@@derfvcderfvc7317 yeah, im trying to watch the video but my phones gyroscope makes it so that most of the video is out of view

[@decafkitkat3892]

@@dunk. Almost like he's showing how pan and scan is bad

[@argo9721]

@@derfvcderfvc7317 I think if you make it VR the whole video has to be VR sadly

[@dunk.]

@@decafkitkat3892 almost like i dont care

[@EvanH2000]

This has to be your best video to date. Using KZbin's VR to capture the different aspect ratios is a genius idea and it works perfectly to get your point across. I want to add that a home projector is a versatile way to watch things in different aspect ratios as the picture can be any size and shape you want within it's bounds. How many people have an environment for a proper projection? Not many. But you can still make it work with a neutral coloured wall in your house and some wall real estate. Great work

[@noodlefunny]

I thought about that too, but it's asking a lot for people to switch from ultra pristine TVs to more expensive and harder to set up projectors, and they still won't give you the same sense of scale

[@Satellaview1889]

@@noodlefunny Bold of you to assume I acquired my projector legally...

[@miguelandresforerodelgadil3059]

@@Satellaview1889 *_One Piece fan_*_ moment._

[@wildfire9280]

@@Satellaview1889 *You wouldn’t print a projector would you?*

[@papaspoon1550]

I can't watch it this literally unwatchable if you just want to sit down and fucking relax. I bet it'd be a great video but I want to put my phone down, eat food and watch, but I can't without holding my hands up and why would I do that when im trying to relax. Absolutely terrible execution for I bet an otherwise great video. Unless he releases a non vr version I will never watch this. I don't watch KZbin on my pc and will not bc the screen is too big and I'd like to do other things while watching not glued to my chair or using my bulky and suffocating quest. I don't understand how so many ppl think this is so good. Probably farming for internet points and attention.

[@NCHAO.]

I love the way you reinvent your videos each time, from having a continuous timeline by keeping the house broken down, to changing your animation style or even video format just to prove a point or have an ironic pun, I seriously am in love with your dedication and I believe that's one of the reasons this is one if not the single best channel this platform has to offer.

[@dopeynut]

Absolutely love how noodle switches up his animation mediums. It always feels kinda fresh with every video release

[@s.i.m.poster6823]

This one in particular feels a lot like something Airoah would make.

[@Sloppy_McFloppy]

Watched in VR. Aside from weird per-eye differences in shadows, causing a nasty looking effect, this video was absolutely fantastic.

[@Firehazerd5444]

At first, I was like "why is this shot in a VR180"....and then I realized it was a great way to show the difference in sizes of theater and tv screens. Good job dude.

[@dylak4560]

And yet again, more proof that this is one of the most creative and special channels in the entire platform. Simply amazing.

[@jacdhalina]

god i really want vr headsets to be good enough to watch movies but its just,,, always blurrier than I want it to be right now and I don’t see that REALLY changing for a while but I can’t deny the presence it allows for

[@flamingscar5263]

The blurriness isn't normal the fault of the VR headset, it's normally because movies are rendered in standard resolutions and not resolutions that VR headsets run at If a movies was made for VR (probably not gonna happen for awhile) then it wouldn't be blurry in the slightest Another problem is the streaming world we live in When watching a 2d video it's often hard to notice the compression, but when watching a 3d video it becomes extremely obvious how hard the video is compressed down to actually be able to stream it

[@elisabethbleetman5517]

Bigscreen is a good example of this because it runs by casting off of your computer but the technology is so far behind that I’m watching 2d movies in 180p

[@JmrUltra]

VR Movies, where you are in the world of the movie, is an amazing concept I would like to see one day.

[@VirtualRook]

We are getting closer and closer to human eye resolution being affordable enough for consumer headsets, like 2 more years and it should be there. so just give it some time and it will get better (i guess this is all tech honestly haha)

[@balls261]

I just can't imagine sitting on a couch with 2 other people and we all have individual headsets on. They are probably great for solo viewing, but for most people group viewing is about being able to turn to each other and react/talk/laugh about what's happening. Wearing headsets next to people would feel like some dystopian shit.

[@Corax]

That cropping shit back in the VHS days is downright criminal, crazy how long that went on for! And the video slaps lol, brilliant work!

[@meikahidenori]

And yet, some films like Aliens & a chunk of Horror films worked so much better on the smaller screen on VHS because you couldn't see the monsters/killers ect and since many have become HD alot of the fear they created from the lack of visual clarity has been removed. It's not a universal thing, but there's alot of films that benefited from this than others. It's a subjective thing.

[@NecrochildK]

I can still remember how my mom resisted watching letterbox versions because to her it felt like it was cropping out the top and bottom, when it was the opposite.

[@niggatwerkog]

i love your animations, very realistic please keep existing

[@dbddeathbydeadpool9720]

Jerma man I love you big fan

[@f1shyspace]

Hello 👋

[@theresakulpa3004]

Oh lord, i could barely handle 2 dimensions of talent and humor. How am I going to manage 3!?

[@jacdhalina]

this guy

[@Strawb3rry5hortcake]

*_defeated sigh, shakes your hand_* alright the doors to your left

[@Yan1nc]

Next thing is 4

[@uneasycylinder]

I watched this in vr by holding my phone in front of my face for almost 19 minutes and it was so worth it. You always make the most banger points and I love the funny little details like how your character is completely bald from the back, the little guy that runs across the screen, and the completely unnecessary (though I think it is completely necessary) dancing hell yeah dude

[@thekidandthedaydream]

If you told me 18 minutes and 29 seconds ago that noodle animated his style in 3D for a vid, I would have told you it probably would look bad, if not downright horrible. BOY was I wrong. You beautifully translated your signature style into 3D, while still looking good, acting fun, and having that Noodle Charm. Thanks, man. Always love your stuff. Great content!! Excited to see what uses you have with 3D in the future. Keep making great stuff!!! :D

[@kiwifit620]

My favourite joke to come from this is that Noodle's model is bald at the back of his head. You can see it when we comes back right after the add break if you turn. He could of easily extended the hair or at the very least coloured the back the same AS the hair but he chose not to and I love it

[@JonCoffeeRobot]

Fantastic breakdown. Pan-and-scan is also an issue today due to phone screens, too! Filming ad content for TV at 16:9 and only being told during post-production that the client also need a vertical 9:16 version is like being asked to put your firstborn child through a mincing machine.

[@heyitzrare]

that timestamp is magical

[@crypticlish6717]

Not the comparison I would've thought of but holy shit is it accurate! Had to figure out what to do when a client asked for a 16:9 animation to be made into a 9:16 💀 the pain of trying to get that to work and having to reanimate so much of it to make it not look like ass. We now always ask beforehand if they need multiple aspect ratios to avoid it being such an annoying process. I imagine trying to do that level of pan and scan with real footage must be an unparalleled nightmare.

[@Mr.Vertex]

just hold the phone sideways like a human.

[@artistsometimes2729]

people not watching films on a phone landscape is insane to me xD

[@artistsometimes2729]

I guess for ads you really suffer

[@eggsontoast]

I hadn't thought about the importance of aspect ratios before so this was very interesting. Unfortunately this also made me discover that my phone sensors have some drift, so I'm now slightly nauseated and dizzy from slowly turning in a circle for 20 minutes

[@papaspoon1550]

Yeah I don't understand why he thought this would be a good idea, but I guess I don't get to watch one of my favorite ytbers new uploads bc of how limiting he made this video, I'm not watching it unless it gets a non vr version. My phone has to much drift when I try to move the camera or even just my shaking because I have to hold my fucking arms up to "enjoy" the video while my arms becomes increasingly sore

[@tmmyinnit]

@@papaspoon1550 have you tried putting your phone on a table, leaning it against a glass of water, anything just prop it up? you really dont have to hold it up at all, if the screen is moving when you move the phone you can turn that off in settings im pretty sure. you could also use a laptop if youre able to, it helps a lot to watch videos comfortably especially on the big screen where you can see things clearer

[@papaspoon1550]

@@tmmyinnit even completely still my camera drifts because I guess my phone rotation is screwed up or whatever it's an old phone. I can't do big screens because I can't see everything that's happening without darting my eyes around, and I wish I had a laptop, I rly hope he releases that 2d version cause I'd love to watch the video

[@maxenswlfr1877]

@@papaspoon1550 I think the problem is with KZbin and not him, KZbin could totally give the option to have a fixed camera

[@papaspoon1550]

@@maxenswlfr1877 I wish lol, having a middle ground would literally fix everything. Having a on, off mode. Or upload a version with a fixed camera if that even possible

[@AquaDogYT]

Genuinely this is sick as hell. As somebody who spends a lot of time in vr, I can tell you once the technology just comes along a little further this could easily become the main way to consume content. Good job pioneering.

[@ximipeepimix2890]

@bassplayer2773You can just pirate movie files in bulk, put the files on your headset, and just watch them in BigscreenVR. I understand what you mean and completely agree but I don’t think that’s what OP is trying to say unless I just misinterpreted the message.

[@stoicstur]

@bluspringtrap9396 just dont then? theyre not forcing you

[@WeegeepieYT]

holy crap I really did not expect it being 360 when clicking LOL

[@WeegeepieYT]

180* oops

[@loganmation]

@@WeegeepieYT bozo

[@djroscurro9859]

Same here it was very off putting at first, but I got used to it

[@milktea6676]

@@WeegeepieYT me don’t like it

[@alex.g7317]

@@WeegeepieYT >:0

[@Pixelcraftian]

"Is he behind you? Oop- not anymore." You gave me half the VR!! I wanted to see the guy!! I miss the 4:3 aspect ratio. It was so cool!!! Anyways this is the first time I'm seeing a sponsored ad in a VR180 video so that's cool too!! Awesome video!!

[@tomatophalanges]

Noodle, you legitimately never cease to impress when it comes to changing up your format and playing with your style. Please keep making videos for as long as you have bones

[@thepsycheduck]

years or seconds

[@hdanimatesorsomething]

I LOVE HOW YOU JUST DIDN"T MAKE THE HAIR FULLY GO AROUND THE BACK OF THE HEAD THAT'S SO GOOD

[@WestonHawk]

Holy shit, I am so glad that I grabbed by Quest 2 to watch this (Virtual Desktop, 180 video mode, use headphones). Never have the ideas presented in a video felt so TANGIBLE. I haven't been to a real IMAX theater with the tall ass screen, and seeing it in VR truly helped me understand the scale. The Dark Knight section wowed me, and all the other examples, you feel so engulfed by the frame. The jokes also landed way better! I was actually jumping out of my seat and recoiling each time Noodle approached me or the camera moved closer to him. The whispering and rubbing at your right ear too! I was laughing so hard I had to keep skipping back until I found the strength to stay composed. The spatial sound in general was so great to experience! Noodle took advantage of the format in many clever ways, he is truly on the cutting edge of entertainment. I watched it again just on my desktop (gotta get you that watch time since Virtual Desktop downloading the video bypasses that) and it was fine, but a comparably inferior experience. Things are smaller and less clear when smushed into a viewable FOV the size of a screen. VR really brings you in and close.

[@WestonHawk]

I just tried the official KZbin VR app for Quest and it wayyyy oversaturated things, so bright it is hard to see. I definitely recommend using Virtual Desktop with color vibrancy option disabled. I'd wager the muted colors more closely matches the Artistic Intent™

[@noodlefunny]

Very kind words, thank you

[@milktea6676]

@@noodlefunny thanks dad

[@breadstuff1]

@@noodlefunny can i give you the schlop schlop gawk gawk whim wham 400 quintillion with the tiwsty turny ultra mega 4k screening deluxe?

[@DSFII]

Yeah it’s great

[@GameLikeYouMeanIt]

Your constant experimenting with styles of presentation is absolutely amazing. It does not go unappreciated

[@papaspoon1550]

I can't watch it this literally unwatchable if you just want to sit down and fucking relax. I bet it'd be a great video but I want to put my phone down, eat food and watch, but I can't without holding my hands up and why would I do that when im trying to relax. Absolutely terrible execution for I bet an otherwise great video. Unless he release a no vr version I will never watch this. I don't watch KZbin on my pc and will not bc the screen is too big and I'd like to do other things while watching not glued to my chair or using my bulky and suffocating quest. I don't understand how so many ppl think this is so good. Probably farming for internet points and attention.

[@koipondfishing4567]

@@papaspoon1550 is this a very funny joke or do you have brain damage

[@HearTheLarkAndHarken]

@@papaspoon1550 Yeah! I agree! Noodle should absolutely stop being so innovative and focus more on catering exactly to your tastes. He's so fucking inconsiderate. I might even unsubscribe, just to really show him. Hey, maybe we could do it together? You go first...

[@papaspoon1550]

@@HearTheLarkAndHarken someone took what I said personally, you don't need to defend him when someone says something bad abt the video. I get you've got an opinion as well but there's no reason to act like a smartass child. You completely misunderstood what I said like 100% just ignored what I said lol, he can be innovative and creative but don't literally cut off probably like 50% of your audience, sorry were not all rich mommas boys like you who got a quest for Christmas, I guess us poor folk shouldn't be able to watch our favorite ytber. Sorry that one hit a cord with you, something I said must've been true in more than one way

[@MahNamJeff]

@@papaspoon1550 did you know that vr mode has movment controls without motion so you can put your phone down, use your finger to adjust where the screen position should be and then watch?

[@TheSpazzDragon]

When I was a kid, I saw The Dark Night in a true Imax Theater and wow. That memory sticks with me. I remember thinking as a kid like it almost felt like flying over the city in the opening shots because basically my entire vision was taken up by that massive screen and our brains do weird things when we see motion but don't actually physically move.

[@customvibes83]

Over the last 3 months I notice my mind goes back to this video, and it honestly made me appreciate a new level of attention people have when creating their films and art. How do people want their movie to be watched? When the movie is released is it on demand, in theatres, or on straight to dvd? During the pandemic companies moved to streaming platforms, this caused an increase in the health and safety of their customers, and a decrease in distribution costs. Now that the restrictions of the pandemic are lifting or loosening, we are seeing companies choosing to continue their streaming platforms. Yet, it's one experience to watch a movie at home, but to go out into the theatres to watch a movie in person is a unique experience. It's physical, you are actively going out to watch something you will hopefully enjoy. I just watched a trailer for the 2nd marvel spider-verse movie and at the end it said, "Exclusively in movie theaters", and it makes me think about what you said at 15:13: sometimes movies are made for an audience, to watch in person, as a group, in theatres. There's also the incentive of actively supporting the physical and local businesses, even if it's apart of a larger corporation. I love that there are little things a customer can look for to see how the business cares for their employees and customers, and I think this is one way. A similar example in the opposite direction is the 3rd Bill and Ted movie during 2020. I remember hearing that they tried to get the movie on every streaming platform they could, so that anyone could watch it and not having to leave home, that which connected to the meaning of the story, "music connects people". Music, film, art, all connects people as an experience, shared or disconnected. I have a new way of appreciating the small details of how a company chooses to put care, though, and effort into how they distribute their products because of this video. Why does the company make the choice they do, is it for cost, or the enjoyment of the customer. This was a long comment, but thank you for reading

[@dom2795]

This video by far the one that has had the most impact on me as a budding film enthusiast. I've seen exactly ONE MOVIE in IMAX but I never thought that the disparity of quality between the theater and home edits of movies was this bad (the sheer irony that struck me of having the video be made for VR headsets only for me to be unable to watch it properly on my phone still has me rolling around on the floor.) I just thought that most movies were made the way I watched them at home. This was pretty enlightening. Thank you!

[@artistsometimes2729]

I watched the Polar Express when I was like five. It was awesome, but man is that movie terrible on a standard TV xD

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

Cool story bro.

[@gazsarin]

The fact that at the time Dune:Part One came out I didn't have access to an IMAX theater and that now I'll never be able to see the movie like I was supposed to, even though I have a big TV and a VR set makes me really depressed. Seriously, there are things that kill me inside.

[@Seb0927]

Man, I didn't even know that movie existed and now I feel sad too for not watching it :(

[@connor56347]

There is still some hope! Blade Runner 2049 was also filmed for 1.90:1 digital IMAX and a copy of it leaked online and you can torrent it. Not ideal at all but it's something! So maybe that'll happen with Dune.

[@___echo___]

@@connor56347 I hope so! I love these two movies

[@pierson9905]

I loved how the video being VR is sort of a meta commentary as well as functional This video was intended to be watched with a VR headset but made accommodations for the average screen The movies were intended to be watched in a theater, but made accommodations for 3:4 VHS tapes Tremendous work!!

[@thatfunkyopossum524]

i have seen james cameron's Avatar three times while it was in theaters. My dad really liked it. Of those three instances, the one that I really remember more than anything is the time we saw it in IMAX, down in arizona. There's really something that can't be conveyed about how overwhelming a projection of that size is, but this video did a fantastic job of reminding me.

[@hippopilot6750]

With today’s bigger TVs, watching older animated movies in the full picture makes way more sense. With live action stuff, the cinematography and theatrical ratio is more important but with animated films you get more of that sweet hand-drawn art. I’ve been watching older released formats of stuff like Watership Down that someone transferred from laserdisc and it's been great.

[@OttoDandenell]

Noodle the amount of effort you put into your videos is astounding and on its own level. You make much larger creators look like amateurs.

[@goldengamer4006]

^

[@MotleyDeth]

I'm a stickler for the "correct" way to consume media. I am always trying to explain to my friends why it actually matters. I thought this video was a great explanation and that I could send it to my friends, but I know they wouldn't watch it because of the VR formatting. Which is GENIUS because that's your entire point. Bravo, sir.

[@ziwuri]

I think it actually works decently well on a pc with a mouse (given you put just a little bit of effort into panning and zooming).

[@dumpeeplarfunny]

Re-rendering CGI movies - awesome idea. Even better? Re-render them in VR.

[@spikerthedragonbear]

That is actually way more complicated because you have to account for a whole other stuff like behind you or worse if it lets you move in the 3D envrioment.

[@jellyfishneo]

​​@@spikerthedragonbear ​I don't see any reason to let the viewer move, other than /maybe/ having them choose a seat, but even then you could just default them to the center of the theater. They could even leave out the space behind you like youtube does for videos like this

[@gamespender8605]

I feel like this would work the best by just imitating the effect of 3d cinema in headset it's all already there, you just gotta release the format

[@ericbazinga]

Watched this in VR and loved every second of it. Such a creative use of the format, and I appreciate that it was rendered in 3D as well. Hoping the supplementary video about aspect ratio in games is also made like this.

[@I_am_somebody_1234]

Same here

[@iamawatcher9201]

Yesssss! I'm so glad you're the one to finally talk about aspect ratios, and the dumb black bars are forever imprinted on movies after they leave theater. It's getting more acceptable now that KZbin allows any aspect ratio and will automatically crop it based on your device, so movies at least look wider and more "correct" if your monitor is ultrawide or you're watching on a phone (where most of them have a really tall aspect ratio). But my biggest pet peeve are movies that are 21:9 but RENDERED at 16:9. So that there will ALWAYS be black bars, even if you are watching on a ultrawide monitor or phone, since the bars are now a part of the movie itself (but still 16:9). Such an interesting topic, and I'm glad you're the one to finally bring it up.

[@PirateGuy]

"a phone (where most of them have a really tall aspect ratio" you mean the 16:9~ (or in the case of the latest iphone, 19.5:9) display that you can turn sideways?

[@iamawatcher9201]

@@PirateGuy Most phones today aren't 16:9, but instead 18:9, 20:9, or some ratio in-between. This is the case with nearly all iPhone, Samsung, Google Pixel etc. phones since they prefer having a taller screen rather than a wide one. If you turn your phone to landscape mode and see black bars on the sides (not the top and bottom) on a normal 16:9 youtube video, then congrats your phone's display is wider than 16:9 and can therefore display a wider image than that. So movies or KZbin videos that aren't 16:9 will automatically fill up those black bars and use up the entire display, instead of having black bars on the sides, which makes it a more seamless viewing experience.

[@PirateGuy]

@@iamawatcher9201 yeah, I know they're not all exactly 16:9 but some approximate widescreen ratio, hence the ~ on 16:9~ I was somehow under the impression that by "really tall aspect ratio" you were the kind of person to suggest that mobile content should be designed for portrait view aspect ratios lol

[@iamawatcher9201]

@@PirateGuy ​Some phones are 16:9, but ever since they started making bezel-less phones they have more height space to display while still keeping the same width (hence 16:9 becoming 18:9 or 20:9). This has been happening for the last 4 or so years, so it might not be every phone owner yet but any new ones are probably wider than 16:9. Also I'd rather not have any more vertical videos than we already have haha. Tiktok and KZbin shorts are the only things that come to mind when it comes to videos made specifically for portrait. And it's really weird to watch imo, especially YT Shorts that are originally from normal 16:9 yt videos but they cropped 80% of the screen to become a vertical yt short for some god forsaken reason.

[@noodlefunny]

I've ran into this issue too, when watching movies what I found works well is using VLC's built-in cropping feature and telling it what ratio the media you're watching is. For KZbin, on mobile you can just zoom in usually and on desktop there are extensions that let you do that

[@uptymist6538]

This format is a breakthrough in my opinion, i really enjoyed it even without having any VR devices. Thanks for the content, Noodle!

[@thesuperginge1348]

I remember the first time I watched a VR video on my phone and it blew my mind

[@gavinfox7216]

I love that your house looks different depending on what happens in your videos. The laser burn is still on the carpet from the Ice Cream Sandwich collab, and the walls are destroyed from the NFS video.

[@iamcre8ive]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that he not only made a gorgeous animated video essay in 180 and a PLAYLIST with all of the songs he used on this video. This man is incredible what the heck. I genuinely love when creators put the music they used in the description or somewhere in the video instead of you having to look for it for the rest of your life and never finding it. It’s extra work, but in my opinion it’s worth it.

[@hilsdd8194]

I love how really anyone can be going through the worst possible situations of their lives but then noodle uploads a vid and just "tis noddle time"

[@ZAKINGOFDESPAIR]

So true

[@barrysteakfriessimp_real]

honestly i really liked the VR format, it made me feel like i was actually being talked to, a lot of the jokes fly well and the format itself is a meta commentary about the VR way being the best (and only) way to watch this the way the artist intended.

[@papaspoon1550]

I can't watch it this literally unwatchable if you just want to sit down and fucking relax. I bet it'd be a great video but I want to put my phone down, eat food and watch, but I can't without holding my hands up and why would I do that when im trying to relax. Absolutely terrible execution for I bet an otherwise great video. Unless he releases a non vr version I will never watch this. I don't watch KZbin on my pc and will not bc the screen is too big and I'd like to do other things while watching not glued to my chair or using my bulky and suffocating quest. I don't understand how so many ppl think this is so good this limits so many ppl from actually watching, this isnt art, you should have an option here, this is forced perspective

[@robbieaulia6462]

@@papaspoon1550 I just used a laptop and it's not too different from using a VR headset for me, and like he said in the beginning of the video (0:16) "everything you need to see is contained in this safe zone" so you don't need to move the your phone while eating, you just need to rest it on something. And I've never heard of anyone saying that a screen is "too big" when it comes to viewing experience and not trying to fit it into a small space before, so it's quite interesting to find such a rare breed out in the wild. I understand why you would prefer using your phone but what I don't understand is why don't you just rest your phone on something like a glass of water, it's what I always do when I'm watching KZbin while eating on a dining table. Or are you sitting on a couch in front of a coffee table? That would explain why you'd hate it so much.

[@papaspoon1550]

@@robbieaulia6462 because even completely still my camera drifts because I guess my phone rotation is screwed up or whatever. I can't do big screens because I can't see everything that's happening without darting my eyes around.

[@sheepishtoad7302]

My favorite use of the vr video function I've ever seen. You're constantly doing new stuff for your videos and going above and beyond and your content is just so good holy crap. Keep on making stuff dude

[@Numberer1]

Did this video make me get up and get my headset to experience it properly? ...no. But did it make me WANT to? YES!

[@swanofoceane]

This was low-key a nightmare to try to watch properly, without a VR headset... Nonetheless I still really enjoyed the video and I hope you had fun making it! All of your little physical comedy bits were really funny and I highly appreciated them :)

[@muted5ilence]

As someone using a laptop with a screen wider than I'm used to, I couldn't watch in fullscreen and just made the browser window into a square and it was acceptable. I hope you didn't suffer too much without a VR headset, and the dancing was great lol

[@Content_Deleted]

Same! Wasn't easy to watch but I liked this video, especially showing the comparisons of theater vs. home screens

[@smert_ditto]

I honestly don't think it was that bad, it was a bit annoying occasionally, but I think it added to the video overall. Especially considering the subject matter

[@charlieterry8506]

@@smert_ditto Yeah I agree with this sentiment as someone who is also watching on a laptop without full screen on.

[@sub0rLai]

I didn't see the beginning of the video so I didn't know it was even in VR until he mentioned it was 3/4 of the way through... I guarantee if he never even mentioned it most people wouldn't have even noticed or tried dragging the screen around because I didn't and you really didn't need to....

[@proper3826]

I never leave comments. But i just had to say, even without VR, this was probably my best viewing experience on KZbin yet. Amazing work.

[@Neotenico]

When I first got my Valve Index and Virtual Desktop, I watched a few movies on Netflix and was absolutely floored at how cool an experience it was to feel like I was in my own personal theater. So glad you put that feeling into a well-formed argument that I can whole-heartedly agree with.

[@thejester168]

I just love the damages to the house are never repaired from previous videos as he continues to educate us about films and animations.

[@austinnutt6013]

Even without a vr headset, this format was incredibly entertaining! I've never seen a video that uses digital 3D space to explain concepts this effectively

[@Malowith]

Just finished watching this on my vr headset. Absolutely incredible experience, thank you so much for putting in the work to do that. Not only was it just fun, but it really helped prove the point you were making in the video. Amazing video, my guy.

[@crackhouse_slag]

cool EFT!

[@Malowith]

@@crackhouse_slag Thanks! Always a nice surprise to find someone who recognizes it. Honestly, sometimes even I forget, it's just my profile pic to me at this point.

[@papaspoon1550]

This is limiting for ~50% or more of his audience, so lovely i cant watch one of my favorite ytbers new upload that rarely uploads OH BOY ITS IN VR SO "ARTISTIC". I can't watch it this literally unwatchable if you just want to sit down and fucking relax. I bet it'd be a great video but I want to put my phone down, eat food and watch, but I can't without holding my hands up and why would I do that when im trying to relax. Absolutely terrible execution for I bet an otherwise great video. Unless he releases a non vr version I will never watch this. I don't watch KZbin on my pc and will not bc the screen is too big and I'd like to do other things while watching not glued to my chair or using my bulky and suffocating quest. I don't understand how so many ppl think this is so good. Probably farming for internet points and attention.

[@robbieaulia6462]

@@papaspoon1550 I've been reading through the comment section and you seemed very determined in bad mouthing this video and Noodle, why if I may ask?

[@papaspoon1550]

@@robbieaulia6462 because he's limiting ~50% of his audience, but I guess us poor folk with old phones and a shit gyroscope or whatever. It's literally unwatchable for me and likely a lot more. I don't doubt ppl will completely misunderstand what I said and just only read the issues I have to say. I'm spamming so hopefully noodle will see it and just let everyone watch the damn video

[@wyckdoodles73]

This video made me feel like i was kidnapped and strapped in some dudes garage, at which point he started ranting to me about aspect ratios. 11/10 would visit again!

[@WMan37]

I'm so glad I went out of my way and literally dug up the KZbin VR application in my steam library I haven't used for years and isn't even accessible on steam store anymore just to watch this one video, I haven't been to an IMAX theater in over a decade but I feel like you properly conveyed the sheer daunting SCALE of how I remember it in my head with VR. It's a good way to demonstrate to a new generation the difference between blade runner in theaters and blade runner on VHS as well, you could instantly feel the deflation of presentation quality if you're watching this video with an actual VR headset. This is a S tier video if you're watching it properly. Might want to go for an 8k render if you can next time though if youtube allows it, just for that extra blur reduction.

[@joangrinan6192]

Watching this video on a phone without glasses was a pain in the ass. Maybe my gyroscope is a bit broken or something, but it was truly a torture to be constantly reframing the content. You can do it by touching the screen and dragging arround the content, but with that same gesture just by holding your finger still for a second, you will, instead, be moving the time bar. Anyways, as always love your videos, they're amazing.

[@eink-reviews]

Watch in a mobile browser to disable the gyro

[@Peelster1]

Your comment furthers Noodle's point in the video. It's like this video is talking about the intended viewing experience. For this video, that isn't a phone. You're the person watching an IMAX movie on a home television screen. People watching in VR are the people watching at the IMAX theater. Watching a computer is still way better than on a phone though. Noodle made it this way to even further his point. Watching a video on a display that it wasn't intended to be viewed on is not as good.

[@goombaballdasher969]

this was a really fucking good video, I can really appreciate the effort you put into this in terms of vr and the setting you put us in throughout the video to prove you point on displays and aspect ratios. Major kudos to ya Noodle (as well as the little man that ran around the conclusion transition)

[@TheCoolB2000]

16:15 so I was rewatching this on my oculus, and I started to doze off part of the way through. Then got woken up and saw you slapping my face. It scared the shit out of me, I genuinely thought for a brief second that you somehow knew I was asleep and were annoyed I wasnt paying attention anymore

[@Zap717]

This didn't go where I thought it was going. The whole time you were making a case for accessibility and people being able to watch media the way it was intended to be seen, or at least how they want to view it, I was bent upside-down and sideways trying to keep my phone steady on the action, constantly fight drift, cause I can't afford a headset. I thought the video was gonna end with a talk about how the divide between VR and flat video is a new can of worms that will likely create new lost-in-translation ported experiences, like the one most people watching this video experienced since more people own phones than headsets. Anyway, my back hurts now, but great video.

[@Skylancer727]

You know these headsets are vastly cheaper than phones right? I mean, if you really wanted to replace TVs for life you could always get the Varja 3 which is $6K, but let's be serious here. People want the experience of the movies and even lower end VR headsets could at least achieve that. Hell you can even just get one of those $20 boxes for your phone.

[@crazydragy4233]

Funnily enough none of this is a problem on a computer screen...

[@Skylancer727]

@@crazydragy4233 it's mainly youtube's fault. As said there was a way built in to immediately use VR. They removed it for some reason. But you can still use the virtual desktop, but then you don't get the 3D effect.

[@crazydragy4233]

@@Skylancer727 Myeah, I had no doubts about that heh.

[@Ebani]

@@Skylancer727 Just use an actual VR player like DeoVR

[@robinwood4977]

Noodle, I just want to say that watching your visual style branch out in so many different directions has been really fun and I can't wait to see what else you do!

[@Knighthawk_]

jesus dude, this is actually one of the best utilisations of VR i have ever seen in media, and despite not owning a headset, you somehow managed to make it an incredible watch for both people with and without one, you are incredible dude

[@RamboCreativity]

The little dances, animations, and gimmicks alongside your video make learning so much fun. This rant probably would have gone completely under my radar otherwise but the topic is simply enhanced with the visual experience. I wish I understood why I preferred to learn this way instead of like a book or something but got DAMN is it so much fun to watch your videos! I get excited every time you upload! Thanks, bossman!

[@noodlefunny]

If you're having issues watching on desktop, make sure you have hardware acceleration enabled in your browser settings (or watch the 2d version)

[@On_Beat]

yo

[@applecat5234]

Wow this is very cool but my hand hurts from holding my phone.Also good job with the 3d animation.

[@kanakkes7049]

how did you reply 22 hours ago if this was uploaded less than an hour ago,

[@OrthoKawaiiPilled]

I ate noodles today.

[@On_Beat]

@@kanakkes7049 the video was uploaded unlisted and it was in noodles youtube playlist

[@Gandhi_Physique]

I may not have VR, but I really liked being able to use my mouse and move this around. Also that ad was great and the little dude running at 15:50 was interesting.

[@warpburger9712]

Such a great experience in VR. The Part where it's like you're in a theater was super cool.

[@Thejawboys2]

Same

[@YourMiddleBroPhil]

If you're on quest wearing headphones, you can hear people talking in the theater

[@jtaster6002]

amazing video, 10/10. watched on a quest 2 originally, nails the feel even if noodly boy get's a little too close. watching back on an ultawide oled now...pure agony seeing the noisy mess in the "black" area of the theater...I regret becoming aware of what truly was there all along. nothing is pure black, emersion is dead. would like video again

[@jtaster6002]

ok, being actually productive and contributing. while vr is a great option I honestly would just like to throw out there that oled screens seem like a pretty dam good close 2nd. given you don't have the distracting grey void for bars on the sides instead having an inky black void that can be easy to forget, when you do witness the aspect ration change you do get some of the magic

[@chrisfratz]

I got to say, one of my favorite experiences ever in VR was hopping into NEOS VR for the first time in a while because there's a movie world there called the blue dragon theater, and two of the screening rooms are IMAX rooms, and that large screen was a treat. That's how I watched the Star wars 4K 77 remaster and I loved every bit of that experience.

[@rsv9999]

Hey Noodle, really just, thanks for making this, I originally watched this on my PC monitor, then later rewatched it on my quest. My god is this great, I feel like I'm in a room talking to someone. I watched 16:9 videos on my quest and the sheer size of the screen there. Any video where I'd go out to grab popcorn and sit in my bed is fucking great. It's like getting a vinyl record and setting it up, the effort you put in and the quality of what you're listening to it's so great in just the same way getting my headset set up so the RGB elements are aligned to make an actual color, and clearing an area to watch it, just YES. Thank you so much Noodle, I'd absolutely love to see more videos like this ♥.

[@scubbymcdubby]

im trying to watch this on my quest but it keeps stretching the video format, did it do that for you too?

[@rsv9999]

@@scubbymcdubby I just did what the other guy did "Quest 2 to watch this (Virtual Desktop, 180 video mode, use headphones)" - Weston Hawk

[@Ghostly_scarf]

OK noodle this is actually so cool. I love the 3D animation with a nice artstyle, the mini tv at the beginning to explain how to watch 360 vr videos and the fact that this came out within 6 months is insane. Of Course we should NOT expect each upload to be that fast but quality will always be guaranteed. Cool video!

[@firesd7306]

Making me skip an ad while I'm wearing a piece of plastic that makes it as inconvenient as possible to skip forward in non-specific ways is the most diabolical thing I think has ever been conceived

[@stuff4035]

1:00 you can’t just say that noodle, you gave me a freaking heart attack, frantically moving to look behind me irl and in the video

[@dale6849]

Wow, incredible video, was so interesting to hear about this side of film history i had never heard of before, the VR presentation was unique you're the first content creator i have seen do anything actually creative with it. All while using it to better visualize your points on aspect ratio amazing work and although i don't own a VR headset i don't think it took away from the experience. Please never stop making content :)

[@teavirus777]

On top of all of this, let's also factor in the fact that when you go to the theater, you'll have a lot of unwanted interactions... people staring at you, your sit being kicked by a child (or grown a*s man), fights over the spaces where to rest your arms, people in general being stupidly loud, and the list goes on... I'll rather see The Dark Knight in my grandma's CRT TV honestly...

[@Ebani]

Sounds like your place of residence sucks af

[@PoorDesign]

there are times where the crowd does enhance the experience for me, though. like when a scene comes up amd everyone collectively cheers, but i get where you are coming from

[@teavirus777]

@@PoorDesign that's an interesting point! Didn't think about it but I can see where it may work for certain situations

[@CampGareth]

@@PoorDesign depends, did they cheer at something great like blowing up the deathstar? Or did they cheer at everything because they think they're a TV audience? "What's the deal with airline food" WOOHOO YOU TELL IT LIKE IT IS, COMEDIAN! Ugh.

[@agmass]

Thank you, noodle. For making this 18 minute video, rendering, modeling and doing everything in 3D only for KZbin VR to be removed from the steam store when i try to get the full experience. Google sucks.

[@TheNickrizzo]

This man is probably one of the most varied and talented content creators of our time.

[@nathanblue5548]

As someone who has motion sickness from VR headsets, I hope that the movie medium does not exclusively go in that direction. This video was a struggle to watch as well... I tried my best. My parents along with many of my friends can't handle VR for less than five minutes at a time. It would be a shame to be left behind by technology as the art form progresses.

[@chrisfratz]

I think what what Noodle means is that with a VR headset it can recreate the feeling of a movie being presented in IMAX by placing you in a room with a giant screen, not specifically making movies for the headsets but using the technology as a way to deliver something like an IMAX experience in the home

[@occapella8643]

I took the initiative to actually strap my brick to my face and all I can say is well done. This is one of the best put together KZbin videos I've ever seen! You perfect used all the strengths of VR to enhance what would ordinarily be a normal video into an immersive, intimate event! Once again, well done! I really hope I can see more content like this pop up on KZbin.

[@CoralCopperHead]

Unfortunately, it's also saddled with one of the major downsides of VR: using VR.

[@CrazyGamingPsychos]

Can we just talk about the fact that Noodle's home gets more and more destroyed with each video, and the destruction carries over to later videos?

[@Respectable_Username]

Can I just say how using the VR mode to make us pan and scan the video you made with our phones was just such a brilliant move! Really adds something to the story you're telling

[@nikkothegoblin]

This is the IMAX of KZbin videos. In that no one will see it Jk, the volume of effort that went into this is incredible, and a great video overall! I hope as many people as possible can appreciate it

[@DeltaGodWasTaken]

I realy appreciate how noodle goes the extra mile to make his videos as unique and enjoyables as possible. The dude just rendered everything in vr, presented the video and made it funny and entretaining to watch ... THATS A FUCKING MESS TO PULL OFF

[@astro_18]

I love with each animation his house gets progressively worse until it’s just holes

[@stormgear896]

When we bought our first large widescreen TV for the first time, I thought I finally can enjoy watching today's 'widescreen format' since we bought the 'right screen size' to view them. Only to end up seeing these assorted sizes of black bars that you'd see from channel to channel or videos that I could no longer enjoy watching them in 'full screen'. I think I even came across a video that only uses 1/3 of the screen and I thought that is just ridiculous. And no, I don't want to dive 3 to 5 menu deep on a smart TV every time just to fill the screen with a bad crop or zoom of the video.

[@stevenn1940]

Going to throw this out there: I really, REALLY hate smart tvs. They're planned obsolescence. They stop supporting the tv, stop updating it, and now you can't access any of your apps/services. Eventually it just stops working. Now you need a new tv.

[@boopledoople]

I have mixed feelings about this video. The content itself is as wonderful as always! However, I really struggle to watch anything in a VR format without getting sick. I had to keep my phone still the whole time in order to keep myself from getting nauseous, so I'd rather just watch a standard video that won't make me want to throw up while watching it. This is just my silly perspective, but I also thought it was important to bring up in case you are considering/planning on making more VR videos in the future.

[@yappertron2010]

Yeah, i think thats the main reason why i dont think movies will be seen in VR. I think its a good alternative to release after its out of theaters, but nothing really else.

[@BrickInTheHead]

I really, really want to get a VR headset to play some cool games, but since I've always felt sick playing first person games at any FOV below 100 (nightmare flashbacks to having to mod bioshock to not feel like I was seeing the world through a scope) I'm so, so hesitant. like I want it to be a format I can appreciate, but given that even standard stuff can make me feel sick so easily, I worry that I will never be able to truly experience the wonder of VR.

[@flyinhigh7681]

This!!

[@anonymousapproximation8549]

I struggled because of how limited I was in looking around. I'd turn to look at something at it just stops, but _I_ am still turning. That is extremely offputting , and very similar to nightmares I've had. Regardless of whether or not I use that turn radius, I'd rather not be limited, in a medium made to remove the limitations implemented in this video.

[@wildfire9280]

You can actually use your fingers or click around to shift the video around.

[@Oldmangamess]

Such a cool concept 10/10 would definitely want to see more like this

[@spl1nt3rz]

the fact that the back of noodles head was bald when he went to go use the restroom makes my day

[@Terralncognita]

I'm so glad I got to see Dune the way it was intended. It's the only film my family ever paid to see in Imax, and it was so worth it. I love the books. I love the universe. Denis did a great job, even when I re-watch it cropped.

[@supremebigbaldy411]

15:46 There’s a goblin running in the backround

[@DIMM4_]

16:09 POV: you just shit your pants while wearing a VR headset

[@tonyclark3053]

I just found your channel and have been enjoying it very much. Much of this information on aspect ratios I didn't know, especially that they cropped The Simpsons and Seinfeld, wow! One thing I would add for a discussion about TV screens making movies worse in the "modern problems" section is the issue with framerate. I can't tell you how many times I've started watching a movie with some friends to find that their TV is adding frames because of its default settings, and I seem to be the only one that's appalled by the movie looking like it's shot on video. To me it's just as glaring as an incorrect aspect ratio. If I become president I will campaign that all movies shown at home be locked at 24fps. I think the world would be a better place. Keep up the great content!

[@plasmaseal9099]

I absolutely love this video + the VR feature (even on a phone) keeps you always entertained, you should try making another video in VR, I'm pretty sure that less people are gonna leave the video if they are always doing something (looking around, zooming etc...)

[@ak-t7d6f]

The Robin Hood case also happened in Japan interestingly enough. I wonder if it was for the same reason. Back in the 80's many Japanese anime studios would originally make an anime movie in 4:3 ratio for TV but when they screened them in theaters they'd chop the top and bottom to fit the theater screen. When it was time to air the movie on TV they'd air it in the original 4:3 aspect ratio. When they released the movies in home video format be it VHS or laser disc (the latter of which had better quality it seems) they'd put the 4:3 version on it. But years later when they remastered the movies for Blu-ray they specifically used the cropped versions they used for movie theaters instead of the 4:3 versions. The image quality is great but they visibly look like they were cropped or look zoomed in. All of the Urusei Yatsura movies did this. When Discotek licensed the movies the Japanese companies sent them the cropped versions. The old 4:3 versions weren't remastered and as a result the colours of that version look faded and the resolution looks poor on modern TVs. I don't understand why they just didn't remaster the 4:3 version when you could just use your TV remote to either stretch the image or zoom in and basically get the same 16:9 aspect ratio. There was one case with Galaxy Express 999 I believe where the movie was screened in both TV and cinema format by mistake and when it came to home video release years later some fans protested and got both versions of the movie. But I could be wrong about that. Correct me if I'm wrong about anything.

[@diegovaldes1408]

The same thing happened for the dragon ball z movies. Currently, the only ones that have 4:3 releases in good quality are movies 7 through 11, for the other ones you're stuck with either potato quality 4:3 or cropped 16:9, and neither of them are ideal obviously lol

[@Kyush4]

its the same with cowboy bebop, you better watch the first dvd release

[@BagOfMagicFood]

​@@diegovaldes1408 Yup, I've learned that it was the same deal for the classic Transformers, Dragon Ball, and Sailor Moon movies--Those were all Toei Animation, weren't they? I actually started watching both versions of each Dragon Ball movie side-by-side just to see what was exclusive to the edges on each. And of course now I've seen TV anime redo their old episodes in "HD" 16:9 like Dragon Ball Z, Gundam Seed, Naruto, One Piece...

[@brokenpancreas1922]

That was my favorite ad read I've ever watched in VR. Honestly great video. I don't have a VR headset so I just held my phone and still enjoyed the video.

[@graydonblount4768]

That was a trip. I almost thought KZbin was broken. I don’t think KZbin knows how to close the screen with VR cause it kept wanting to help me look around when I would swipe down, but holy cow dude! Brilliant. Thanks for tickling my brain

[@o_J4D3N_o]

Man you are genuinely one of the most creative artists and animators on here. you really do teach me a whole lot about art and animation not only as a concept but also an expression. Expression? Eh whatever, you're amazing man

[@Dominik-K]

Okay this is really amazing to watch, very fun. Would love to see how it was made, I wouldn't even know where to start

[@noodlefunny]

Patreom :)

[@WSendam]

@@noodlefunny who would win Master chief or the Doom slayer come on man I need an answer from you

[@frustrationcorner6551]

@@noodlefunny damn

[@somebonehead]

@@WSendam Doom Slayer, not even a fair fight

[@ronen_khazin]

1.67:1 to was a fairly common aspect ratio at the time, lots of movies were released that way. A good example is the first 3 James Bond films. They were shot 4:3 because it's 4 perf 35mm, but framed for 1.66:1 for release as it predates the more modern 1.85:1.

[@carracerv1522]

I never noticed the little man running in the background until I watched it in VR. Love the dude.

[@arturcorreia8465]

Noodle just casually decides to change his animation style between each video. I love it.

[@CB0Otz]

I gotta say, this video really makes me think Noodle is one of the best content creators out there. Presenting a video in pretty much every format possible seems like not just a goal, but a guarantee at this point. This video was one of the most interesting ways to do it. But man. I honestly wish I could care more about this whole screen size ordeal. I mean, I GET that some people want things to be viewed the way the directors wanted them to be viewed, as they should be, but like.. If directors need to crop their films to be able to be viewed by any screen possible, it really just feels like a non-issue if all films are supposed to do that. Making films unique *just* for theatrical viewing seems like its A: a way to make people actually want to go view movies in theatres, and B: a bit of a dick move to do that and then not provide the same viewing experience on DVD or whatever.

[@Appletank8]

I feel like screens are big enough nowadays that having a bit of letterboxing has got to be better than chopping out information?

[@JayDee3779]

i'm glad to have seen noodle's weird 3d balding head.

[@actualhyena]

The fact I'm still amazed by IMAX in VR while not wearing a VR headset, while also in a lit room, while ALSO on a laptop... Pretty friggin' good.