Welcome back! 🙂

In today’s episode, we talk about the long-overdue update to the YouTube thumbnail size, the ever-present underestimation of production efforts, and finally our main topic: pacing in videos. Are faster cuts better? Is there really a shortage of attention span, and how should you tackle this in general?

WOW WOW WOW!

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3D Printer in our office: https://bambulab.com/

Infuse Media Player: https://firecore.com/infuse

Episode Chapters

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0:00 The Japanese Toilets Store Next Door

1:17 Todays Topics!

1:42 YouTube News: Thumbnails Now up to 50MB (4K Thumbnails)

2:23 YouTube TV Redesign

3:58 YouTube AI Upscaling for Older Videos (Creator Control)

4:53 Annoying Subtitle Settings in the YouTube Player

7:24 Underestimating Video Production Work (The 80/20 Rule)

10:51 Dive of the Week: What is Pacing in Videos?

11:05 Fast Cuts vs. Long Shots in Content

16:53 The FOMO Aspect: Overwhelming Viewers with Information

20:15 The Myth of Short Attention Spans (Why People Binge-Watch)

25:35 WOW of the Week: The Utility of 3D Printers

27:27 WOW of the Week: The Infuse App

29:18 Wrap-up and Farewell

About WOW Happens

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This is WOW Happens! A weekly podcast by Steffi and Victor, 2 friends who love to discuss video productions, the marketing behind them, and how technology changes it daily.

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