YouTube now performs copyright “Checks” during uploads

Now when you upload a video, YouTube checks in real-time for copyright claims and ad suitability issues—before publishing. Griffin and Nick explain this new “Checks” system. Plus, your questions about copyright, documentary storytelling, and the microphones we use.

Good news! After we read aloud all the categories that can make a video unsuitable for ads, and wondered whether that would affect this video’s “Ad suitability”—this video was still deemed “Safe for ads”!

In this episode, we mentioned:

Dan Harmon’s story circle, from a 2017 episode of this podcast, The Science of Storytelling
Griffin’s useful neutral density filter tutorial—How to figure out which ND filters you need
Nick and Griffin each have the faux-4K, 2500-lumen Epson 5040UB projector, which is $1,000 cheaper than the current 5050UB model (even cheaper when you buy it open box!) Griffin will buy this Silver Ticket 128” screen, rather than building a DIY screen, as he did 7 years ago.

Screenshot of Nick’s Voiceover effect settings in Final Cut Pro X. He also recommends this De-esser tutorial—The Simple Trick for Harsh-free Vocals by Michael Wuerth — Screenshot of Nick’s Voiceover effect settings in Final Cut Pro X. He also recommends this De-esser tutorial—*The Simple Trick for Harsh-free Vocals* by Michael Wuerth

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