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1,000 uploads to YouTube, the aftermath

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

So, a friend of mine, Patrick, has been performing a art/video project on Youtube for the last year. The project can be viewed here.

The project:
1. Upload a video to YouTube.
2. Download said video from YouTube.
3. Reupload the video you just downloaded.
4. Repeat 999 times.

Turns out the natural deterioration of the re-compression is a lovely thing to watch.
By the 1000th time there is very little left of the original image and sound track. What remains, is a pixelated wash that vaguely suggests movement. Art + Technology once again comes unique and super cool.

This was covered  over at Mashable. READ THE FULL ARTICLE.

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