Source file will gradually get removed
The source file is actually a source of debate. While I agree it's a nice feature to have on the website, these source files are actually responsible for a large percentage of our total used disk space, because a lot of users are uploading raw footage, unencoded.
Starting from 0.7, we are going to try to get rid of those source files, when at least 720p is available. Instead of always putting a copy of your source file on IPFS, we will only add the 720p, 480p, 240p. If you want your source file to be viewable, you will need to host it yourself on IPFS.
I don't like that.
Now I have to rent servers myself, so that I can provide the videos in Source.
This could be quite expensive, especially for new users.
Since I have uploaded the videos in 4K on YouTube so far and I want to do the same on D. Tube, I need a lot of storage.
Wouldn't it make more sense to encode all videos like you do on YouTube?