YouTube has announced that following numerous requests from its users, it has doubled the maximum size of uploads from 1GB to 2GB.
YouTube product manager Ryan Junee, speaking on the official YouTube Blog, states that "the increase means you can upload longer videos at a higher resolution as well as large HD files directly from your camera".
Despite Junee's claims, we're dubious about the ability to upload longer videos, as the 10 minute duration limit remains in place.
In addition to the increase in upload size, YouTube has also made it easier to share HD videos. A new "&hd=1" command has been issued, and when appended to the link of a HD video, it allows for shared videos to play immediately in HD.
For those longing for the ability to embed HD videos, your calls have also been answered. When embedding a video, an option to "Play in HD" is now available. We're giving the new embedding trick a whirl with this HD clip of the first trailer for 2006 movie Superman Returns: