Post: Youtube Ultimate Guide
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08-14-2010, 04:36 PM
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It wouldn’t be wrong to say that YouTube has caused a video revolution. The term ‘viral videos’ was almost unknown until YouTube came into existence.
Since this may become a large post, I thought breaking it down to different sections would be a good move. Following are the content headings. If you want to jump to a particular section, just click on the corresponding link.
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Downloading
Right, so lets start with the most basic question. How to get YouTube videos on your computer ?
Well, there are plenty of tools available to help you do that.
Two of the quickest ways to download them are by prefixing the youtube video url with kiss or using the number 3 in the url ( 3outube ).
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There are some nice desktop tools too that help you download videos directly from YouTube.
These include Orbit Downloader, VDownloader and VideoSlurp for Windows and Free YouTube Downloader For Mac.
Q. Is there a command line tool to download YouTube videos?
There is, and Linux users could make use of that along with others. It is called Cclive and can also be used to view videos with tools like mplayer.
Q. How to download YouTube Videos as Mp3, Mp4, AVI, WMV and other audio formats?
If you want to quickly download a YouTube video as an Mp3 audio file then Video2mp3 is the solution.
It is a web based tool that converts videos from YouTube, DailyMotion, MySpace etc to mp3 files.
Firefox users can use the YouTube to Mp3 addon to accomplish the same.
For downloading videos in more formats like Mp4, AVI, WMV etc, tools like Gazzump and Vixy work well. Both of them can convert FLV files to various audio formats directly.
Q. How to download YouTube videos for iPod & Mobile Phones?
Most of the above mentioned tools would do that.
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Watching
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So we come to watching YouTube videos now. While watching a video is pretty simple – click on the play button and it starts playing, there are certain annoyances (like auto-play) to deal with, and some tips & tricks that could further enhance the video viewing experience.
Following is a detailed guide to tips, hacks and tools that could make your YouTube video watching experience a bliss. From stopping auto-play to watching videos on browser sidebars, playing videos non-stop to joining two of them and watching adult videos quickly to enabling kid safety, this guide has it all. Check it out.
Q. How to watch the YouTube video of a song along with its lyrics?
If you are also interested to dive into the lyrics while watching a music video then YouLyrics is a nice tool that shows them along with the video on the side.
Q. How to auto-replay YouTube videos?
Sometimes you just can’t get enough of a video (or a song). And manually playing it again and again doesn’t add to the fun. It should be automatic, right? TubeReplay does that effortlessly.
Q. How do I watch a YouTube video without all the clutter on the page?
If you want to watch a video in a clean and distraction-free environment then check out Quietube. It’s actually a browser bookmarklet which you can click while you are on the video page, to clear out the background and remove the distractions.
Q. How to start watching a video on YouTube from a specific point?
This can be achieved using a simple url trick – just add “#t=XmYs” where X is the minute and Y is the second from where you want the video to start.
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The trick is simple but still it’s easy to forget. Hence a tool called YouTubeTime (Cut To The Chase) is worth bookmarking.
Q. How do I link to a specific point in a YouTube video?
It’s same as the above solution. You just need to get the url which says that the video should start at X mins and Y seconds.
Q. How to watch YouTube videos in browser in a sidebar while working on other tasks?
If you are addicted to watching videos and wanna do it without leaving your current browser page, then there are some nice browser add-ons available for that purpose.
For Firefox: The YouPlayer add-on for Firefox creates a Winamp-like playlist of videos right inside the browser.
For Google Chrome: For Chrome, we have the YouSearch browser extension to help you.
I couldn’t find a similar browser extension for Internet Explorer. If you know about one, please do inform in the comments.
Q. How to stop YouTube videos from auto-playing?
Auto-playing could be annoying sometimes, especially when the net speed is slow and you want the video to buffer completely first. To stop a video from auto-playing, you could use the Youtube Buffer Video greasemonkey script.
If you don’t know what Greasemonkey is and how to use it, then check out this ReadWriteWeb article on Greasemonkey scripts. We got to write a guide on that too.
Q. How to play FLV videos on your desktop?
The default format for flash videos like the ones hosted on YouTube is .FLV. And it isn’t difficult to play them on your system. VLC media player, a popular cross-platform player, plays them with ease. There are a number of other free stand-alone FLV players too. Just do a Google search for FLV player and you’ll find a lot of them.
Q. How to break or join YouTube videos?
We talked about FLV Joiner few days back, a tool that joins flash videos. For splitting FLV videos and merging multiple FLVs, there is a nice Adobe AIR app called RichFLV. It is a feature-rich tool, described elaborately by Freewaregenius here.
Q. How to watch YouTube videos on TV?
Just visit elaborately youtube.com/xl and you find YouTube’s default interface optimized for your large screen LCDs. Of course you got to connect your computer to your TV for that which is a different topic altogether.
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Q. How to play YouTube videos non-stop automatically in the background?
If you prefer to listen your music at YouTube, or are interested in listening to some videos (like a speech may be) instead of watching them then you could have them play one after the other in the background using Infinitube.
Q. How to ditch flash and watch YouTube videos in HTML5?
If you have had enough with flash and want to switch to the advanced HTML5 format for watching videos then you could join this beta feature of YouTube here.
Q. How to watch adult videos on YouTube without logging in?
YouTube doesn’t host porn but it does have videos which are NSFW and need a sign-in plus age verification for viewing. If you want to bypass these steps then you could do it by adding “nsfw” in the video url, just after “[url]www.”[/url] So if a NSFW video url is You must login or register to view this content. then you could watch it quickly by typing You must login or register to view this content. in the address bar.
Q. How to watch two YouTube videos side by side?
YouTube Doubler lets you do that.
Q. Can’t play YouTube videos because the internet is slow?
If you’ve got a really slow internet connection then playing YouTube videos the regular way might not work because they consume a lot of bandwidth. You can try out Feather Beta, a new experimental feature of YouTube which eliminates a lot of things that eat up speed and helps you play videos on slow connections. See if it works.
Q. Are there any movies on YouTube that I can watch online?
Absolutely. It has a good number of full movies well categorized into different sections which you can watch online. Check out youtube.com/movies.
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Q. How to add subtitles to YouTube videos?
Check out Subyo, a service that helps you do that.
Q. How to dub YouTube videos?
If you want to dub a YouTube video by adding audio in the background from another source then that isn’t difficult either. A tool known as YtDub would help you do that.
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Sharing
Sharing a YouTube video is pretty simple. You just need to get hold of its url and send it across. However, when it comes to hacks, there are some for sharing videos too.
Sharing specific portions of a YouTube video
If you come across interesting few moments in an otherwise boring clip and want to share only that portion of the video then we’ve got two tools – Splicd and Tubechop for that purpose. Both do a pretty good job as YouTube video cutter.
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Uploading
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Q. How to batch upload and download videos from YouTube?
A nice tool to upload and download YouTube videos in bulk is a Firefox add-on called Firefox Universal Uploader
Q. How to upload videos through email?
If you log in to your YouTube account and go to you will find that it gives a special email address to upload from cellphones.You must login or register to view this content. You could use the same address to send your uploaded video attached via email, provided it is .AVI, .MPG or .MOV format and not larger than 2GB or longer than 10 minutes in length.
Q. Can I upload Mp3 to YouTube?
Yes, you can upload a mp3 song to YouTube. MP32Tube helps you do that by hiding your Mp3 file in an image.
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Ipod mobile phones
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Google provides YouTube for mobile along with apps for iPhone, Android & Windows mobile that let you watch videos, search, browse and upload right from your cellphone.
Q. How to download YouTube videos in iPod and other cellphone formats?
We’ve already discussed various ways to download YouTube videos in various formats, including iPod and mobile phone formats, in the Download section. There’s another tool called All2Convert that helps you with that task.
Q. How to stream YouTube videos on iPod Touch or iPhone?
Right, so you’ve downloaded the videos and now want to stream them from your computer to your iPod touch/iPhone. The best tool to do that is an app called Air Video.
Q. How to convert YouTube videos to ringtones?
Two web based tools that can help you convert YouTube videos to mobile ringtones easily are Tube2tune and MadRingtones
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Music and playlists
Here are some cool third-party services for YouTube in the music and playlists category.
1. Tuberadio.fm – A superb web based music organizer and playlist that finds the best YouTube videos for you and plays them in a desktop music player like interface.
2. YouScrobble – YouScrobble combines Last.fm with YouTube to pull out top quality music videos and other related information.
3. Plistube – Plistube lets you create video playlists from YouTube videos that are customized according to your choice of music and artists.
4. Mixtube – While Plistube does video, Mixtube takes charge of audio. Yes, it lets you generate audio playlists from YouTube videos.
5. Turntubelist – This is an awesome DJ music mixing tool which lets you mix YouTube videos like a DJ.
Embedding
Embedding YouTube videos is pretty straightforward. Just copy the embed code, apply some HTML & CSS if required and your site proudly shows the video.
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Other interesting little tricks and tips
TestTube
TestTube is to YouTube what Labs is to Gmail. It houses experimental YouTube features, some of which (like HTML5 viewing, Feather Beta) we’ve discussed above. There some cool options available and you should definitely check them out.
YouTube Speed History
YouTube Video Download Speed History shows you exactly how your ISP compares with those in the cities nearby and around the world when it comes to download speeds.
Cooliris
Cooliris is an awesome tool that can display pictures and YouTube videos in a visually attractive interface. You have to use it to believe it.
this guide could go on and on and on. but i feel the main points on making a success on youtube on here. Just use them and you'll have plenty of subscribers in no time.
Thank you for reading:dance:
08-15-2010, 03:31 AM
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+tA.Daisho
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08-15-2010, 11:46 AM
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08-15-2010, 12:48 PM
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