I was encouraged to contribute to the YouTube Help Center after seeing this call for submissions. I chanced upon it just days ago and picked 7 I thought I could do in one afternoon after work. Some of the others I didn't have the equipment for (i.e., I don't own a digital camcorder).
These short tutorials cover mostly basic stuff that veteran YouTubers take for granted, but if you're new, you can surely benefit from video tutorials about the most popular video-sharing site in the world. As you can see in the player above (click to view this post on my blog if you're on an RSS reader), they are:
- Add a friend to your contact list
- Add video annotations
- Change your profile picture
- Customize your channel
- How to make a playlist
- How to upload a video
- View higher quality videos
I've had past gripes about YouTube help, and that's exactly why: instead of bitch and moan, I'd rather actively make the experience better.
P.S. No, I haven't been hired by Google. Die rumors die!
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October 7th, 2008 at 5:58 PM PDT
"instead of bitch and moan, I'd rather actively make the experience better. "
*applause* /me salutes
October 7th, 2008 at 6:52 PM PDT
wow! in one afternoon??? you are a beast! nice job!
i learned something! \o/ i had pretty much zippo experience with youtube, so these really helped.
thank you. =)
October 7th, 2008 at 9:46 PM PDT
Torley! Please rate my video for the home run inn pizza contest!!!
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Oak5djruqF8
October 8th, 2008 at 7:03 AM PDT
Gotta say: these all look awesome on Apple TV and a 36-inch high-def television.
October 8th, 2008 at 8:32 AM PDT
@Crap:
@Ener: Yes, practice makes… well, not perfect, but better! Glad to hear it.
@Ari: Kewl beans! That's awesome to know.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:11 AM PDT
There should be more parties at waterparks at night!
October 11th, 2008 at 6:50 AM PDT
Torley,
Great stuff, and you've inspired me to wipe the cobwebs from my YouTube profile and try to contribute beyond compiling Playlists.
Being you are a guru at this sort of thing, would you have any idea why an 8mb wmv file would hang at 5% uploaded? I can upload fine to MySpace, and I do have YouTube set as a Trusted Site. This seems to be the case for both IE and Firefox. It's a mystery! The next step of course would be to ask YouTube, but I wondered offhand whether you encountered and troubleshot a similar phenomenon?
October 11th, 2008 at 2:23 PM PDT
@Holocluck: What I'd try next: use the YouTube Batch Uploader (even if it's just one video) which can be found on the right of the usual upload page and interfaces via Google Gears. See if that works.
I haven't come across this problem, but I would also try different other video files to upload and test. Great to see ya at my office hours!
October 12th, 2008 at 11:46 AM PDT
Thanks Torley - it worked.
October 22nd, 2008 at 1:40 PM PDT
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October 22nd, 2008 at 3:50 PM PDT
[...] mostly for the virtual world of Second Life, and I've also done tutorials for stuff like YouTube and Sony Vegas. If a picture's a 1,000 words, then a video is… a LOT [...]
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:56 PM PDT
[...] mostly for the virtual world of Second Life, and I've also done tutorials for stuff like YouTube and Sony Vegas. If a picture's a 1,000 words, then a video is… a LOT [...]