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As you can see, YouTube is an immense behemoth of an entity. Its videos are featured on the news daily, usually in the form of funny and shocking clips. Personally, I find myself watching YouTube videos almost every day, whether it's to listen to a song I can't find elsewhere, to learn how to do something,.
So, why is it that even though YouTube is unimaginably popular, I still find myself learning new things about the video sharing site all the time?
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Here's a list of some of the best known secrets (or not) on YouTube.
Watch in HD all the time
YouTube is normally quite adept at prescribing which resolution you can view your videos. And yet connection discrepancies might mean you’re not offered all possible formats, like HD. Unlock these by adding a couple of secret codes to the end of a video URL. Add “&fmt=18” to get stereo sounds and 480 x 270 resolution, or “&fmt=22” to get 1280 x 720 resolution.Watch in UHD
Still trying to justify to your spouse why you bought a 4K TV last Christmas? Help is at hand: YouTube and other websites are now offering a huge amount of Ultra High Definition videos at 4K resolution - that’s four times more resolution than 1080p, the previous gold standard for consumer displays. The YouTube library is constantly growing, while an updating list of the best on Vimeo etc can be found here (including some great videos shot aboard the ISS). But in June, YouTube also debuted the world’s first 8K video.Watch 360º TV
For the complete viewing experience, YouTube launched 360º video support back March – videos where you can rotate the viewpoint yourself. To watch it on a computer you’ll need the Chrome internet browser, allowing you to steer the point-of-view with your mouse. But far more immersive is watching it on your phone via the YouTube Android or iOS app. Where, by tilting and swiveling the screen, you can get whole new perspectives on everything from the universe to the bottom of the sea to Icelandic pop pixie Björk.Predictably, in July YouTube allowed 360º adverts too, with Nike’s Neymar video probably the least offensive so far. And if you can get your hands on a pair of Google’s cheap Cardboard VR goggles, all the better.
Download YouTube videos for keeps
Desperate to record Dramatic Chipmunk for posterity in case the internet goes down? Most simply of all, you can just add "ss" between "www." and "youtube" to download the video you’re watching - no download manager required. Alternatively, the website Keepvid allows you to download videos from over 300 sites – anything from TED talks to FunnyOrDie sketches. While 4K Video Downloader does exactly what it says on the tin: enabling downloads of hi-res (and therefore harddrive-filling) video files.Edit, then print out, a YouTube Video
A well-kept secret – but YouTube has a pretty respectable online video editor that lets you trim, splice, enhance, and add effects and audio tracks to your videos. And if you’re really interested in film-making (or merely don’t like trees), then the team over at Labnol have the tool for you - a little bookmarklet that stitches any video into a series of storyboard frames,
and then allows you to print it out.
YouTube MySpeed
Are YouTube videos taking too much time to load on your internet connection? Visit the YouTube MySpeed page to find your video streaming speed and compare it with the average speed of your ISP, your city, your state, your country and the world.YouTube Disco
YouTube is all set to replace your music players with YouTube Disco. This music discovery project allows you to find the videos of your choice, create a list of them and then easily watch them without having the need to choose a new video after the one you are watching is finished.YouTube Editor
Do you edit your videos before uploading them to YouTube? Now, you don't need to because it lets you to do all of that online with YouTube Editor; well not all of that but it at least lets you combine, trim and rotate videos. The best part about YouTube Editor is that it allows you to find copyright free music that you can add to your videos. It also offers some comparably advanced features like stabilizing shaky videos and inserting transitions.Load Videos Faster with Feather
Do your videos not load as fast as you'd like them to? Feather (currently in beta) might be the answer you're looking for. This feature trims the fat off of each page by taking away things like expandable share boxes, collapsible comments, and other settings.Give Feather a try and see if it makes a difference in your video load speeds. Not only that, but it may be a favorable layout for those who enjoy a more simplistic feel.
YouTube TV
YouTube lets you watch the videos of your choice but have you ever wanted to just sit back and enjoy watching videos just like you watch television? If you have, then YouTube TV can be of help. YouTube TV plays high quality full screen videos tailored to your choices (if you are signed in to your Google account). If you are not signed in, you can choose a category to watch videos from, watch featured videos and even search for the video of your choice. You can then connect your TV to your computer to seamlessly enjoy TV, YouTube style.10. Customize the Ads You See
The peskiest part of YouTube are the ads. They pop up everywhere and always make you wait up to 30 seconds, just to watch a 5 second video of someone falling down on their ass. While you can't get rid of the ads, you can surely customize them.
All you need to do is head over to Ad Preferences and remove whichever ads you don't want to appear. Not sure what advantages this has, but at least I don't have to watch those damn ads about how to treat erectile dysfunction anymore.
Set default video playback quality
Are you annoyed at manually changing the quality of every YouTube video you watch? Now you don't need to, because YouTube has an option that automatically lets you select the quality of videos you see. If you have a slow connection, you can select the option of never playing high quality videos. You can also select the option of showing captions and annotations automatically.Watch Videos blocked in your country with a URL trick
If the URL of the video that is blocked in your country is youtube.com/watch?v={video-id}, you can access it by going to youtube.com/v/{video-id}. As an additional advantage, you will be able to view the video at the full size of your browser window.Link to a specific time in a video
If you want to link to a video at a specific time, you can add #t=XXs to the URL where XX is a variable which represents the number of seconds after which the video will start.Play videos in slow motion
Press the spacebar while a video is being played to play it in slow motion.Use Only Your Keyboard
With Lean Back, you can turn YouTube into a keyboard-only interactive website. The site is overhauled with a unique and beautifully designed user interface that allows you to search for videos, while only using the arrow and enter keys.You can also just browse the site, if you don't want to search for anything specific. The sidebar is filled with icons corresponding to the most popular categories: sports, gaming, music and much more.
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