Practical information! The operation master personally counts 15 YouTube hiding functions with an illustrated tutorial (part I)
Practical information! The operation master personally counts 15 YouTube hiding functions with an illustrated tutorial (part I)-
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Create a link to jump to a specific location in a YouTube video
Hey, dear, have you ever had the experience of sending an entire YouTube video to the audience, but you most want them to jump to a particular location in the video? For example, skip your boss's boring interview and watch the most interesting part of the video
In this case, YouTube actually allows you to easily create links that automatically jump to the desired location in the video, rather than letting viewers fast-forward themselves
There are two ways to do this
When sharing, set: 1
Go to the video, and then click share (below the video title) 2
Under the first pop-up tab (also known as & quot; sharing & quot;), check & quot; starts in the box next to & quot;, and then enter the desired start time 3
For simplicity, simply pause the video at the required start time, and YouTube will automatically fill in field 4 for you
Shortly after entering the start time, you can see that a small tag is automatically added at the end of the video link, which indicates the start time
In the above example, what is it? T = 1m41s
Just copy the link and share it
The picture is from YouTube
When copying the video URL, set: 1
To play the video automatically, pause the video at a specific location, and then right-click on the screen 2
From there a pop-up box will appear listing several options 3
Click & quot; to copy video URL" option 4 at the current time
The video link at the specified time will be copied to the clipboard for sharing
As soon as someone opens the link, they will be taken directly to the point where you set the picture from YouTube
two。 Using the automatic caption generation feature YouTube will automatically generate subtitles for every video created on its platform
For busy operators, this function can play with flowers! For example, when you want to quote a quote from an interview or convert a video script into written material, use it! Operation procedure: 1
Open the video and click more under the video title
two。 Select the subtitle Transcript3
from the drop-down list that appears If the subtitle is not an option, it means that the creator has hidden it
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After setting up, the full subtitle will appear at the bottom of the video
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Remember, many video creators don't edit their own subtitles, and videos without subtitles are not perfect
The picture is from YouTube
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SEO content creators and marketers who improve videos by editing or uploading subtitles know that exposure is key to operations
One of the best ways to improve exposure is to optimize (SEO), through search engines to make online search results appear higher
Add subtitles to the description field of the video, you canTo help optimize search engine rankings for YouTube videos
What to do: open the video on YouTube and click the & quot; subtitle / CC" icon below the play button (& quot; CC" for closed subtitles)
You will then be prompted to set the language: set the language to the language of the video
Next, the YouTube platform provides you with the following four ways to add subtitles or hidden subtitles to a video: 1
Upload the subtitle as a file
The parent company of Google (YouTube) makes a detailed classification of the types of files that can be uploaded
two。 Type or paste the subtitle time in the video subtitle, and the subtitle time will be set automatically
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Enter subtitles or hidden subtitles when watching the video
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Pay for professional services, transcribing (or translating) videos
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Sharing and collaborating playlists adding playlists to YouTube channels is a great way to help viewers find and share videos
Sportswear retailer Lululemon, for example, uses playlists to sort their videos by many categories, including product types and regions, so that fans can easily and quickly find the videos they are interested in
The picture is from Lululemon on YouTube
How to create a playlist: 1
Click the video manager (Video Manager) icon above the banner on the channel home page 2
Next, click the playlist (playlist), in the left sidebar, and then click the new playback (New Playlists) 3 in the upper right corner of the page
Give your playlist a title 4
Check to make it public
Click create 6
Successfully created the first playlist to add video to the playlist, you can handle it in two ways: when watching the video or in the & quot; playlist & quot; page
How to add video when watching: 1
Just click the & quot; below the video playback button to add to the & quot; (Add To) icon 2
Select the desired playlist from the drop-down menu how to add video from the playlist page: 1
Go to the specific playlist to add to 2
Click add Video (Add Video) 3 at the top right of the page
From there, you will be prompted to add videos in one of three ways: through video search, through URL, or through one of the existing YouTube videos
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Select the option you want, and then click add Video Picture from YouTube
You can also invite friends and other viewers to collaborate on your playlist
How to invite users to collaborate on the playlist: 1
Go to your playlistPage 2
Select the playlist of the person you want to add 3
Click the & quot; playlist settings & quot; icon (located on the right side of the playlist thumbnail) 4
In the next window that appears, click the & quot; collaboration & quot; tab 5
Enable collaborator to add video to playlist option 6
Copy the generated link and send it to your collaborator 7
Now, anyone who receives your link is free to add and modify video pictures from YouTube in this playlist
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Save the video so that you can accidentally find a good video when you watch and find the material later, how to do it? No, do you want to start watching the video? At this point, you need to mark the video and continue to do the original work efficiently
Use YouTube's & quot; later watch & quot; function to learn ~ similar to Facebook's & quot; save video & quot; function, YouTube's & quot; later watch & quot; function allows you to easily save the video in real time for later viewing
The picture is from YouTube
How to add a video for later viewing: 1
Just click & quot; under the video playback button to add to the & quot; icon (just like adding a video to the playlist) 2
Select & quot; to watch later & quot;3
from the pop-up box To view the saved video, simply go to your YouTube home page (click the three horizontal bars in the upper left corner of the page) and select & quot; to watch later & the picture in the quot; field is from YouTube
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Increase participation by adding cards to videos
In social media marketing, it's important to participate in interaction, but it's not enough for fans to watch videos
With YouTube's post-it feature, your audience can now easily interact with video
A YouTube card is essentially a small pop-up box that can be added to your video to draw the viewer's attention to another area of interest, such as other videos, channels, your website, and even opinion polls
They are also friendly in computer and mobile formats
How to do: 1
Click your channel icon and go to Creator Studio2
Here, click the video manager option 3 that appears on the far left side of the YouTube home page
Next, go to the video to which you want to add the card, and then click & quot; Editor & quot;4
Click the card option shown in the drop-down menu
Click the add Card button, and then select the type of card you want to add, and the system will provide you with a list of options 6
After you create the card, you can move it to the desiredThe location picture that appears in the video is from YouTube
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Add an end screen to promote your other video viewers the longer they watch and interact with each other, the greater the chance of conversion
A good way to do this on YouTube is by ending the screen
The end screen is the image displayed in the last five to 20 seconds of the YouTube video
They are used to promote other videos or content
You may have seen many favorite musicians use them to attract you to their other songs, such as the one at the end of LP's Tightrope video
LP picture on YouTube
How to do: 1
Go to your video manager 2
Click the video next to the editor to modify 3
Select & quot; end screen & quot; and & quot; comment & quot;4
from the drop-down box Here, you can try to display the final screen by adding elements: select the elements you want to add (you can select four), and then click & quot; to create the element & quot;
Import from video: simply copy the final screen from another video and import it into an existing video using the YouTube template: Google provides a range of final screen formats that can be used to help you build the final screen 8
Create custom YouTube URL operators are trying to provide their fans with a seamless experience across all social media channels, and YouTube himself thinks so
So YouTube supports using custom URLs to easily remember your own channels
These can include the name of your company, ad series or product
For example, Hootsuite simplifies work by: it is worth noting that custom URL is not available for all channels
To qualify, your channel must have more than 100 subscribers to create a channel for more than 30 days to upload photos that have been uploaded as your channel icon
Learn more about YouTube URL eligibility requirements at If the channel meets the eligibility requirements, you will see a URL qualification prompt in the & quot; Advanced account & quot; settings
Important: before saving, make sure you are 100% satisfied with the custom URL name
Once created, you will not be able to make any changes to it
How to do: 1
Click the settings icon on the YouTube page, and then click Advanced under your account name
two。 Next, you will see & quot; you are eligible for a custom URL prompt & quot; (visible only if you are qualified for a channel)
A personalized URL will then appear showing that custom URL Google has approved you 4
Click here to declare and agree to Google's custom terms of use
Make sure you are completely satisfied with URL (remember that you cannot change it), and then click & quot; to confirm the selection of & quot;
Just like this, you have created a custom URL, that your audience can easily access you
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Add royalty-free sound effects to the video and music contains high-quality sound and music
This is a good resource for creators who want to add more firelight to their videos, and even better, all files are royalty-free! How to do: 1
To select music or sound from YouTube's audio library, go to your creator's studio 2
Click create 3
Select Audio Library 4 from the drop-down menu
Then a screen appears showing the rich world, the YouTube audio library-music and sound are organized by tabs at the top left of the screen
Once you have found the music track, simply click the download arrow of the track and save it to your computer to use the picture from YouTube
Preview of the next issue: in the next issue we will show you how to schedule videos, how to set up beautiful slides on YouTube, how to build real-time streams directly from YouTube, how to upload 360 °videos on YouTube, how to watch ad-free and offline videos using YouTube Red, and how to turn on Child Safety mode
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