Your YT activity?

Sabre0001

Just curious as to what people do on YouTube...What kind of stuff do you upload, what do you like watching, any favourite channels?

I am currently uploading two FIFA12 projects - one is Ultimate Team based with gameplay mixed with live reaction (visual rather than just audio), the other is based on the, rather excellent, Head to Head Seasons where I chart my progress and do post-match commentary.

As for watching, I am a big fan of EpicMealTime, FPSRussia and Cross Counter TV - love their _____ Adventures and Running Sets series. Will often catch up on tournament footage too, especially matches featuring particular players. Watch music videos...Well, listen to music and video is on in another tab.

TheChrisD

I upload random stuff, might be random gameplay, could be a vlog, could be part of a Let's Play.

I watch a lot of random crap, including several Let's Players, some friends, a couple of big major channels like FPSRussia and EMT, and a load of bumfluff. These days I've taken to subscribing to friends who upload either ****e or nothing since it looks like YouTube is trying to deprecate "friendship" on YT.

Leeg17

The only videos I really upload are "Gun Game Stabbing Reactions" in Black Ops, and the odd gameplay for online friends. I did do a montage over the summer with a friend and he did a really good job of the editing for that, planning to do another in MW3 with him

I really enjoy watching montages, Promod and then general pub stomping, witb some creative editing and some clever music (Glint / Jazz spring to mind).

Outside of CoD I love watching playthroughs of old PS1/N64/GB games, EpicMealTime and some other channels.

Dr Bob

The stuff I upload is fairly niche, 'lets play' style stuff from the 8 bit computers up to last gen.I tend to watch similar kind of stuff , although I've subbed to a few BF/Mincraft (well basically Tallons) channels.Oh and a guy who reviews stuff from poundland(aka 2 euro) shops.Trust me , its actually quite funny.

Doctor DooM

I watch all kinds of nerd stuff on YT, I don't spend money on lots of the stuff I find intriguing so it's mainly how I get my fix, so I watch the odd toy/comic/transformers review online, mainly from the pop culture network.

I too watch Ashens, amusing stuff, but I think the Angry Video Game nerd is easily my favourite YT personality.

I watch a fair few fighting game vids on youtube. You kind of have to if you're playing them at this point to keep up Cross Counter, hakf and the online warrior come to mind.

Myself, I put up a mix of match footage from tournaments and v logs mainly.

Interestingly enough, the v logs easily get the most positive responses from viewers but also get way less views. Doesn't make any sense

Sabre0001

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Interestingly enough, the v logs easily get the most positive responses from viewers but also get way less views. Doesn't make any sense

People are wierd! Me simply showing pack openings for Ultimate Team or my squad - 1,000 views easily...Putting in effort, emotion and skills on the line - far, FAR less and requires much more promotion!

Doctor DooM

Sabre0001 wrote: »

People are wierd! Me simply showing pack openings for Ultimate Team or my squad - 1,000 views easily...Putting in effort, emotion and skills on the line - far, FAR less and requires much more promotion!

I suppose it's more about making a video that a random person would come across view wise.

It's still annoying

Thomasheen

I upload games I find entertaining to music I find enjoyable. As for watching vids I'll watch anything

Tallon

I used to try stick to CoD.. Then Minecraft happened!!!

Now I Upload everything from Solitare, to Flash games and vlogs

As for watching, I am subbed to hundreds of channels, mostly gameing, but also Guitar, music, vlog other things that interest me

Kersmash

Looking back on my last few videos there's been Mineraft, CS:S, Spyro 2, Pokemon Red, Team Fortress 2, Battlefield 3 Beta, Battlefield Bad Company 2 and CoD4.

I do like to mix it up a little. As for what I watch, mainly smaller guys. Atm I'm tearing through all the Yogscasts WoW videos. Definitely my favourite channel on youtube. Then I'll watch smaller irish lads and friends etc.

MitchKoobski

I tend to do daily uploads for long Let's Plays. Current one is a 30+ hour game and will go to roughly 100 parts without a doubt. Other games I just do whenever I have the time, like montages are short videos.

I recorded one with one of my mates a week ago and it was great fun to edit so we're gonna try and do more when we can.

I don't always do commentary. Theres no point forcing myself to if I won't have anything to say.

Watching guys like HCBailly and Two Best Freinds Play really made me want to get into it. Tallon was the first Irish account I came across around the time I got Minecraft so it just builed from there. Don't watch as much as I used to because I get so many ideas for recording, but when I do I've ended up watching boardsies.

TheChrisD

MitchKoobski wrote: »

I tend to do daily uploads for long Let's Plays. Current one is a 30+ hour game and will go to roughly 100 parts without a doubt.

How long are you making each part? I've found that for long series, parts of around 25-30 minutes work best to keep the viewer's attention and without spamming them with short videos.

MitchKoobski

TheChrisD wrote: »

How long are you making each part? I've found that for long series, parts of around 25-30 minutes work best to keep the viewer's attention and without spamming them with short videos.

I record gameplay well in advance when I can, I think I recorded two weeks worth one sunday.

They started around 10-15 minutes each, mainly because my Dazzle's driver was crashing whenever I tried to record over 9 minutes. Roughly two bouts of 8 minutes into one 15-minute episode.

THEN I got the HD PVR and its drivers with it. Since then I've been doing 20 minute bouts no problem, and they started yesterday. Today's upload was 23 minutes.

I don't want to go over that because personally I get bored watching longer than 20 minutes, no matter what the video is. 15-20 mins I can sit and watch anytime. I have to set time aside to watch a 30minute video.

IrishWelshCelt

if youre doing fifa, thrust me people LOVE pack openings! i mean i put aload of effort into a montage or a squad video and i get 1.5-2k views, i do a quick pack opening and it gets 4k!

IrishWelshCelt

RopeDrink wrote: »

What the hell is a Love Pack opening?

no i mean they enjoy it, get it? if you dont play fifa you wouldnt understand :P

Sabre0001

IrishWelshCelt wrote: »

if youre doing fifa, thrust me people LOVE pack openings! i mean i put aload of effort into a montage or a squad video and i get 1.5-2k views, i do a quick pack opening and it gets 4k!

Ah, so you are a boardsie Yeah it's crazy how popular pack openings are. With the web app, I recorded the daily gifts and they were crazily popular! Harder to get views on projects I'm more proud of though (but getting there)...

gugleguy

sticking minicamcorders headcams on me radio control model tank, boat and mini sportscar.

Tallon

Awesome, what's your channel name?

gugleguy

BumpyNanorider

Although the 1/43 scale sportscar is going strong, as for the boats, well the first boat capsized and this destroyed the electric motor, the second boat, um, I gave that away cos the electric motor always annoyed me.

Strangest of all, I have a new boat, bought it in Toymaster Mary Street, a Nikko speedboat, and I have'nt got the time even to trial it. Diddums.

TheTacticsGuy

I'm part of a small gaming community called shotgunmeetface. We record all sorts of stuff from BF3 to Unchartered to Skyrim to Zombies. The community only started a few months. We will be changing the channel to better categorise the videos into zombies, multiplayer, co-op and a lets play.

We are always looking for new members interested in gaming and creating gaming content for youtube channels. PM if you're interested.

DaveNoCheese

Watch mostly CoD footage and other similair shtuff. When I have time then I watch vlogs and the like.

Rarely upload vids but have a new project in mind *watch this space*

Doctor DooM

AFAIK all youtube channels in good standing have been able to upload vids of up to several hours Rope. My year in review vids reached 25 mins each.

Pyongyang

I record a mix of game footage, unboxings, discussions etc all revolving around 2D shooting games and the culture/fanaticism surrounding them.

I also do make infrequent videos about my arcade cabinet. Repairs, games etc. again, all SHMUP stuff as it ties in with my blog.

YouTube link is http://www.youtube.com/stuffiwrote

Blog link is http://www.pinkbullets.co.uk

Hope it's of some value to someone.

PerrinV2

RopeDrink wrote: »

Recently went campaigning on the Dolphin Forums, SmashBoard Forums and SRK SSBB Forums about the Dolphin Emulator + Super Smash Brothers Brawl being Emulated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCFSBgjwSRg

Trying to find SOME way of finding people who play it (Multiplayer) but not much luck even though they do exist.

Would love to add some SSBB (PC) Multiplayer matches to the channel but so far stuck with just playing Bots.

Shame - I think a bunch of people at a LAN or event could probably have a lot of fun with it - Then again, it's not like people don't still play on the WII/GC etc anyway

Game is too much fun, even vs CPU.

SSB is awesome,still play it against my bro on the wii when I'm home

VenomIreland

I've started to record more to upload to youtube, I have plans to do a (mostly silent) let's play of the mod "Misery" for Call of Pripyat.

Other than that, I have a few videos of gameplay from random games.

EDIT: Channel: www.youtube.com/user/venomireland

TheGunns

watch a lot of vids and just started making some
if people could give some feedback or advice thatd be fantastic

http://www.youtube.com/user/UpstartCaesaer3?feature=mhee

Conorp55

I started uploading Let's Plays recently, so far we have Minecraft, Terraria and Skyrim ! But lots more games and Episodes to come !

Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/MrSplashback?feature=mhee

Sabre0001

NOTE: This is more of a general activity thread rather than promoting yourselves. There's already a thread to highlight your channel...I'm sure uploading isn't the only thing you do on YouTube.

TheChrisD

RopeDrink wrote: »

Thanks to the break and the above copyright issue I was suprised that it cost me about 150 subscribers

Well, there has been a bit of a clear-out recently, combined with the general downturn in subscribers everyone is experiencing.

Sabre0001

RopeDrink wrote: »

What else is there to do? Sit there watching clips 24/7? Engage in debate with the 10 billion trolls and flamers in YouTubes community in the vain attempt of sifting through to find the occasional diamond in the rough?

Ok, yes, there is that... But for me, YouTube is nothing BUT a place to upload - I mean sure, I love being able to have off-days and browse // discover clips, but that forms 20% of my YouTubing.

Also, the other thread is typically a 'once off promote' - I think I was one of the recent (But not super early) people to post a link to my channel and that has long long been lost since, seeing as it now has pages and pages of other people chomping at the bit to promote, so it's kinda wasted, but still worth doing.

On the first point, well....Yes. If there was noone actually watching YouTube vids, what's the point of uploading? I can watch my own recordings on my PC.

On the second point, that was the purpose of this thread. Maybe someone would highlight an interesting series so that there is no need to wads through trolls / thousands of videos.

I'm not sure a load of promotion threads will do this forum any good - I can set up a thread for that. However, I am ok with people asking for feedback on videos / ideas // asking for help with editing or recording tricks.

Doctor DooM

Yeah there was a massive cull. Even my teeny little channel lost 50 subs.

That said, they're people who haven't logged in in a number of years, so really it's not an actual loss.

PerrinV2

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Yeah there was a massive cull. Even my teeny little channel lost 50 subs.

That said, they're people who haven't logged in in a number of years, so really it's not an actual loss.

What do ppl mean by cull exactely? Like is this youtube itself disabling accounts that haven't been used in years or something?

Doctor DooM

PerrinV2 wrote: »

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Yeah there was a massive cull. Even my teeny little channel lost 50 subs.

That said, they're people who haven't logged in in a number of years, so really it's not an actual loss.

What do ppl mean by cull exactely? Like is this youtube itself disabling accounts that haven't been used in years or something?

More or less!

Chavways

I almost spend more time looking at the analytics than actually watching videos these days. I can't seem to find anything interesting anymore.Seems as if I've watched ever good video.

Ross_Mahon

I used to upload a lot of montages and walkthroughs, I am so lazy now that i just upload trailers and random clips.

TheChrisD

RopeDrink wrote: »

I will never try to monetise anything [..] so long as the footage contained on my channel is gaming related and/or uses music I do not own

Try and get hooked up with one of the many networks out there, as long as you get at least 1k video views a day, you're good to go (excluding copyrighted music ofc)

Sabre0001

There's a strip of black before the brick pattern kicks in for me. Also, it looks like there is something on the right, but I can only see an edge.

On the monetisation front, you'll get offers and things like that from time to time, but I know a guy who had to go through everything he had uploaded and remove any copyright stuff (music and the likes). The network that you can sign to might have deals with certain websites for use of music, but they are strict initially with your uploaded vids. So he had to reupload with allowed music or remove music altogether.

TheChrisD

RopeDrink wrote: »

On above note I went through a month where I seemed to constantly get messages on YouTube from X, Y or Z website/company looking for channels like mine with the offer of monetising them (They get attention, I supposedly get money) and even linked some of the emails here to which some people said it looked legit.

I'd still avoid it purely to be on the safe-side - I'm not one for small print and I'm sure there's downsides to all this - I'd hardly be getting 'money for my hobby' that easily.

Do you have any examples of this? Just want to have a look to make a judgement call now that I am a partner and know what's real and what's bullshít :P

RopeDrink wrote: »

Thing is I've no idea how all this works on certain resolutions - Going by YouTube BG templates, they seemed to run at the same resolution(ish) that I use on my monitor (Namely, bigger than 1920x1080) - I assume most people have the same or similar but if not (as in, if you have lower) can you take a look at: www.youtube.com/user/RopeDrink

I'd be curious to know if this causes the image to crop / get pushed off screen in any way or look weird...

As what Sabre said, there is a small bit of black padding at the top of the background before the main brick pattern begins. About 70 pixels or so.

Sabre0001 wrote: »

On the monetisation front, you'll get offers and things like that from time to time, but I know a guy who had to go through everything he had uploaded and remove any copyright stuff (music and the likes). The network that you can sign to might have deals with certain websites for use of music, but they are strict initially with your uploaded vids. So he had to reupload with allowed music or remove music altogether.

Music is a big thing because anything which would have just been a Content ID match and block/monetize, becomes an immediate copyright sanction if you're already claimed it.

It depends on what network you are with as to what you can use. Most networks who accept video-game partners will have the provision to use video game music and soundtracks; and most networks have a music library that you can utilise.

But yes, if you've already used a lot of copyrighted music in your videos, you'll likely have to remove all of them before partnership, which depending on what you do, can be a large portion of your video library.

Tallon

TheChrisD wrote: »

Do you have any examples of this? Just want to have a look to make a judgement call now that I am a partner and know what's real and what's bullshít :P

.

PM me if you want, I know all the partner companies, and the owners

TheChrisD

I think the current one is better. Looks very professional

PerrinV2

Have they taken away the ability to view tags on youtube?

TheChrisD

Yup, last month they did. The tags are still visible in the source code iirc.

PerrinV2

TheChrisD wrote: »

Yup, last month they did. The tags are still visible in the source code iirc.

Ah I see that you can .Any particular reason why they removed the tags though?

TheChrisD

To cut down on tag fraud I guess, aka Reply Girls.

Doctor DooM

Tags are still working though, right?

TheChrisD

Oh yea, they still work and are still used in whatever algorithms they were before - they're just not as privvy to the public eye anymore.