youtube annotation ideas

[Stefan]

Had an idea for youtube annotations: use them to list the times, red/green for slowest/fastest, make them links to the start of the solves. On its youtube page, I made them match the progress bar (embedded in the forum, the progress bar unfortunately doesn't span the whole width). Other ideas for using annotations? (I thought Lucas once made a thread, but I didn't find it).

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[Dene]

Ah that is so useful. I doubt many people would bother though.

 

[Stefan]

Well, my "matching" with the progress bar isn't exactly 100% accurate, and overall it's not that much work. Also, of course I'd do everything to please my viewers.

 

[Kirjava]

I usually have annotations turned off because people use them obnoxiously. This is pretty cool.

Doesn't seem to work when embedded though, also lol cast shoutout.

 

[Stefan]

Doesn't seem to work when embedded though

How so? I can see them, and clicking them gets me to the intended points.

lol cast shoutout.

Your sexy voices make me faster.

 

[Kirjava]

The annotations disappear when I click on them. (Now I've rechecked it only seems to happen when I click on the red boxes within the annotations - they're working otherwise. Something to do with the 'x' behind it?)

 

[Stefan]

Ah, right. That's for closing the annotations. Just click them anywhere else. I doubt it can be turned off.

 

[maggot]

i would be more willing to make a video of cube stuff given i wouldnt really need to edit and i could just upload a session. it lets the viewer have the option of skipping scrambles and inspection times and go straight to the goods lol. i think it would be especially useful in some big bld solves too, for various reasons. also square1 sessions, in which watching scrambles are boring.

 

[MrIndianTeen]

The annotations disappear when I click on them. (Now I've rechecked it only seems to happen when I click on the red boxes within the annotations - they're working otherwise. Something to do with the 'x' behind it?)

The 'X' means close just like on a computer, unless you have a mac.

 

[Kirjava]

Macs aren't computers?

 

[Stefan]

Rather the contrary, read it as "unless your computer is a mac".

Found Lucas' thread/video I meant (though it was mostly about his 10.00, only got a bit about annotations because he used nice ones there):
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...Garron-s-Official-10.00&highlight=annotations

 

[Kirjava]

'X' isn't close on a Mac?

 

[The Puzzler]

It's red and when you go over it it's "X".

 

[timeless]

Rather the contrary, read it as "unless your computer is a mac".

Found Lucas' thread/video I meant (though it was mostly about his 10.00, only got a bit about annotations because he used nice ones there):
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...Garron-s-Official-10.00&highlight=annotations

could u make a tutorial for this?

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

Definitely doing this!! Thanks for the idea!

 

[Andreaillest]

Great idea Stefan, very helpful. Don't think many people will do this, especially for a avg. of 12, but I might do this on my next vid.

 

[IamWEB]

I like good presentation in my videos, so I'll do this on my better averages I upload. This one of the newer features of YouTube annotations, and I like it. lol, I commented about it on the video's page before seeing this thread.

I remember Lucas' 10.00 video and the good stuff in it; nice .

 

[Kirjava]

huh. TIL

 

[Stefan]

could u make a tutorial for this?

For mine or Lucas'? Anyway, it's really easy and intuitive, I doubt a tutorial is needed. After uploading your video, just go to its page and click "Edit annotations" above it. Then play around with it.

Don't think many people will do this, especially for a avg. of 12

Bawww, that's where it might be most useful... both for jumping and for telling where you are in the average. I just added more annotations for the latter issue, marking the current solve (including scramble+inspect time):

The downside is that apparently this way blocks the solve-annotation, so I cannot start to the jump of the current solve.
Edit: problem somewhat solved, I just linked the surrounder marker as well (to the start of the solve).

The whole thing could also be very good for long tutorial videos, showing/linking the different segments and highlighting the current one.

 

[freshcuber]

Yeah, I could see this being much more helpful in videos than averages. It will definitely make averages more exciting since you don't have to sit through 20+ seconds of scramble and inspection but for a very long vid like MM&P's V-6 mod tutorial this would be perfect.