Apple’s iTunes might be the 800-pound gorilla of the digital music industry, but upstart CD Baby has long been a favorite of independent artists, enabling them to sell their CDs online and get their tracks into iTunes (and Amazon, and Spotify, and more) without having to land a record deal or pact with a major distributor. CD Baby recently expanded into Facebook, enabling … [Read more...] about Rumblefish, CD Baby deal puts indie artists’ music on YouTube videos
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Free Online Video Editing Software; Copy, Edit YouTube Videos
Create your video in a snap – A slew of online video editing program tools (like Adobe Remixer) now allow hobbyist videographers to edit their videos online before sharing it with the world. You don’t have to download Adobe Remixer or any of the other video editing in order to edit your home videos. [supports Vista, Mac, Linux, Windows XP]You have just returned home … [Read more...] about Free Online Video Editing Software; Copy, Edit YouTube Videos
Create Animated GIF Images from YouTube Videos Online
Do you want to create an animated GIF from a movie scene or a music video that you can later set as an avatar image in web forums ?There are two ways to do this. Search for the movie on YouTube, download it and then convert that scene into an animated GIF using a desktop video editing program like VirtualDub or Photoshop CS3 Extended.If the above method sounds too complex and … [Read more...] about Create Animated GIF Images from YouTube Videos Online
Clever! YouTube Video Turned into a Virtual Piano
This is absolutely brilliant. You can make your own music using a YouTube video!Hit the play button, wait until the video loads in your browser and then click any of the piano keys inside the YouTube video itself to play some music.It’s a very creative use of annotations feature inside YouTube. Thanks @Pogue.Update: You got to click inside the video as shown in the … [Read more...] about Clever! YouTube Video Turned into a Virtual Piano
Interactive YouTube Video Uses Annotations
YouTube users are doing all sorts of creative things with annotations, a feature that lets them easily add interactivity to their videos.In the past, they have created video games, a working piano and now you have an antique-style radio that has knobs to switch radio stations just like the real thing.For best results, hit play followed by pause to let the whole video buffer … [Read more...] about Interactive YouTube Video Uses Annotations
How to Find the Song Used in a YouTube Video
You have just finished watching a video on YouTube and really liked the song that was playing in that video. Unfortunately, you couldn’t recognize the name of the song and the video description too has no information about the track.Here are some tricks to help you find the name of a song that’s used in a YouTube video:Option #1 – Some videos on YouTube … [Read more...] about How to Find the Song Used in a YouTube Video
How to Play YouTube Videos in the Background on iOS
The YouTube website is probably the world’s biggest library of songs and music videos that you can watch on any device. You can play your favorite music on the YouTube website and let it stream in the background while you work on other important tasks.This is only possible on desktop computers and not mobile devices since YouTube on mobile stops playback as soon you put … [Read more...] about How to Play YouTube Videos in the Background on iOS
Monetize your YouTube Videos that contain Someone Else’s Music
YouTube has fairly strict guidelines for your videos to be eligible for monetization. For instance, if you have recorded a video of the crowd at a music event, the video clip cannot be monetized on YouTube as you do not have the rights to the audio. Similarly, if you create a photo slideshow using music purchased from iTunes, the video is not monetizable either as you own the … [Read more...] about Monetize your YouTube Videos that contain Someone Else’s Music
Take YouTube Videos Offline on your Mobile
YouTube users in India rejoice. You can now download YouTube videos on your Android or iOS device using the official YouTube app itself and watch the videos later while you are offline or on a slow connection.It takes a few easy steps to download a video on the YouTube app. Open a video, tap the download button (see screenshot), choose the resolution for the downloaded video … [Read more...] about Take YouTube Videos Offline on your Mobile
How to Use a YouTube Video as your Webpage Background
You are probably using a still image as the background for your website but it may offer a richer and more impressive experience if you could consider placing moving images, like an animation or an auto-playing video clip, in the background of your web pages.The Bing homepage frequently uses video backgrounds, like those penguins jumping out of an ice hole one after another, … [Read more...] about How to Use a YouTube Video as your Webpage Background