{"id":4668,"date":"2020-07-06T15:27:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T09:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socinator.com\/?p=4668"},"modified":"2024-02-01T06:43:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T06:43:15","slug":"youtube-hacks-and-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socinator.com\/blog\/youtube-hacks-and-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"15 YouTube Hacks and Tricks You Ought To Know!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we talk about the most popular social sharing websites today, we often forget to include YouTube in it.<\/span> But is YouTube really worth ignoring?<\/span> Our stats say it’s not.<\/span> There are approximately <\/span>2 billion <\/b>logged-in monthly users on YouTube, with its user base still growing EVERY YEAR.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, here’s a thing- we can actually live our lives without social media but not without YouTube.<\/span> You may uninstall Whatsapp and Instagram when you are busy, but you will definitely watch YouTube every night before sleeping.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I think now you get why YouTube is the go-to site for everyone.<\/span> And you can do a lot of cool stuff on it!<\/span> Nevertheless, here are some YouTube hacks that I have picked for you to try out TODAY:<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Turn a YouTube Video into GIF using URL\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

You might like that expression of the YouTuber whom you watched today.<\/span> Do you want to turn their face into a GIF or maybe a meme to send it to your friends?<\/span> Well, YouTube allows you to do so.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Converting YouTube Videos into GIFs: <\/b>Select your preferred YouTube video for creating a GIF.<\/span> Now find the URL at the top of your browser, and add<\/span> “gifs.com\/?source=”<\/span> right before the URL, so that it reads<\/span> “gifs.com\/?source=[your video URL].”<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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It will bring you to gifs.com with your video already uploaded and ready to edit.<\/span> If it doesn’t work this way, you can directly visit gifs.com and paste your video URL there.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

On the left hand, you will find a menu for editing and effects, and on the bottom, you will find a timeline bar.<\/span> You can set the duration, add stickers, captions,<\/span> image, etc.<\/span> on your GIF.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

After trimming, editing, and adding a title to your GIF, click on the Create gif button, add a title, tags, etc. then click on the Next button. Voila!<\/span> You can download your own custom gif<\/span> (keep in mind, you can save the gif offline only after signing up)<\/span><\/i>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Download the Thumbnail Image of a Video\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

YouTube thumbnails are catchy, and you might want to save it offline for a social post, blog, or even as a reference image for further creations.<\/span> No need to take a low-resolution screenshot.<\/span> Download the image in high-resolution using the following steps:<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0<\/strong>Copy the 11 characters long video ID.<\/span> You can find the video ID in any YouTube link after “youtube.com\/watch?v=”.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0<\/strong>Paste the video ID as: img.youtube.com\/vi\/[VideoID]\/maxresdefault.jpg<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0<\/strong>Paste and search this link in your browser. You will see a high-quality image of the video thumbnail!<\/span> (Yippeee!)\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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3. Share a Link that Starts at a Specified Point\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

There are times when you would want the people to skip the intro or directly get into a particular part- an enjoyable section of the video.<\/span> Try this hack when you want your shareable link to start the YouTube video from a specific time:<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

How to do it:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0<\/strong>Click on the Share icon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>2.\u00a0<\/strong>Check the “Start at” box at the bottom.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>3.\u00a0<\/strong>Adjust the time and copy the generated link.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Pro Tip: <\/b>Try to generate a link 1-2 seconds before the preferred time.<\/span> This way, the viewers won’t miss anything.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n

4. Create a Custom YouTube URL\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

If you have a YouTube channel, you might want to provide your subscribers with an easy to remember, a catchy web address that clicks on their minds as soon as they think about your videos.<\/span> You can use your display name, any URL that you currently own, name of a linked website.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Tip: <\/b>Before creating a custom URL, you need to be very positive that you want it.<\/span> Once approved, you can’t change it or transfer it to any other user.<\/span> Plus, this URL connects to your Google+ identity as well as your YouTube channel profile.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Creating a custom URL: <\/b>You can only use this feature if your channel is<\/span> 30 days old and has a minimum of 100 subscribers and if you have uploaded a channel icon and at least one video.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Qualify all of these criteria?<\/span> Great.<\/span> Now visit your YouTube account settings and click on “Advanced”. Now click on the box next to<\/span> “I agree to the Terms of Service.” and select<\/span> “Change URL” to make it final.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

5. Add a Transcript to Let Users Find You in Searches\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

YouTube algorithms are tricky.<\/span> There are various parameters behind ranking your content among your competitors, one of them being your keywords in the title, video script, as well as the description.<\/span> This way, the search engine knows what your video is about, and recommend it to the users searching for something similar.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Adding a Transcript: <\/b>Open a YouTube video and look at the icons just below the play button.<\/span> Click on the “Subtitles\/CC” icon on the far right<\/span> (CC is an abbreviation for Closed Captions).<\/span> Now choose the language of your choice for adding the subtitles.<\/span> You get the following options to add the CC:<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. <\/strong>Upload a file with pre-written texts for your video transcription.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0<\/strong>Copy and paste the entire transcription. YouTube will set the timings of the subtitles automatically.<\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0<\/strong>Typing the subtitles while watching the video parallelly.<\/span> You can also pause the video while typing.<\/span> The entire process becomes so much easier and painless this way.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

BTW, here are<\/span> <\/b>09 Hacks to Get YouTube Subscribers For FREE!\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

6. See the Written Transcripts of any Video\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

You might wonder what would you do if you cannot type the entire video transcript?<\/span> Well, various smart tools can transcribe your videos ASAP, but what if you don’t have time for that?<\/span> Don’t worry.<\/span> YouTube will generate a written transcript as soon as you upload your content.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

How to View a Video transcript: <\/b>You can view any video’s subtitles by clicking on the three dots right next to the save icon and selecting “Subtitles\/CC”. However, you might not see this option if the channel’s owner keeps the<\/span> subtitles hidden.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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But if you want to view the transcript according to the video\u2019s timings, then click on the three dots on the right side of the \u201cSave\u201d icon and select \u201cOpen transcript\u201d.<\/span> There you go. YouTube will show you the time-wise subtitle of any video on the right-hand side of your screen.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

7. Shortcut Keys for YouTube\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Here are some of the shortcuts to controlling the videos you watch on YouTube:<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Spacebar <\/b>Play or pause the video.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

k <\/b>Play or pause video on the player.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

m <\/b>Mute or unmute a video.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

j <\/b>Rewind video by 10 seconds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

l <\/b>Forward video by 10 seconds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Left or Right Arrow <\/b>Rewind or Forward video by 5 seconds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Up and Down Arrow <\/b>Increase or Decrease video Volume.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

, <\/b>Skip to the next frame of a paused video.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

< <\/b>Slow down the rate or video playback.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

> <\/b>Speed up the rate of video playback.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1-9 <\/b>Jumping from 10% to 90% of the video mark.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

0 <\/b>Jump to the video’s beginning.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

f <\/b>Full-screen activation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

c <\/b>Activating closed captions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\/ <\/b>Go to the search bar.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

8. Pre-schedule a Video to Publish Later\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

This one is by far the most useful <\/span>YouTube hacks<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span>. And not a lot of people know about it.<\/span> You can schedule your videos in advance to post them later, in case you are busy and have a lot of content in line.<\/span> There are two ways in which you can do it:<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Reschedule from YouTube: <\/b>YouTube offers you the option of publishing a video at any preferred time.<\/span> Just select the file that you are going to upload, enter the details, click on “schedule” on the visibility tab, set the date and time.<\/span> Press the schedule button to complete this process.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>2. Use an online Tool: <\/b>Various software and tools let you schedule your posts, likes, comments, etc. on YouTube in advance.<\/span> This way, you can trick the search engine into believing that your profile has more engagement, further leading to an increase in the social signals.<\/span> One such tool is Socinator.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Here’s <\/span>How To Auto Post In Youtube Using Socinator<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

It is one of the best YouTube hacks that I use very frequently<\/span> to save the <\/span>video thumbnails<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span> for my articles. Here’s an example of the same.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n