Multi-Video Upload Arrives

Have a hard drive full of new videos? With the YouTube Uploader, we've
now made it easier to get them all live on the site. This small piece
of software lets you upload multiple videos to YouTube at the same
time; each video can be up to 10 minutes in length and up to 1GB in
size. That's right, no more compressing to 100MB - we want your big
files!



Right now the YouTube Uploader is only available for Windows PCs but
we're cooking up a Mac version too. To get started, just go to the
installer webpage and download the software. Then you'll be able to
access the Multifile Upload page and start your, well, uploading.
These videos will be available in My Videos after they have finished
processing. (Note: it may take 30 minutes or more for extremely large
files to appear on your page.) We link to the Multifile Upload page
from today's single file upload page so you can always find your way
back.



Happy Uploading!

The YouTube Team

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Improvements to Video Flagging System

Greetings from your friendly YouTube admins. We've been listening to
your feedback and we've been working hard to make the video flagging
system consistent, fair and less mysterious.



When users flag a video, it is reviewed by real-life humans at YouTube
who check to see if the video should be removed, age-restricted or
left alone.



Today we made some changes to the video flagging options:



* Clarified the top-level category names and added one for spam

* Added 17 sub-categories

* Added ability to enter additional information for some flags

* Some flagging reasons redirect to the appropriate Help Center form



These changes are aimed at making it clear to users what should be
flagged, and allows users to provide us with more information so that
the less obvious violations can become more obvious to us. This will
help us be more efficient and consistent, which should hopefully
provide a better experience for everyone.



So let us know what you think of the new menus. In the meantime, we'll
keep working on adding abuse and safety content to the Community
Guidelines and the Help Center so that the rules are more transparent.



Thanks,

The YouTube Team

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Meet the Inaugural Community Council

Today marks the first day of a new project aimed at better
understanding the needs and wants of our users. The "YouTube Community
Council" consists of a handful of volunteers (who will rotate every
six months) eager to share their opinions about the site and the
community with us on a consistent basis. They're kicking off their
tenure by visiting us in San Bruno over the next few days, giving
feedback directly to the team that makes it happen behind the scenes.



You can approach any of our councilors with your thoughts, gripes --
anything at all -- over the next six months, and they will fast-track
your feedback to us. Here's a quick video to introduce you to the
team…







…and their channels:



bgirl5

bradofarrell

sarrycrey

tlg847

visiblemode



As with anything new to YouTube, we are open to your feedback on this
endeavor, and don't forget to let us know if you're interested in
being on future editions of the Council.



Best,

The YouTube Team

More about → Meet the Inaugural Community Council

Updated Preview of New Videos Page (Begone, Red!)

Thanks to everyone who checked out our first preview of the new video
browsing page and for letting us know your thoughts. Based on your
responses, we're tweaking a few things in this updated version of the
Videos tab.



- Tab menu color is now gray, as opposed to red.

- Font size has been adjusted.

- Video categories menu now appears only when you hover over the small
triangle, next to the word "Videos" on that tab.



We got such a kick out of the more "unique" messages some users sent
to us that we couldn't resist sharing those with you. If we had a
YouTube Feedback Hall of Fame, these quotes would be high in the
ranks:



- "Wow, doesn't that look like crap...that color red absolutely sucks.
Who thought blood read would be good when someone comes home from work
and wants to veg out at some stupid meager web videos and find this
vibrant blood red that shocks the eyes into a panic attack resulting
in a deadly heart attack. To all the Youtube CEO's, talk to a
psychiatrist, they can tell you what calm and soothing colors are."



- "The preview is about as ugly as your present look, which I always
assumed was designed by a room full of engineers without access to
photoshop. "



- "When the new layout loaded, i literally jerked away from the screen
because of how unattractive it is! I then thought it might be a
hacker's joke."



- "it looks like you went back to youtube 1.0."



- "dude, this seriously looks like crap...wtf.. lol we are not blind dude."



- "Ack! My eyes! My eyes, they're burning!"



-"Nice, but how about a little more red?"



-"Ugly as ****."



Please feel free to send us more feedback on the new version.



Thanks again,

The YouTube Team

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