A lot of people are wondering what happened to their favorite video channels. Don’t worry, they haven’t gone away, we’ve just changed the name to Favorite Videos. You can find this either from your profile, or in the My Video drop-down (simply select Favorite Videos). So the name has changed, but your videos have been saved.
If you’re wondering what happened to any channels you’ve subscribed to, those have become Favorite Playlists. This is a very cool new feature. Our Playlists allow you to watch videos from your favorite creators inside a single, browseable player. Take a look at this one for animator ivanisavich:
Yup, that means you can also embed the playlists of your favorite creators in your own blog or webpage. Not only that, but you can create your own embeddable playlists by using the Add to Favorites function found under each individual video player.
It’ll take some time to get used to our new features, but I’m pretty sure you’ll love them.
Hey Yahoo! Video viewers and creators (and those that do both),
Notice anything different about Yahoo! Video? As you can tell we’ve really changed things around here and I’m really excited about it. I love online video, and our new site makes everything about viewing, uploading, organizing, and presenting online video better. Yahoo! Video is now your one-stop shop for all video on Yahoo!, including music, movies, TV, news, sports and a whole lot more.
A wider viewing experience: Yahoo! Video supports a 16:9 cinematastic player that’s far ahead of what most sites are offering. And the video looks great.
More content: Yahoo! Video is now about the whole spectrum of video found throughout Yahoo!, including music, movies, TV, news, sports, and a whole lot more. And we’re still committed to featuring the best videos from our talented community of independent video creators.
Bigger files: Speaking of our creators, we’ve raise the max file size to 150 megabytes, so you can upload longer, higher quality video.
An expanded browsing experience: Discover more video through networks, playlists, and related videos.
More sharing: Not only can you embed individual videos on your blog or site, you can create your own curated video experience with embeddable playlists. This is seriously cool. Take a look at this example.
More in-depth profiles: Your profile page now says a lot more about you. Pick your own nickname, fill the page with your favorite playlists and videos, add contacts and fans, and read and write comments.
And let’s be honest, there are a few things from the old Yahoo! Video you won’t miss:
Comment titles: You no longer have to title your comments and you can reply to other people’s comments. You can also delete comments you’ve made, as well as unwanted comments on videos you’ve uploaded.
Blank video players: Our embeddable player now carries the keyframe of your video, and it has a full-featured related-videos carousel. With our 16:9 aspect-ratio, I think it’s probably the best embeddable player out there.
Stay tuned for more cool features. In the meantime, start exploring. You might start by checking out our featured videos, exploring our networks, or by updating your profile.
