Getting the best out of Youtube

Getting the best out of Youtube

BY MUSYOKA NGUI

If you have been using Youtube for some time by now you know it is better than cable TV.

Youtube gives users unlimited options to download, view, upload and stream videos live. You can download the latest music video clips from your favourite artistes. You can subscribe to your preferred TV and experience various features posted there.

Before you panic why your laptop does not access the Youtube make sure you have the right software. You require Adobe Flash Player to stream the videos. Get one. Once that is done, update with time in order to get the latest features for maximum performance.

Invest in a reputable antivirus. This will ward off malicious files from invading your PC.  Some good antiviruses include Kaspersky Lab, Avast and AVG.

Install current media players in your PC. Get Microsoft Windows Media Player and VLC. VLC will be useful in playing flv files while Windows come in handy in playing MP4 videos.

You are wondering how to download now? Fetch Internet Download Manager (IDM) for free trial from the internet. This will serve you for 30 days and expire. Within that grace period get a geek to show you how to crack and patch IDM so that you can update it on your own. Be sure to crack and patch your stuff offline lest you are detected as fake user of a corrupted version.

There are different qualities of video on the Youtube. Don’t be mediocre. Go for the best quality. The most advanced video now is High Definition (HD). There are even 3D(1080p) ones but they have trouble playing and cannot be deleted. There are other digits of descending order to look out for such as 720p, 480p, 360p and 144p. The numbering is in descending order of quality.  Thus 720p will be HD, crisp clear with quality sound and pictures while 144p will be grainy and blurred. The choice is yours: excellence or mediocrity.

On the top search bar is an upload option. Do not just download. Create your own content and post online for other Youtubers to view, download and share. If someone did not upload their files on Youtube what would you download?

The writer studies Bachelors of Arts Degree in Communication and Media at Chuka University. He blogs at musyokangui.blogspot.com

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