For those who don't know, RagTag is a video game youtuber who is only "okay" not the best not the worst but his main video points are/were OverWatch and Apex and instead of epic gameplay he makes stories out of his battles. I don't see this anywhere else. Has anyone seen a copy cat? What do you think of this model?

So I updated a video my first video and after a few days I went to look at it myself and I notice that gameplay looks blurry and cutscenes look great, I used davinci resolve to edit it and obs to record, my question is what could’ve cause this and how to avoid it

I can DM link to video as I can’t post it

I've been streaming for almost 2 years on YouTube. Today I clicked "go live" and then the "edit" button but nothing happened. Anyone else having this problem?

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Hope you all are doing well, I've been meaning to get into streaming but never had the courage nor equipment till recently, i just have some questions, is profanity ok? (I'm not a sailor by any chance just sometimes i might slip and say the usual words), just wondering about that, hope you all are doing good.

Hi there!

I recently made a Youtube channel to start posting gaming videos. I worked hard on my first video, but I'm not seeing any success.

Not a problem, I figure it takes time for Youtube to even attempt to show your videos to people.

But I'd like to not be lazy and partly take matters into my own hands instead of waiting for Youtube to do everything for me.

But there I come to a problem. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to promote my videos. Youtube shorts are not doing anything for me. They either get no views or my main content stops getting views for the short to get like 500.

Most groups, subreddits and similar forbit from self promotion. I'm not sure where to post and what to do. I just want to reach the right audience, no matter if big or small. I basically just want to create an online community.

How do you guys promote your content? Any tips on how to get more people to see it so I can eventually find the audience for me? Any help is appreciated.

What PC/Laptop are you guys using to edit videos? What are the specs? Are you guys using windows or MAC OS computers? I currently have a MacBook Pro with i9 and 64 RB Ram. I think it’s more than enough to edit videos but I also know the MB Pro is 5 years old and just wondering if upgrading would be a smart move. I am just curious as to what you guys are using. I am gonna be using ScreenFlow with the hope that I eventually get comfortable and use Final Cut or Premier.

I am on vacation from work for a couple weeks and would love to get some insight. Thanks again.

I'm so happy! I just uploaded my second video to YouTube and I want to thank you all again to whoever answered my question about the discord server and such. I got that started up and it's in my profiles on YouTube and here, SO I'm really happy. I feel like this thing is coming together and I just don't know who to share it with so I'm sharing it here. Thanks for the support you guys have been giving, it's really encouraging!

I've stayed away from DaVinci Resolve so far because I've read that it is very resource intensive and I don't have a very high end PC at all. I've tried a number of other video editors though, and each seems to have something that I'm missing. I'm wondering whether I'll even be able to use DaVinci effectively with what I currently have though.

I'm not the most knowledgeable with these things but I believe my current PC has:

Intel i5 Quad Core 4590 processor

Nvidia GTX 750-Ti 2GB graphics card

12gb RAM

I don't need to do any thorough or extensive edits or projects. I upload gaming videos so I need 1080p, 60fps primarily. Beyond that, I just cut together clips that I've recorded and add a few transitions and effects. Nothing crazy. I've been using Microsoft ClipChamp but it only exports in 30fps so the gameplay doesn't look as good as it could.

Will my PC be able to handle DaVinci Resolve?

As a small creator I've felt like my premiere videos get snuffed so hard when it comes to the algorithm. Typically my videos pick up traction after a few days but premiere videos stay the same. Should I keep banging my head against the wall or give it up entirely?

I’m just wondering cause I’m not on YouTube often so like I want people to be able to communicate with me so how soon is too early to make that kinda stuff?

As much as I don't really want to I was thinking about having two channels because I play VR and also upload Valorant videos and stream it as well. I am not a big channel, I have 165 subs and creating a second channel will reduce my upload frequency, as content will be split between channels... I am fully aware that these are completely different types of content but I love playing both.

Basically what I am asking is... is it worth it when I really want to grow my channel but will end up having inconsistent numbers as I grow because there are two completely different groups of people watching my videos?

Edit: I also would like to eventually make educational content for valorant so this is why I am thinking about this now. And I stream only Valorant on my current channel which does well but I feel it will not perform as well if I made a new channel as I will have to get back on the algorithm.

Hi, I'm a streamer and I want to know which is the best tool for my editors to download the VODs without losing any quality, what is the best application to do it. Also It would be nice to be able to download by segments

I started posting 2 years ago, at the start I was posting let's play videos and of course at the start I don't expect it to have views so after a while I switch up my content I started doing challenge base videos and It got views but not a lot I think It's even worse than the average new start up youtubers

and I also can't keep up the work because these challenge videos I put in tons of hours some even took days (I'm still a student by the way) so I'm thinking of returning to doing let's play videos am I on the right track ?

Are there any disadvantages to monetising your YouTube channel? Especially in terms of the experience of the viewer?

The only one I can really think of is seeing ads but viewers will see the same ads with the same frequency whether or not you’re monetised right?

Basically is there anything to consider in terms of negatives of monetising your channel?

I'm just so excited. I'm not expecting much but I feel excited.

heres my setup if anyone could draw on the picture on where i can that would help the web cam in the setup is my face cam and in the next image is the webacam for the hand cam

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I record at 90 fps, because on 60 fps my videos look really bad. But, whenever I post it onto youtube, it makes video 1080p50. (This means the video was made so its 50 fps) Also, another thing is that the bitrate goes worse. I use 15k bitrate and obs and whenever I put on youtube it like downgrades it. Please help ;-;

Recording: 90 fps, x264, 15k bitrate

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Also if it would help you, here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aD3q6mNuf0&t=329s

Does anyone know a game that’s good for short form content that can also be funny?

I have a gaming channel that was generating 20k views a day where I would upload 10+ minutes videos 2 times a day. Every upload after 15mins would start being recommended and sent to the correct audience + all the subscribers and I could see that impressions and views were moving accordingly. In the last month I uploaded over 70 videos in that format and every single one of them would perform the same in first 24 hours.

But 3 days ago something happened and my last 3 uploads stopped performing like the other 70+ videos. All 3 videos sit at barely 300 impressions and about 20-30 views in 3 days and 80% of those impressions are coming from 'Subscribed' people whole 20% are from 'Not subscribed'. I have not changed the format of title+thumbnail+edit. The content is different, but format is also the same. How is it possible that something like this can happen randomly?

Also at the same time ALL TIMESTAMPS ACCROSS 70+ VIDEOS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. Normally you can see in the video where the chapters start and end, but 3 days ago they disappeared from all videos.

All previous videos are still pumping views and gaining subs and impressions like crazy, generating the same 20k views a day, but every new upload has been throttled hard and only gets seen by subscribers. The subscribers watch and click on videos as with 50 views I have 15% CTR and 5+minutes AVD, which has all mathematical signs that algorithm should send it to wider audience.

In 1 month ive generated 700k views and 1600 subs, but at the peak of my channel it gets shut down.

What can I do and why is it happening now?

TL;DR - looking for thoughts on this: currently not getting ANY views on my regular format youtube videos. but somehow my old shorts are netting me 100+ views a day.

I'm a small channel, monetized and focused on gaming (ofc). I stream, create edited vids and shorts. While my edited vids never really take off, they've reliably produced a few hundred views in a short run and a handful every so often as time goes on.

recently, I'm getting no views on older vids (at all) and my new vids are getting 20-30 views at a chunk, then nothing.

for the videos, I've tried changing thumbnails, titles, descriptions, etc. nothing seems to be gaining traction.

in all of this, my old shorts are getting 100+ views a day now, where previously it would be maybe 10 or 20 views.

some things to note:

1 - I'm trying to post bi-weekly long form vids, but life is getting in the way of that recently.

2 - in october of 2023, I moved my shorts to their own channel to test some theories I have about content types on youtube. that test is still in progress

3 - I stream four nights a week to a small group of viewers

4 - obviously my content is not that good/popular but I feel like it should be getting more views than it is.

any thoughts on this would be helpful as I'm struggling to figure out what I'm doing wrong aside from putting out mediocre content.

Hey I just started youtube and I'm looking for gamer friends for the PS5, at least for now. I play Deep Rock Galactic right now, but I'm down to get into other games too, just hmu if interested

I have checked if I have any copyright strikes on studio and it says I have none but I can’t go live is there a fix

is it legal to download some videos from youtube for editing with an extention or they will suddenly restrict your channel

Is it true that small channels get a lower bitrate compared to other channels? Does that mean that I should stick to exporting in 2048x1152 rather than exporting with a bitrate of 30,000?

Hello im a small gaming youtuber and i want to become better ive been filming for about a year now but i dont know what to do anymore i get 5-10 average views it's making me really annoyed and sad so if someone could help me please?

Channel Name : Serbroz

Thank you.

I need people to play games with and make videos and livestreams for cod fortnite gta and more on Playstation 5

I'm making my first let's play video for a project, but I don't know what game to play! Does anyone have any suggestions? It should be appropriate for a younger audience 💕💕

Some people say that doing yt shorts first and then moving to long form when you get monetized is a good idea, but others disagree, does anyone have any opinions on this topic that might help me?

As title mentions, not sure if it's a coincidence but when I post shorts that are less than 30 seconds, they tend to get a burst of views right as a post it (anywhere from 2k to 5k), and after that it'll slow down. But when I post shorts that are longer, that doesn't seem to happen, instead it just builds slowly over the course of a few days.

Anyone else notice something similar?

So I started streaming on YouTube it’s just a hobby for me really my shorts do alright I have 122 subs as of yesterday now but I was wondering about encoders what’s the best to use in your opinion ? I currently use obs but I’d like to have like a stream starting screen and stuff I see others with id also like to know how to get my stream into youtube shorts ?