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Show HN: Made a web app for grouping YouTube videos to play together and share

11 points by mcrittenden 15y ago

revorad 15y ago
If you're trying to create some syncing effect by playing the videos simultaneously, then that's getting lost because of buffering.
- mcrittenden 15y ago
  Not really, I just skipped the first few seconds of the first video because it's just noise. But more importantly, are you on a slow connection by any chance? I haven't had any buffering issues so I'm wondering if I'm the exception or the rule. I could specify that videos should play at their lowest quality if necessary, which should help, but I'd like to avoid that unless it's strictly necessary.
  - revorad 15y ago
    I'm on a pretty good connection (I think). I watch a lot of youtube videos and never have any serious buffering issues. Maybe it's just these particular videos. Anyway, it's a fun idea. You should share it here - http://swym.me http://swym.me
dimitar 15y ago
What is the difference between this and the playlist in YouTube itself?
- mcrittenden 15y ago
  Click "Play All" and it plays them all together at the same time. Also, you can control each video's start time and volume. So for example, you could play a video of your cousin dancing but mute that and also play another video of bluegrass music as if that's what he's dancing too. A lame example, I know, but it gives you an idea of what I was going for.
  - mmahemoff 15y ago
    Yo dawg, I heard you like hangouts .. This could be interesting with some Google Hangouts people are doing, where they set up a Hangout, which gets recorded, to watch another live Hangout or live event elsewhere. And I'm sure there are Hangouts where people gather round to watch some YouTube video together too.
markbao 15y ago
Wow, that speech from Network is fantastic.
j45 15y ago
I recently discovered youtube playlists. I like it a lot but hate the ads. Does this solve that in some way as well?
- mcrittenden 15y ago
  The purpose of this site is to play the videos at the same time which is what the "play all" button is for. Do youtube playlists support this feature or was that just not immediately apparent?
Mizza 15y ago
The Network + post rock mashup was awesome. Unfortunately, there was some stuttering, which kind of killed the effect.

11 points by mcrittenden 15y ago

If you're trying to create some syncing effect by playing the videos simultaneously, then that's getting lost because of buffering.

mcrittenden 15y ago
Not really, I just skipped the first few seconds of the first video because it's just noise. But more importantly, are you on a slow connection by any chance? I haven't had any buffering issues so I'm wondering if I'm the exception or the rule. I could specify that videos should play at their lowest quality if necessary, which should help, but I'd like to avoid that unless it's strictly necessary.
- revorad 15y ago
  I'm on a pretty good connection (I think). I watch a lot of youtube videos and never have any serious buffering issues. Maybe it's just these particular videos. Anyway, it's a fun idea. You should share it here - http://swym.me http://swym.me

dimitar 15y ago

What is the difference between this and the playlist in YouTube itself?

mcrittenden 15y ago
Click "Play All" and it plays them all together at the same time. Also, you can control each video's start time and volume. So for example, you could play a video of your cousin dancing but mute that and also play another video of bluegrass music as if that's what he's dancing too. A lame example, I know, but it gives you an idea of what I was going for.
- mmahemoff 15y ago
  Yo dawg, I heard you like hangouts .. This could be interesting with some Google Hangouts people are doing, where they set up a Hangout, which gets recorded, to watch another live Hangout or live event elsewhere. And I'm sure there are Hangouts where people gather round to watch some YouTube video together too.

markbao 15y ago

Wow, that speech from Network is fantastic.

j45 15y ago

I recently discovered youtube playlists. I like it a lot but hate the ads. Does this solve that in some way as well?

mcrittenden 15y ago
The purpose of this site is to play the videos at the same time which is what the "play all" button is for. Do youtube playlists support this feature or was that just not immediately apparent?

Mizza 15y ago

The Network + post rock mashup was awesome. Unfortunately, there was some stuttering, which kind of killed the effect.