YouTube introduces 60fps HD livestreams

YouTube is taking on Twitch with its latest feature—60 frames-per-second HD livestream support. The streaming video site now supports livestreams at 60fps for 720p and 1080p resolutions. It makes use of YouTubes HTML5 player, which lets viewers see previously recorded portions of the streams in 1.5x or 2x speed if they want to. YouTube will knock down the frame rate to 30fps if your device can’t support 60fps.

These kinds of videos are already up on YouTube but you can’t really tell if the stream your watching is using this frame rate. PCWorld suggests games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive; if you want to see videos in all their 60fps silky smooth glory, that is.

Source: PCWorld

YouTube to kill off Collections feature this month

Google seems to be doing a cleaning spree on its apps and services. This time, YouTube is taking out its Collections feature by May 20^th. Collections are grouped subscriptions of feeds and channels that you can label under a single title and view in a new playlist. Unfortunately, it seems not too many people are fond of using this feature. Google and YouTube didn’t specify why they decided to ax this feature. But it doesn’t seem like it’ll be sorely missed though.

Source: YouTube Support | Via: Android Police

YouTube FanFest to make North American debut in Toronto

YouTube is bringing some of its biggest Canadian and global talents to Toronto for the first YouTube FanFest in North America. The free live showcase will be held at Yonge-Dundas Square. It's expected to be an evening of laughter, mashups, music, fashion, beauty, and so much more. It'll be hosted by Montreal-based food crew Harley Morenstein and Epic Meal Time. And the acts you can expect include Jenna Marbles, Bethany Mota, ||Superwoman||, LaurDIY, David Choi, Michael Stevens of Vsauce, Veritasium, Kina Grannis, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Macy Kate, JusReign, Daniela Andrade, Mike Tompkins, and Madilyn Bailey. 

The red carpet for the event starts at 5:00 p.m. E.T., while the main show will begin at 8 p.m. E.T. You can check this link for more information. 

YouTube brings cards format to in-video annotations

YouTube is introducing cards format for in-video annotations. Perhaps it harks to Google’s Material Design for its mobile platform but the move is said to help creators add more information about their content and the other things they offer. Plus, it works on both mobile and desktop, so you can share what you want on them. Right now, the six cards you can display include: Merchandise, Fundraising, Video, Playlist, Associated, Website, and Fan Funding. YouTube hopes this move will be able to replace annotations in the future.

Source: YouTube Creator Blog