YTC007 - Monday Update

Oh dear, did I really not do a normal blog post since the last video comment?

Ah well, back to normal this week!

YouTube Comment - YTC006 - Show Update & Intuos4

My usual thursday video comment with some news on this weeks show and a quick peek at my new toy - the Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet.

PS Don't worry about the Intel man in the background, I saved him from plunging off the shelf once I realised he was in such a precarious position!

YTVC004 - Snow Leopard Server

Another of my video comments, this time, a few words about this weeks show.

As an experiment, I uploaded this in 1080p to see how YouTube handled it. The muppet clip I mention in the clip, has a selectable streaming resolution of either 720p or 1080p although this clip doesn't? Perhaps it takes them a bit long to process the 1080p version?

To see the higher quality version of the file, you need to click through to YouTube by clicking on the YouTube symbol - bottom right.

Boo Hoo...

Well my masterplan to become a YouTube partner didn't quite work out as planned. 

As you may be aware, I've started up a new-fangled YouTube ScreenCastsOnline channel  which is going fantastically well and I've received some great feedback. I'm posting some video comments and various miniclips in several playlists, all in glorious HD.

The plan was to try and get up to 600+ subscribers and then register my interest in becoming a YouTube partner. That brings along with it a slew of new tools and features that would allow me to post some longer videos, customise my YouTube page and allow me to select any frame for the videos to act as a thumbnail.

The guidance for the YouTube Partner acceptance is a bit vague:

 Applications are reviewed for a variety of criteria, including but not limited to the size of your audience, country of residence, quality of content, and consistency with our Community Guidelines and Terms of Use.

But I'd heard that 600 - 1000 subscribers is a good benchmark.

Well, thanks to the support of my ScreenCastsOnline viewers and Twitter followers, I'd reached 700+ in just a few short weeks.

Throwing caution to the wind, I thought I'd chance my hand and apply.

The process involves and automated review of your channel, but that didn't look hopeful as it came back with a negative comment. Regardless, you can still apply so I thought I'd press on and completed the application.

A couple of days later, the judgement was passed:

Thank you for your interest in the YouTube Partner Program. Our goal is to extend invitations to as many partners as we can. Unfortunately we are unable to accept your application at this time. The current level of viewership of your account has not met our threshold for acceptance.

D'oh!

Ah well, I'll just have to continue posting content to YouTube and try and push up the views of the videos. 

I'm really not too disheartened to be honest, it's early days as far as YouTube is concerned and I'll press on. The unfortunate thing is I can't re-apply for Partner status another two months so you'll just have to put up with the thumbnails of me in random poses and facial expressions for a little bit longer. You only get a choice of 3 frames from the video as a non-partner, so it's a bit hit and miss!