You know those pretty slideshows that you can view in Flickr? PicLens is a browser plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer that lets you view images from a bunch of sites as slideshows. When we last looked at PicLens, you could view images from Flickr, Google, Photobucket, SmugMug, DeviantArt, and Yahoo! Now PicLens has added support for YouTube videos.
When you click the PicLens button in your browser, you get a black screen and a search bar. Just type any term in the search bar and you can sift through a wall of YouTube thumbnails. Click a video and it will start playing. You can blow videos up to full screen, or look through more thumbnails while your video is playing. In other words, it's kind of like watching YouTube without the ads.
[via VentureBeat]
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5-06-2008 @ 4:47PM
Maikel said...
I love this feature. I've been using the YouTube version for about a week, and I am very happy with it. I was happy with PicLens already when it only supported Google Image and Flickr. Now it's perfect!
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5-06-2008 @ 10:45PM
Cooliris Team said...
Thanks so much for blogging about our new PicLens release, with support for YouTube videos.
In case your readers are interested, here's a link to our demo video that shows how PicLens can transform your YouTube experience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QkpIO1TP0A
You can literally search 100s of videos on our "PicLens 3D Wall" in a split second, zoom in and out, watch videos in full-screen or as a super-duper tiny thumbnail. It's a lot fun.
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Alec & The Cooliris Team
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5-07-2008 @ 8:18AM
burnblue said...
Sorry to say, but they did this so incredibly long ago
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5-09-2008 @ 8:57PM
Coollector said...
If you like Piclens, and if you're also a movie buff, here's a freeware that uses Piclens 3D wall to display your DVD collection, your favorite movies & series, your favorite actors, etc...
It also uses the latest PicLens feature to find videos on YouTube (trailers, interviews, making of, alternate scenes, spoofs, etc...)
http://www.coollector.com
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