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Filed under: Internet, Video, Web services, Google

YouTube launches custom video players

YouTube's been busy rolling out tweaks to their ubiquitous video player. And it's not all about placing advertising on the screen. They've also launched a new custom player feature that lets you decorate your player in one of nine unattractive color schemes. The cool part is that you can also create a custom playlist for your player.




Here we have 7 videos created for or featured on Download Squad at some point during the last year. The nifty thing about the new player is that you can check each video out without leaving this page. The down side is that the player really wants to be 500 pixels by 430 pixels, so it doesn't quite fit into our site design. We had to crop it to make it sort of fit the page, so you can't see the glorious green border as Google intended it.

You'll need a YouTube account to create a custom player. And you'll probably want to create a new playlist in your favorites section unless you want to embed the videos of your cat prancing around the apartment along with your tech demos.

[via Google Operating System]

Filed under: Video, Windows, Macintosh

A peek inside Joost

So what's all this hullabaloo about Joost anyway? If you aren't lucky enough to score one of the invites we're giving away, take a peep inside Joost with our handy video. If you're impatient, skip ahead about a minute, because Joost on a Mac takes a wee bit to shake the cobwebs off.

Filed under: Audio, Internet, Video, Macintosh, Yahoo!

OS X-compatible Yahoo! Music video player released as beta

Yahoo! Music video player screencapYahoo!'s corporate blog, Yodel Anecdotal, announced the availability of a new Yahoo! Music video player. This is a beta release and they have put up a slick user feedback mechanism for you to use in telling them how to make it better and what features rock (pardon the pun).

From the well-prepared tutorial the new features are:
  • Video Lineup: control the videos you want to watch! Create a customized video lineup, arrange and reorganize videos, monitor upcoming selections, and create your own session playlist.
  • Easy video search: from within the video player, instantly find videos by searching for your favorite artists or video titles.
  • Browse by category: get customized recommendations based on your video ratings, or choose from recommendations by category-Top 100, exclusive Nissan Live Sets, videos you've recently watched, and more!
  • All new design: everything at your fingertips! Enhanced video player controls, simplified video search, and easier ways to browse content-all in one place, within one interface.
  • Mac Compatible: now available for Macintosh OS X.

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Filed under: Video, Google, Freeware

Google Video Player for OS X

Google Video Player for OS XI'm trying not to make this an all-Google news day, but yesterday at the official Google blog, Googler Matthew Vosburgh has announced the availability of Google Video Player for OS X. The Mac player does everything the Windows version does, most importantly letting you watch videos purchased through Google Video, plus the free ones, on something other than Windows. It's also a universal binary, so it'll work on both Intel and PowerPC Macs.

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