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Youtube Chapters

Started by JayZippo, 27 Dec, 2022, 01:33 PM

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JayZippo

So I was researching on how to put some of my better videos into chapters so people can jump from section to section if they wish. I see that all the time with other channels.

For some reason, people with a strike on their channel can't use this feature? Or ones that have adult content. I find odd, many of the channels I watch are adult orientated and they have it... but whatever. Another Youtube, stick it up your ass thing.

BTW my strike was 5 years ago on something I posted over 10 years ago. Forgot about it and they refuse to listen to the "grandfathered" things they had in play at the time. Typical. But whatev.

Here is the note from the tubes:

Note: Not all videos are eligible for automatic chapters, and not all eligible videos will have automatic chapters. If the channel has any active strikes, or if the content may be inappropriate to some viewers, the video chapters feature won't be available.
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Rhody Seth

So you can't put chapters in your videos or YouTube won't put automatic chapters in your videos?
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JayZippo

QuoteSo you can't put chapters in your videos or YouTube won't put automatic chapters in your videos?

Either. Can't do any of it. The option is not available because I have a strike on my channel.

have no idea why that is a thing for striked channels... but it is.
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Rhody Seth

Hmm, that's very strange.
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bonzillesgames

Can someone explain what automatic chapters are is it the same as when you add timestamps to the description and start at 0:00 or automatic chapters different ?
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Rhody Seth

QuoteCan someone explain what automatic chapters are is it the same as when you add timestamps to the description and start at 0:00 or automatic chapters different ?

Automatic chapters means YouTube algorithm attempts to make chapters for your video based on where it thinks logical breakpoints are.  I've only found it done in one of my videos (and they weren't exactly right either).
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LandyVlad

Nod being able to do manual chapters is stupid.

Chapters are a benefit to viewers, more than  creators - so they keep viewers happier you'd think youtube would want everyone to use them.

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JayZippo

#7
Doing more research on this. It makes less and less sense.

Watching one of my favorite youtubers, adult content (not porn) but 13+ swearing and the like, he has 1 strike on his channel. He had chapters in his videos.

mind you he has millions of followers, but I don't get chapters, not at all. Tried all different ways, and it does not work for me. I even uploaded a video that was 3 minutes long and all it said was "Chapter 1" and I had default music playing, then Chapter 2. Then Chapter 3. Then I was hoping in a day or two the chapters would appear, but they did not. I even put them in the description. Nothing. After a week, I tore it down, now more confused than ever.

I could get on board with this restriction if people were using it to promote violence, sex and swearing... but it doesn't. It is actually a really great user experience tool.

But, I keep coming back to one thing.

"Youtube is Free."

I know I am a foregone conclusion, "you get what you pay for."

SMH.
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LandyVlad

I wasn't aware of any restriction on use of chapters or visibility of chapters. It's possible there may be a minimum video length for it to have chapters I suppose - or a minimum chapter length, but I'm pretty sure as long as you put time codes in the  description, and the first one is 00:00 (or perhaps 00:01) it should work.

I agree I think chapters are one of the best User experience things YouTube has incorporated.
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