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No, currently you can't download our videos to your computer. YouTube's video player is designed to be used within your browser as an Internet experience. As an alternative to downloading, you can temporarily save videos to watch later by adding them to your QuickList. If you'd like to save them more permanently, login and click "Save to Favorites" under the videos you'd like to keep.

YouTube accepts video files from most digital cameras, camcorders, and cell phones in the .WMV, .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG file formats.

Depending on site traffic, changes to video information can take 8 hours or more to show up in the search index after they've been uploaded, changed, or removed. This includes changes to tags, ratings, views, and comments. Please be patient -- the video will show in the search index shortly. To bypass this time, you may want to send your friends the link of the video via email or private message.

To find videos that were recently uploaded, you may want to sort by "Date Added". To do this, search for the terms that describe the video. From the search results page, click the "Date Added" link on the left of the screen. This will allow you to see the most recently uploaded videos first.

Note that unless the username of the uploader is specified as a tag it may not be indexed for a video search. To find a user (and their videos), perform a search for their username and then select "Channels" on the left side of the page.

Watching videos on YouTube couldn't be easier—just come to the site and browse around, or search for subjects that interest you. To save videos permanently, you need to sign up as a member, and then click the "Save to Favorites" link underneath the videos you want to watch later. You can also use the QuickList feature to save videos temporarily; they will disappear from the list when you quit your browser.

Once you’ve finished editing your video, made sure it's less than 10 minutes, smaller than 100MB, and in an acceptable format, you're ready to upload it.

Click "Upload Videos" in the upper-right-hand corner of any YouTube page.
Enter as much information about your video as possible, including Title, Description, Tags, and Category. The more information you include, the easier it is for users to find your video!
Click the "Continue Uploading" button.
In the next window, click the "Browse" button to browse for the video file. Select the file you want to upload.
Determine if you want your video set to Public or Private.
Click the "Upload Video" button.

YouTube is an online video streaming service that allows anyone to view and share videos that have been uploaded by our members.

YouTube's members rate videos they like, and we review highly-rated and recent videos for consideration in the "Featured Videos" section of the home page and the featured videos on the "Categories" page. In addition, our programming team takes suggestions from members at editor@youtube.com and scans the site for videos of interest.

TestTube (http://www.youtube.com/testtube) is an area of the site where we try out new features to get feedback from users before they're officially launched.

To become a member of YouTube, go to the "Signup" page (http://www.youtube.com/signup), choose a username and password, and enter your information. Then click the "Sign Up" button and you're done.

Confirming your email address is required to perform many actions on YouTube, like uploading videos and posting comments.

New members can follow the steps below to confirm your email:

Once you’ve created your username in our Sign Up page (http://youtube.com/signup), we’ll send a confirmation email to the address you entered.
Click the “Confirm your email address” link within that email. You can also copy and paste the provided link into your browser if you prefer.
You’re done! You’ll be directed to a confirmation page, and you can immediately begin exploring the site!

If you signed up prior to February 2007 and have not yet confirmed your email address, follow these steps:

Go to the Confirm Email page (http://www.youtube.com/email_confirm).
Enter the email addresss you would like to use as your contact for YouTube. Please enter the email address you used when you joined.
Click the "Submit" button.
Check your email for a message from YouTube and click the link in the email to complete the confirmation process.

If you don't receive the confirmation email within a few minutes, be sure to check your spam folder to make sure it wasn't misfiled.

2c I keep being told the username I want is taken. How do I find a user name that works?

YouTube has experienced a lot of growth in user numbers. As a result, you may need to get a little more creative with your user name selection. Try adding other characters before or after the user name you wish to use—many people add their birth year or other identifying information, like this: Maria1972, MariaNY. You can also bracket the name with other characters like this: xxUSERxx.

You can only use letters and numbers for your user name; no spaces or special characters like dashes or underscores are allowed.
User names are not case-sensitive, so 123ABC will be recognized as the same as 123abc. Therefore, if someone else has the user name you want but capitalizes different letters than you, you still can't create that user name.

If you are unable to login with what you know to be your correct username and password, please ensure that you have cookies enabled. If your cookies are already enabled or enabling them doesn't resolve this issue, try the second process below: Clearing the browser's cache.

Enabling cookies
To find out how to enable cookies, click your browser:

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Firefox 1.x (PC)
Firefox (Mac)
Safari

Enable cookies for Internet Explorer 7

Click "Start" and select "Control Panel".
(Note: With Windows XP Classic View, click the Windows "Start" button, then select "Settings" and "Control Panel").
Open the Internet Options icon.
Choose the "Privacy" tab.
Click the "Advanced" button.
Check the box "Override automatic cookie handling" under the Cookies section in the Advanced Privacy Settings window.
Under First-party Cookies, select the "Accept" or "Prompt" option.
Under Third-party Cookies, select the "Accept" or "Prompt" option.
(Note: If you select the "Prompt" option you will be prompted every time a Web site attempts to send you a cookie to click "OK".)
In the Internet Options window, click "OK" to exit.
If this doesn't solve the issue, try: Clear the cache for Internet Explorer 7.

Enable cookies for Internet Explorer 6

Click "Start" and select "Control Panel". (Note: With Windows XP Classic View, click the Windows "Start" button and select "Settings" and "Control Panel")
Select the "Privacy" tab.
Click the "Advanced" button.
Place a check in the "Override Automatic Cookie Handling" check box.
Under First Party Cookies, select the "Accept" or "Prompt" option.
Under Third Party Cookies, select the "Accept" or "Prompt" option. (Note: If you select the "Prompt" option you will be prompted every time a Web site attempts to send you a cookie to click "OK".)
In the Internet Options window, click "OK" to exit.
If this doesn't solve the issue, try: Clear the cache for Internet Explorer 6.

Enable cookies for Mozilla Firefox 2.x (PC)

In Mozilla Firefox, select "Tools" from the file menu.
Select "Options".
Click on the "Privacy" icon in the top panel.
Check the box corresponding to "Accept cookies from sites".
Click "OK" to save and close.
If this doesn't solve the issue, try: Clear the cache for Firefox 2.x (PC).

Enable cookies for Mozilla Firefox 1.x (PC)

In Mozilla Firefox, select "Tools" from the file menu.
Select "Options".
Click on the "Privacy" icon in the top panel.
Click on the "Cookies" tab.
Check the "Allow sites to set cookies" checkbox.
Click "OK" to save and close.
If this doesn't solve the issue, try: Clear the cache for Firefox 1.x (PC).

Enable cookies for Mozilla Firefox (Mac)

Go to the "Firefox" drop down menu.
Select "Preferences".
Select the "Privacy" icon.
Under "Cookies", mark the checkbox for "Allow sites to set Cookies".
If this doesn't solve the issue, try: Clear the cache for Firefox (Mac).

Enable cookies for Safari

Go to the "Safari" drop down menu.
Select "Preferences".
Select the "Security" icon at the top panel.
Under "Accept Cookies" section select "Only from sites you navigate to".
If this doesn't solve the issue, try: Clear the cache for Safari.

Clearing the browser's cache

If your cookies were already enabled or enabling cookies doesn't resolve the problem, you may also want to clear the cookies that are stored on your computer (Please note that while clearing your cookies may resolve the problem, it will also remove your saved settings for sites you've previously visited.)
To find out how to clear the cache, click your browser:

Internet Explorer 7
Internet Explorer 6
Firefox 2.x (PC)
Firefox 1.x (PC)
Firefox (Mac)
Safari

Clear the cache for Internet Explorer 7

Click "Start" and select "Control Panel".
(Note: With Windows XP Classic View click the Windows "Start" button and select "Settings" and "Control Panel").
Open the "Internet Options" icon.
Click on the "General" tab if it isn't selected already.
Under the Browsing history section, click the "Delete…" button.
Click the "Delete cookies…" button.
Select "Yes" if a box appears to confirm.
Click "OK" to close the window.

Clear the cache for Internet Explorer 6

Click "Start" and select "Control Panel".
(Note: Windows XP Classic View click the Windows "Start" button and select "Settings" and "Control Panel")
Open the "Internet Options" icon.
Click on the "General" tab if it isn't selected already.
Under the heading "Temporary Internet files," click the "Delete Cookies..." button.
Click "OK" for the "Delete all cookies in the Temporary Internet Files folder?" prompt.
Click "OK" to exit.

Clear the cache for Mozilla Firefox 2.x (PC)

In Mozilla Firefox, select "Tools" from the file menu.
Select "Options".
Under the "Private Data" heading, click the "Clear Now" button.
Click "OK" to exit.

Clear the cache for Mozilla Firefox 1.x (PC)

In Mozilla Firefox, select "Tools" from the file menu.
Select "Options".
Click on the "Privacy" icon in the top panel.
Click on the "Cookies" tab.
Check the "Clear Cookies Now" button.
Click "OK" to save and close.

Clear the cache for Mozilla Firefox (Mac)

Go to the "Firefox" drop down menu.
Select "Preferences."
Select the "Privacy" icon.
In version 1.5, click "Clear Cache Now." In 1.0, next to "Cache," click the "Clear" button, and then "OK." In 2.0, click on the "Clear Now" button under the "Private Data" heading.

Clear the cache for Safari

Go to the "Safari" drop down menu.
Select "Preferences".
Select the "Security" icon at the top panel.
From the Security dialog box, click "Bookmarks".
Click "Show Cookies".
From the Cookie dialog box, click to choose cookies from youtube.com, and click "Remove". Alternatively, if you want to delete all cookies, click "Remove All".
Click "Done".

If you forgot your password, you can retrieve it here (http://www.youtube.com/forgot).
If you forgot your user name, you can retrieve it here (http://www.youtube.com/forgot_username).

When you sign up to become a YouTube member, the verification code may sometimes produce color combinations that make it hard for people with colorblindness to correctly discern the characters. If you're having trouble, try clicking the "Can't read?" link under the verification code box. This will change the color combination. If you continue to have trouble, you may want to ask a friend to help confirm the code being displayed.

If you have just joined YouTube, the confirmation link is included in the "Welcome" email you received after signing up. If you were already a member of YouTube and are now confirming your email, you will receive a separate confirmation email.

If you don't receive either the welcome or confirmation email when you expect to, check in your email client's spam folder—some are more aggressive than others about identifying spam. If you still haven't received it after several hours, you can try confirming your email again with a different email address by returning to the "Upload" page (http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_upload).

In the upper right corner of most pages, you'll find a line of links to all of your stuff: videos, favorites, playlists, inbox, and subscriptions.If you're on a page that doesn't have this bar (such as a video watch page), you can get to your videos by clicking the "My Account" link at the top of the page and then clicking the "My Uploaded Videos" link.Or you can go directly to your videos (http://www.youtube.com/my_videos).

4b How do I find cool videos to watch?

There are lots of ways to find cool videos to watch. Here are four to start with:

If you know what you're looking for, you can type keywords into the Search box at the top of every page.
Click on the Videos tab to browse the site; the links across the top give you an idea of what other folks on YouTube find interesting, and you can dig deeper within each one using the Time, Category, and Language links on the left to refine the list of videos.
You can also browse the site from the Categories tab to find videos in a more specific area (for example, Pets or Comedy), and refine the list from there using the Search box within the category.
When you find other members whose videos you like, you can subscribe to them so that you're notified whenever they upload new videos—the newest four will show up on the home page when you login, or you can view all of your subscriptions to see them all at once.

At the top right corner of each page is a line of utility links. Click the "History" link to see your Viewing History since you opened the browser. This list is cleared out every time you quit the browser, so if there are videos you want to save to watch later, save them to your Favorites or to a Playlist.

Enabling cookies To find out how to enable cookies, click your browser:

Enabling cookies
To find out how to enable cookies, click your browser: