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The new and improved DTube, version 0.6 has just been launched so here is an easy to digest video tour of all the new features.
https://about.d.tube/
So before we begin, let me not make any assumptions here, DTube is a decentralised rival for YouTube built on the Steem blockchain and IPFS technology.
The combination of these two technologies means neither the data nor the video files are centrally hosted.
This creates a one of a kind platform that allows people to earn cryptocurrency rewards, is resistant to censorship, has no ads AND is entirely open source.
You find out more by going to about.d.tube but for now let’s begin the tour of all the new features in version 0.6.
Also note that this is simply the video version of the official DTube 0.6 announcement post on Steemit.
My thinking was that most people won’t be bothered to read it and DTube will not get enough appreciation.
As a video, many more people will get the information and DTube will get the recognition it so dearly deserves.
https://steemit.com/dtube/@heimindanger/d-tube-0-6-pushing-it-to-the-limit
Growing By A Video A Minute
At time of recording D.Tube has grown to the point where a new video is uploaded every minute!
That gives you some perspective and destroys any notion that DTube is some theoretical project that is only being used by a handful of people.
More Encoding Power
For DTube to be usable by the average user they should have to put in as little effort as possible.
That means the DTube system needs to take whatever video file you give it and then automatically process it behind the scenes into a format that everyone is able to view.
DTube has grown so much since v0.5, 2 more dedicated servers have been brought online, just for encoding the videos.
New Logo
So now we have this new branding which is much better and much clearer.
New Media Kit
https://about.d.tube/mediakit.html
Following on from the new logo, this forms part of the new DTube media kit, which was one of the most popular requests.
This allows the DTube brand to appear consistently when people use it within their videos as well as opens up the possibility for you to create your own t-shirts, mugs and all other kind of merchandise bearing the DTube logo.
Improved Loading Logic
In this version of DTube when you click on a video the player will scan the IPFS network to find the copy of the file that has the fastest connection to you and then load it from there.
This not only means the video will start playing faster when you first click on it, it should also play smoother and without interruptions.
The video player is now also using a full custom design with a proper settings menu where you can change the speed at which the video plays.
This is also where new settings can be added in future updates.
Hotkeys
The player now also responds to keyboard commands.
Press space to play and pause the video.
Press left and right arrow keys to go back 5 seconds or forward 5 seconds.
If you press a number such as 5, it will jump to the 5 minute point.
Frame Thumbnail Preview
You’ll find another feature when it comes to scrubbing the timeline.
When you hover your mouse of the timeline, you now get a thumbnail preview so you can find particular part of the video.
Thumbnail Resizing
We spoke earlier on about how DTube takes in all kind of different video files and then processed them into a universal format everyone can view.
Well, DTube is now also doing that for pictures.
Now, no matter if someone uploads a picture straight from their digital camera, DTube will resize the image to a small thumbnail so it loads super fast for the viewers but without the person uploading having to put in any effort.
More than that though, DTube now only loads thumbnails that are in view. You can see this in action by visiting the hot videos page.
Discovery
One big drawback of DTube up until now was that unless you were already a super popular creator, you wouldn’t get in the hot or trending actions and thus would never be discovered.
In this new version of DTube when you open up the side menu you will see there are now dedicated pages for, hot, trending and new videos.
But there’s more.
These pages are now infinitely scrollable, making it much more likely for smaller creators to get their videos found.
Tag Browsing
And speaking of discovering stuff…
You can now browse Dtube by tags.
Let’s say if we click on a video, we watched it, we liked it and wanted more of the same…
You’ll notice that the tags are now listed right under the video player.
So I just click on one of these and boom…
I end up on another infinitely scrolling page full of videos that have this tag.
And finally…
if you need help with anything DTube related people use the DTube discord channel because that is now the official hub of the DTube community:
https://discord.gg/dtube
▶️ DTube
▶️ IPFS
Support for video codecs might be also important. I have tried to upload a screen recording to dtube and it always got aborted because of an error. I think that a codec might have triggered the upload error but I am not 100% sure.
Still, dtube is a great way to present videos.
what file format are you attempting to upload?
A h.264 video recorded using the macOS quicktime player.
I have noticed that your video does not play on Safari but it does play on the chrome browser for whatever reason.
I hate this codec errors, have it all the time..
This awesome typing your post nice
Nice job, Chris. I shared this here and on facebook. I am encouraging people to move on over here to beat the censoring game. I am learning as much as I can myself right now about how to utilize this great platform. I need all the help I can get! Thank you!
iamstoked! new version dtube and what a version upgrade and performace! this is woooow! im doing cartflips and backwheels cryptoverse reviews it all of course i can also cast dtube via tab casting onto my tv screen imstoked
Great job! I hope DTube can eventually replace YouTube!
Really good video! I'm promoting the sh*t out of DTube and STEEM. It deserve so much more attention. Great that people like yourself are promoting it. Cheers!
I'm so happy to see these new features been added, this will enhance the user experience , great job here thanks for letting us know
yes i also getting excited for this new update and it will be to great man <3
@sibtainali
It will be magical when the search is more optimized.
D.tube look's like it has a promising future especially as an alternative to YouTube for people who want more freedom. Great article pointing out the new features.
I'm very glad that this platform is alive and well. I wish very best to Steemit and DTube team. Good Job!
Me too.
yes steemit team are very ow-some, they give us a wonderful platform < thanks steemit <3
@sibtainali
Thank you for this information
I wish you success
If D.tube will support streaming i will be in heaven <3
It will be the best platform ever
dlive.io
I just started following you and I can say that I love watching your videos because these are high quality content, great job!
Great stuff !
Wow great post!!! It is very knowledgeable for new members like me and others!!! Thank you
Its great to see it evolving so well and at a calm but consistent speed. I espescially like the effort to help new creators get their content found. It is of course these new creators that build communities such as these and help them grow to their full potential which I am sure with Dtube is massive.....I hope.
I love the new logo!
It's clean, smart and original but most of all, it no longer looks like a YouTube wannabe.
It's awesome that developers are working on DTube
i am not able to upvote or like. says unknown error!!!!!!!
I am using steemconnect to login to watch your video on dtube but takes forever to load. What could be the issue?????
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https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@racoo/mr-zuckerberg-is-learning-how-cryptocurrency-works-racoo
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Great video explaining Dtube. One problem that I am finding though is that now videos/posts are posted on so many different sites that valuable comments from one site are potentially not being picked up and as fully discussed as people are watching the same video on another site e.g. YouTube. It would be good for DTube and YouTube and Steem etc to find a way to share comments made on each other's video postings, a post api or something like that. Maybe you might consider feeding that back to DTube if you agree.
I am a guy who loves to teach and acquire knowledge, I think it would be nice to use d.tube as a means for posting my online videos and tutorials.
It was nice posting this, and making me see the nice features i could get from it, and the opportunities opened to me if i decide to #follow you
Thank you very much, very useful information.
Yey, thanks for the guide! The progess on Dtube is awesome and its nice to be part of them #steemit project. And it's always good to have people, who spread this project around the world. Kepp on, dude!
Amazing competition, its great that you are helping us new steemit members. Its very hard to promote our work without awesome competition like this :)
Good morning, thank you for the post that d.tube .6 is here! I had commented on one of your previous posts about the torrent client that you had a link to, for dedicating part of our computer memory for d.tube, and I do not know if I ever got a reply. I need some help with that as I am not the best at such things. That being said, I just picked up an SSD for the laptop and my old tower is being rebuilt as a server by a friend, so I would like to dedicate a LARGE amount of that space also for hosting d.tube videos as I would love to see the community grow. Please let me know, or maybe provide another link and I will give it another go!
Thanks for the information... This is really helpful for new members like me. Great job
Nic post
I'm so happy to see. Nice post, thank you
Soon, I'll be adding to stream videos being added by the minute. It's exciting to part of this new community and platform.
I keep getting "The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported." when trying to play a Dtube video. Help please?
Nice update ^^
Nic post
"The cryptoverse" I like that! Good read :)
Reaaly great. Share for Thanks Sir
Awesome stuff! Thanks for taking the time to explain everything so clearly. This is great for those of us that lack some of the necessary tech skills to get our content posted. I will be setting up an account and moving my videos immediately (meaning in the next week or two). Best to you and your team. Happy New Year!
I will follow you to the end of the blockchain mr Monk!
Good video! I like your new set-up. I watch your videos daily. Keeps me updated. Keep up the great work.
NSFW section should be removed.
My opinion everything else is amazing.
This new platform seems very promising, especially when more non-meta content arrives here! That will ensure non-crypto-enthusiasts also can set their foot in this ecosystem. The way it works is just really addicting, to be honest, and that is a thing that really is important in social media!
The cutting edge as always! Thank you!!
I still miss the theater mode mode. So I don't have to go in and out of fullscreen all the time. Hope the add this in one of the next updates.
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Will there be an Andriod app for it?
Awsome video and great summary of all the important details, thanks.
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