YouTube rolled out some tweaks to their website on Thursday to improve user experience and encourage content creators to continue using the site.
One of the main points of the feature update was the release of videos with 60 frames per second. The support for videos containing 48 to 60 frames per second would start next month, PCMag reported. However, the website already publicized some videos showing this development. Most of the videos were for the gaming community.
Aside from the 60 FPS update, the video-sharing website also announced that the site would start supporting subtitles submitted by users. There were many users in YouTube, and some of them have hearing problems or do not speak the same language. The subtitle feature would allow users to submit subtitles or captions they created for any video content. As of the moment, this feature could be seen at Fine Art Tips, Got Talent Global, Unicoos and Barely Political.
The video-sharing site also talked about another exciting addition. In their blog, YouTube discussed Fan Funding, a feature in which fans could send financial support to their favorite YouTube channels. This would function like crowd-sourcing, and a few developers were already trying this feature out on Android and desktop. Fan-funding is being tested by channels including Fitness Blender, The King of Random, The Young Turks, Thug Notes, and Dulce Delight.
InfoCards would also be added to channels. These interactive cards could be programmable by the channel manager through desktop, tablets, or phones.
Lastly, the Audio Library, which contained millions of free songs and audio for YouTube users, would be updated with sound effects. Royalty-free sound effects such as screaming, explosion, and fighter jets would be made available to any YouTube user. Not only that, YouTube also added more tracks to the Audio Library.
