YouTube has updated and visually refreshed a few features today — and these tweaks should appeal to consumers and creators of video alike. First up, Browse has been freshened to allow direct access to more categories and channels of video which can be subscribed to right from the page. That's really the extend of the end user-facing changes; on the creation side, Video Editor has gotten a full-on "visual overhaul" with easier clip trimming and a new timeline. It's not going to replace Premiere — or even iMovie, in all likelihood — but it'll be a great way to handle some quick and dirty edits right from the web. Finally, Video Manager also gets a visual refresh along with search history and the restoration of a couple popular features that had previously disappeared: like / dislike stats and sorting of your videos by popularity. The Browse and Video Editor changes are available immediately; the revised Video Manager will be rolling out "over the next few days."
YouTube refreshes Video Editor, Video Manager, and Browse

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I had no idea that YouTube had any editing capabilities up until now.
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 | 9:12 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Yep, it’s been around for a while now ;)
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 | 9:30 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I had to use it once when YouTube accidentally pasted one of my videos to the end of itself. (Not a joke. They doubled the length of the video, and where the video was supposed to end was the start of that same video. Needless to say, endpoints were adjusted.)
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 | 9:45 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
that’s great. So anyway…….
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 | 9:36 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Reminds me a bit of iMovie, in a good way.
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 | 11:01 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
It does look quite a bit like iMovie but I guess there are only so many ways to display those elements.
Posted on Jan 27, 2012 | 12:31 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Can we edit videos longer than 15 minutes (while being YouTube Partners) now?
Posted on Jan 27, 2012 | 12:41 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Is the resolution lock still at 480p when editing videos or can we now edit in full hd?
Posted on Jan 27, 2012 | 2:43 AM EST via mobile reply Recommend Flag actions
Shall give it a test, uploading a 720P short clip now :)
Posted on Jan 27, 2012 | 9:58 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Seems like the edited 720P clip remained viewable at 720P.
Posted on Jan 27, 2012 | 10:25 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Does it let you adjust the volume of your videos yet? I’ve uploaded a couple that are a little on the quiet side.
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 | 12:16 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
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