YouTube adds Quick Capture for instant online recording
Last week YouTube added a killer new feature that's been a long time coming: Quick Capture. It allows anybody with a webcam to essentially record video directly to YouTube's servers, cleverly taking the sometimes laborious upload process out of the loop. All you have to do is get a YouTube account, head over the Quick Capture page, enter a title and such, authorize Flash to access your webcam, and hit Record. While power-users will feel the lack of editing tools, novices who can't or don't want to deal with video-editing software will quickly start taking advantage of Quick Capture, and I suspect it will quickly become a major source of videos on YouTube. Being able to create and uploads on a whim with basically zero overhead will be a big drive for lone amateur video publishers.YouTube also recently launched a Video Toolbox section, which contains tips and tutorials "from the pros" on improving your video with better lighting, sound, editing, and more.
[Thanks, Mike!]
