These days, the leading social network is the VKontakte community, so people gather there for completely different purposes. Chat, get acquainted, promote your business, find diverse information of interest - all this can be found on VKontakte. Today, video content can be considered the most popular, and certainly convenient to use and understand, among information tools. YouTube is one of the most advanced video hosting services, which is used to record videos with subsequent posting on the World Wide Web. In this article we will look at the history of video hosting and instructions for using video for the benefit of VK. We will also study detailed instructions on how to add a video from YouTube to VK.
How to quickly add a video from YouTube to VKontakte
Adding (downloading) video material from YouTube to your VKontakte page is very simple. In the browser we find the required video on YouTube. Then in the address bar you need to select and copy with a mouse click (by clicking on the right button) the link sent to the video from YouTube.
In Contact, you need to go to the
Video and click on the “Add video” button. Then in the window that opens, select the line “Add from another site”, and in the empty line, paste with a mouse click (right button) the link previously copied from the YouTube video service.
After you paste the previously copied link, a settings window will appear, here you can add or change the title, description...
You can also choose whether to show the video to all users or only to friends. In addition, you can define the appropriate settings for who can comment on this video. By checking the “publish on my page” tag, the video will be sent to the user’s wall. In the “description” line you can write your comment on the video. Now we have figured out how to add a video from YouTube to VKontakte.
Why is the channel not in the YouTube search and why can’t I log in?
To check whether users can see your channel when searching for YouTube video hosting, just know what it is called, go to the appropriate “YouTube directory” and enter the name in the search bar.
Why is my channel not showing up in YouTube search? If the resource is not displayed, despite the fact that several days have already passed since its creation, it is worth fulfilling a few more conditions. First, make a description of the project, indicating the main idea, etc. Secondly, publish several videos, preferably for someone to watch them (yourself or your friends).
After all the manipulations done, the channel will be visible in searches in 2-4 days. If after this period of time it does not appear in the search engine, it would be advisable to contact YouTube support.
The most common problem when logging in is data entry errors (username and password). If the user specified an incorrect login (Gmail email address), the Google service will immediately notify him about this and offer to restore the data. The situation is similar with the password.
How to add a video from YouTube to VK using social network buttons
You can use videos downloaded from YouTube for completely different purposes. But at the same time, it is important to understand one condition - you cannot violate the rights of the authors, therefore, if the video does not belong to you, then there must be a link to the original source and the approval of the author. So, now let's look at how to add a video to the VKontakte website from YouTube? First of all, open the required video. Below the author’s avatar there are buttons, among which there is a button with the following content: “Share”.
This is the one you need. By clicking on it, you will see a list of social networks where you can send videos. If you are interested in VKontakte, you need to click this button. This is one of the easy ways to download VKontakte videos from YouTube.
In the window that appears, you need to select an image for the video (or delete it altogether). You can also leave a comment and define an item that will direct the added video to the “My Videos” category. Having marked the necessary options, click on the “Send” button, the video material will be sent to your VKontakte wall and will be in your videos.
Registration of a personal account
Creating a separate personal account on a Youtube channel according to a specific algorithm is not carried out. A user who has created a personal profile on Google or has a Gmail email account automatically gains access to personal accounts of all Google services, including Youtube.
There are several options for registering a personal account with Google, which use various gadgets. Each user can choose the most convenient method for themselves.
Registration using a computer or laptop
Using a computer or laptop connected to the Internet, a personal Google profile is created on the company’s official website.
Algorithm of actions:
- Go to www.google.com.
- Set your native language in the settings.
- Open the “Login” tab, which is located in the upper right corner.
- Click on the “Create an account” tab.
- Answer the questions in the registration form.
- Create a username and password.
- Complete registration.
Using the login and password from the created account, you can log into your personal account of the Youtube channel and use all its features.
Registration using a smartphone
The actions are performed in this order:
- The smartphone must be connected to the Internet
- In the settings, find the “Accounts” item.
- Select Google from the options offered by the system.
- Open the authorization window.
- Fill in your personal information.
- Create your own login credentials.
- Complete registration.
Important! A personal account created using any of the proposed methods can be used on any type of gadget. To do this, you need to know your profile login information (login and password).
Another option for creating an account is registering a mailbox with the Gmail domain extension. To do this, you need to log into the website https://mail.google.com/, click the registration window, fill out the registration form, assign a name to your mailbox and create a password.
Upon completion of registration, the user will receive an email, account and access to all Google services.
Uploading video from computer
It happens that before you upload a video from YouTube to VKontakte, you first have to download it to your computer. There may be completely different reasons for this. For example, if you find a video that interests you and are worried that it may disappear, then this is the very reason when you can download the video directly to your computer and keep it there for a while. In order to download the video to your computer, you can use special programs. The following programs can be considered the most proven and trustworthy: youtubebyclick.com , ByClick , GetVideo . These services are suitable for downloading videos for VK to your computer. By using these services, after a while you will see the desired videos on your computer. Now we will look at the action plan when the video needs to be uploaded from a computer to the VK website. To do this, you need to open the VKontakte page and go to the Videos section. There you need to open the “Add video” tab and click on it. After this, a list of folders on your computer will open for you, from where you need to extract the necessary video.
YouTube contacts in the Android app
Adding contacts
- Open the Inbox tab → Messages → Contacts .
- Select View Contacts .
- Click Add.
- Choose how you want to add contacts.
The recipient must accept your invitation before you can send the video to them. Recipients must use the YouTube mobile app or have a Google account to accept the invitation. If a person does not accept the invitation, the link will disappear after 72 hours.
View and manage your contact list
If you want to view your YouTube contact list or manage it in the mobile app:
- Open the Contacts tab.
- Tap any contact to view that person's channel, remove them from your list, or block them.
Add a video to a new post on the wall
In order to add a video to a new wall post, you no longer need to reinvent the wheel. Everything here is very, very simple. To do this, the video must already be uploaded to the VKontakte video album. Now you go to the page, click on the inscription “what’s new” and click on the “video recording” sign. A list of existing videos will open in front of you, and all you have to do is select the desired video. This way, the selected video will appear in your friends’ news. Now you already know how to add a video to a VKontakte wall in a simple way, and you will quickly cope with it.
All you have to do is add the video to the group
The final step along the path of a YouTube video will be a thematic or business group on VKontakte. Adding a video to a VKontakte group is also not difficult. To add a video to the group, you also need to click on the inscription on the wall “what’s new with you” and select a video from the album. If you don’t yet have this video in your album, then go to the “to my videos” heading and select the one you need from the list of your videos. (For more details, see How to add a video to a VK Group). You can also add a video to the community the other way. You can go to your page, select a video, and when you open it, you will see a list of options that you can perform with this video. In the “more” item there is an option “add to community”, clicking on which will open a list of communities in which you are a manager. By selecting one or more of them, you will send the video to the group's album. Now you know several ways to add a video to a group.
Smart TV
To watch videos and manage your YouTube account through your TV without additional equipment, you need a built-in Smart TV. This feature makes it possible to use the Internet, applications, watch movies, videos, and so on. To log into YouTube on your TV, you need to install the application through the proprietary catalog from the device manufacturer. For example, on LG TVs you need to download the program through the LG Content Store, Samsung products have their own App Store, and so on. After installation, do the following: 1. Using the remote control, go to the TV settings and connect it to a Wi-Fi network or the same router using an Ethernet cable. The smartphone on which you are logged into YouTube must be connected to the same network.
2. Now launch the app on your TV and click on the “Login” button. The device will start searching for the nearest smartphone on the same Wi-Fi network.
3. Take your smartphone and click on the profile icon next to which a notification appears. Confirm your authorization with the “Login to Account” button. Allow viewing of videos using this account. After a short synchronization (the message “Logging in” appears on the TV screen), you will see a greeting and a list of recommendations from your profile!
And there is also a second method for connecting an account to YouTube on a Smart TV: 1. Follow steps 1-2 from the previous instructions.
2. The code will be displayed on the main page of the application on TV. Go to YouTube on your PC or phone and through the settings, open the “View on TV” section. Enter this code.
3. Give permission to manage your YouTube account from another device.
4. After successful authorization, you will see a corresponding notification on your computer or smartphone. This means you can start working with your profile on your TV!
If you do not want to log in, then connect your smartphone and TV to the same network, then play the video on your mobile device and click the content broadcast icon. The video will automatically open on the big screen.
How to delete a video from VK
It may also happen that you need to delete the video. Then you need to go to the video and click on the cross on top. This way, videos can be deleted from video albums. If the video is located on the wall, then you need to remove the recording from the wall. It is not possible to completely delete an entire video album at once; you can only delete each video individually.
What are VKontakte videos for?
After we have considered all the possible ways to download and delete VKontakte videos, we can now conduct a small investigation into what VKontakte videos are used for. Of course, the most common purpose of VKontakte videos is entertainment, because it is on this social network that you can find many videos of cool content, and of course, films and cartoons. There are also groups on VKontakte with educational material that are pre-downloaded from YouTube channels. The same can be said about business. People who promote (promote) their business through VKontakte groups, recording educational videos on YouTube and uploading them to VKontakte.
