Any Youtubers? Looking to restart, have some Qs
May 25, 2024 8:15 AM Subscribe
I would like to start a new YouTube channel on my main account, rather than use an old channel last uploaded to 2 years ago, on an entirely separate Google account. I'm just looking to re-start uploading painting time-lapse videos and maybe find and/or help other artists. I'm not trying to do a channel that is maximizing followers or trying to monetize asap, etc.
Most of the 14 or so videos on the old channel are from 3 years ago. I thought at the time I needed an entirely new Google account so did that, and now uh, I don't remember the login info.
And while I know I can make a playlist for the old videos, I would like to take one in particular and put it on the new channel as the first painting video there. But I need to login to the other account to download it so I can upload it again.
1. Is there another way to download the video and be able to edit it? (If it matters I use ShotCut for editing. I feel like this may be an extremely basic question.) I've gotten a new computer since then and the video is on an old hard drive. If it's the best or only way I will get an external hard drive plugin and find the old hard drive.
2. What is the best way to contact Google/YouTube or otherwise get my login info for the old channel?
3. Do you have a YouTube channel and do you have any suggestions/tips, things you wished you knew sooner?
4. Is there another platform you would recommend instead for this kind of content?
My previous question. Third time's the charm.
Most of the 14 or so videos on the old channel are from 3 years ago. I thought at the time I needed an entirely new Google account so did that, and now uh, I don't remember the login info.
And while I know I can make a playlist for the old videos, I would like to take one in particular and put it on the new channel as the first painting video there. But I need to login to the other account to download it so I can upload it again.
1. Is there another way to download the video and be able to edit it? (If it matters I use ShotCut for editing. I feel like this may be an extremely basic question.) I've gotten a new computer since then and the video is on an old hard drive. If it's the best or only way I will get an external hard drive plugin and find the old hard drive.
2. What is the best way to contact Google/YouTube or otherwise get my login info for the old channel?
3. Do you have a YouTube channel and do you have any suggestions/tips, things you wished you knew sooner?
4. Is there another platform you would recommend instead for this kind of content?
My previous question. Third time's the charm.
When you opened the old account, any chance you linked your usual email account, or your phone number, to it? Usually Google asks you to do that during the account creation process.
If you're not sure, what happens when you try 'forgot my password' or 'forgot my username'?
(But yeah, just downloading the video is a good workaround.)
For your third question, maybe Vimeo. Apparently it's been going a bit downhill, though. (There's also apparently PeerTube if you want to go federated/non-corporate; I've never tried it.)
posted by trig at 2:41 PM on May 25
If you're not sure, what happens when you try 'forgot my password' or 'forgot my username'?
(But yeah, just downloading the video is a good workaround.)
For your third question, maybe Vimeo. Apparently it's been going a bit downhill, though. (There's also apparently PeerTube if you want to go federated/non-corporate; I've never tried it.)
posted by trig at 2:41 PM on May 25
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