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| − | ==Overview==
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| − | This page will provide you with information needed to create a YouTube Playlist for Live at KDHX videos. This article assumes that you have some basic familiarity in using Firefox or Chrome, as well as YouTube. '''Do not use Safari''', Firefox or Chrome are the preferred browsers.
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| − | If you are unfamiliar or a little rusty on YouTube, please take a few minutes to review this short video detailing the creation and management of playlists.
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| − | :'''[https://youtu.be/uWDfNyj17W0?t=46s How to Create a Playlist on Your YouTube Channel]'''
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| − | ==Getting started==
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| − | #Find the '''small KDHX logo''' in the upper right corner of the window.
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| − | #Click on the logo, a small user information window will drop into view.
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| − | #Click on the '''Creator Studio''' button.
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| − | #:[[File:YouTubePlaylist1.png]]
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| − | #A new window for the Creator Studio will open. Notice the video thumbnails near the top of the page, and directly under them find the link '''View all'''. Click on this link.
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| − | #:[[File:YouTubePlaylist2.png]]
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| − | #Now a new window containing a long list of videos with their thumbnails shown will appear.
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| − | The most recent uploads will float to the top of this list. If you are having trouble locating a specific band or video, refer to the diagram below with details on a few useful screen components that will assist in your search.
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| − | :[[File:SearchVideos.png|650px]]
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| − | :A: Checkboxes for choosing multiple videos.
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| − | :B: Search videos - use to find a specific band or artist name, use accurate spelling.
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| − | :C: View drop list with several options for display.
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| − | :D: Security status icon - a lock indicates that the video is Private, an opened lock indicates that it is Unlisted, and a picture of the Earth indicates Public.
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| − | ==Creating the Playlist==
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| − | #Using the '''checkboxes''' to the left of the video thumbnails, check all that you would like to include in your new playlist.
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| − | #Click on the '''Add To''' button, shown as item E in the diagram above.
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| − | #A new drop menu will appear, showing the most recently created playlist at the top. You can now add these chosen videos to an existing playlist, or click on '''Create new playlist''' at the bottom of the list.
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| − | #:[[File:ChooseVideos.png|300px]]
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| − | #Fill in the new '''playlist title''', using the following format: '''[Band/artist name] Live at KDHX [MM/DD/YY]'''. ''ex. Tommy Halloran Live at KDHX 3/12/14''
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| − | #You will also need to change the Security status from the default of Public to Private.
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| − | The playlist is now created. You can continue to add videos to your new playlist or move on to the next step.
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| − | ==Adding a playlist description==
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| − | Now you will need to find your newly created playlist and add a description.
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| − | #In the upper left hand corner of your YouTube window, click on the red '''list icon'''. A menu will drop into view.
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| − | #:[[File:FindPlaylist.png|150px]]
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| − | #Down the list a few inches you will see the heading '''Playlists''' and under it your new playlist, as the most recently created will sort to the top. Click on your playlist name and you will be taken to its control page.
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| − | #:[[File:AddDescriptionPlaylist.png|500px]]
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| − | #Find the link to '''Add a description''' shown in the diagram above, and click the link.
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| − | #A new text box will open. '''Copy a description''' from one of the videos in this playlist '''and paste''' it to this text box. Before saving this description, '''remove any references to a specific song'''.
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| − | #:- For instance the first line might read: ''"Tommy Halloran performs '''"Gardenias for Rita"''' live at the 88.1 KDHX Studios ..."''
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| − | #:- The revised line will read: ''"Tommy Halloran performs live at the 88.1 KDHX Studios ..."''
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| − | #Click the '''Done''' button to save this description.
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| − | #The last step is to '''click on the lock icon''', shown to the left of the playlist title, and '''change the Security status to Public'''.
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| − | ==Embedding a playlist on KDHX.org==
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| − | Before leaving YouTube you will need to '''obtain the Embed code''' which is used to display a playlist in the middle of our [http://kdhx.org KDHX.org] articles.
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| − | See this article for an example ==> '''[http://kdhx.org/music/live-performances/bo-and-the-locomotive-1-28-15 Bo and the Locomotive 1/28/15]'''
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| − | :[[File:EmbedShareInfo.png|650px]]
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| − | #Click on the '''Share''' button, a new window will drop into view.
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| − | #From the choices listed, choose '''Embed'''.
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| − | #This will display a window with your '''Embed code''' ready to copy and paste into Joomla/K2.
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| − | Remember to log out of YouTube when you are finished.
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| − | [[Category:Live Performances]] [[Category:Video]]
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| − | [[Category:Production]]
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