cbscrapper
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Post by cbscrapper on May 9, 2022 15:09:54 GMT
I was watching Victoria Marie’s SCT mini class video, and now she has started singing in her videos - actual songs but also sing-songy when she’s talking (“layering is my 🎵ja-a-am!🎵”), similar to Vicki Boutin and even Shimelle. I generally really like watching Victoria because she seems really fun (even though I don’t like her LOs as much as I used to because she sort of rushes through and they are really simple now), but I can’t even with all the singing YouTube scrappers are now doing. I seriously cringe when they do it, even the scrappers I love. I hope this trend stops soon or there will no one left for me to enjoyably watch. Am I the only one annoyed by this?
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Post by sleepingbooty on May 9, 2022 15:21:01 GMT
I'm in the minority who cannot stand the parody song videos by Laura Wonsik so you get my support on this matter. Just no, don't. Keep the singing to TikTok, please.  |
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Post by papersilly on May 9, 2022 17:54:50 GMT
this is why i watch video on mute most of the time. either the sound quality is bad or the narration is bad.
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Post by 950nancy on May 9, 2022 18:58:57 GMT
I am not a fan of the sing-songy talking either. For me, I hear it as baby talk. Now I don't mind a bad joke now and then, but just no to the singing and baby talk.
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Post by Linda on May 9, 2022 19:06:23 GMT
this is why i watch video on mute most of the time. either the sound quality is bad or the narration is bad. yes - the mute button is my favourite part of Youtube, lol |
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Post by babylou on May 9, 2022 19:10:15 GMT
I'm with you. I want them to be themselves, but I also want to be inspired and learn. Not be annoyed.
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Post by kmage on May 9, 2022 19:39:25 GMT
For me, I don't mind a little bit, I read it as excited to scrap/be doing the video. (aka Shimelle) What I truly cannot stand is a bored scrapping youtuber. I can't remember who it was but I watched a process video and it just seemed like they would rather be anywhere else.
However if someone was actually sing-songing for more than a couple seconds, or being repetitive I would need to shut them off.
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Post by marg on May 9, 2022 20:53:43 GMT
Say what you want about Jennifer McGuire but she does a good voiceover. There is nothing cutesy about them, they just get the job done. I so much prefer voiceovers in general as opposed to listening to the crafter talk in real time. I don't need to hear them try to fill the silence.
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Post by lynn0117 on May 9, 2022 21:07:11 GMT
I'm in the minority who cannot stand the parody song videos by Laura Wonsik so you get my support on this matter. Just no, don't. Keep the singing to TikTok, please. I can’t stand them either. It makes my skin crawl. |
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Post by bingaling on May 9, 2022 22:07:15 GMT
I solemnly swear to never sing in a video.....lol
That's a no go for me as a viewer too. I follow music people on YT when I want to be serenaded.
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Post by dawnnikol on May 9, 2022 23:12:33 GMT
I'm in the minority who cannot stand the parody song videos by Laura Wonsik so you get my support on this matter. Just no, don't. Keep the singing to TikTok, please.  I can’t stand them either. It makes my skin crawl. I thought I was a little crazy because people seem to love when she posts them, but they're just not for me.. |
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Post by riversong1963 on May 9, 2022 23:26:37 GMT
I can't stand the singing either, or the "boop," "errt," or other sound effects. Or music while they're speaking. Nothing makes me turn a video off faster.
I can't remember who it is, but there's someone I've watched who sounds so irritated that she's doing a video that I wonder why she does them. She sighs before every sentence.
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Post by camcas on May 10, 2022 1:02:26 GMT
Yes- and while we are on the irritating and distracting things you tubers do I will add glittery sparkly pointed painted fingernails 🤮
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Post by jediannie on May 10, 2022 1:44:53 GMT
I'm in the minority who cannot stand the parody song videos by Laura Wonsik so you get my support on this matter. Just no, don't. Keep the singing to TikTok, please. I'm with you. I really like Laura and her layouts but the singing is not for me. I know lots of people love it so I just skip those videos. Say what you want about Jennifer McGuire but she does a good voiceover. I agree. I don't follow her but she is very professional and does a great voiceover. |
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Post by Elsabelle on May 10, 2022 1:45:02 GMT
I'm always so curious about who the peas are talking about when youtubers are mentioned here. I guess I must be missing those videos. I want to know who the sighing youtuber is.
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Post by joblackford on May 10, 2022 2:07:35 GMT
I have no problem with Shimelle's musical theater singing - that's just part of her personality - and even though I'm not always in the mood for it, I don't mind. And she refrains from that kind of thing on recorded/edited videos. To me that's the difference between what she calls "random rubbish" and her professional class content.
But I do fast-forward through the sing-songy shoutouts of the people in the live chat at the beginning "who's here... we have someone and someone and someone and ..." For some reason that really annoys me. Actually it annoys me even without the sing-songy voice, whoever does it. I watch the replay so I can skip over that stuff. (I get why live streamers do it, not saying they shouldn't, but I find it really tiresome).
Live-streamed videos seem to be a test of how much you click with someone. I can't watch most people do a live video. I need those edits and a purposeful voice-over (Jennifer McGuire is excellent in that regard). Editing is hard work but 80% of the videos I watch would not be tolerable without it.
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Post by joblackford on May 10, 2022 2:09:23 GMT
I can’t stand them either. It makes my skin crawl. I thought I was a little crazy because people seem to love when she posts them, but they're just not for me.. I figured it was just my second-hand embarrassment (which is very strong). I can't watch. |
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Post by cbscrapper on May 10, 2022 3:22:44 GMT
I solemnly swear to never sing in a video.....lol That's a no go for me as a viewer too. I follow music people on YT when I want to be serenaded. THANK YOU!!!! (I really enjoy your videos!) |
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Post by cbscrapper on May 10, 2022 3:30:07 GMT
I have no problem with Shimelle's musical theater singing - that's just part of her personality - and even though I'm not always in the mood for it, I don't mind. And she refrains from that kind of thing on recorded/edited videos. To me that's the difference between what she calls "random rubbish" and her professional class content. But I do fast-forward through the sing-songy shoutouts of the people in the live chat at the beginning "who's here... we have someone and someone and someone and ..." For some reason that really annoys me. Actually it annoys me even without the sing-songy voice, whoever does it. I watch the replay so I can skip over that stuff. (I get why live streamers do it, not saying they shouldn't, but I find it really tiresome). Live-streamed videos seem to be a test of how much you click with someone. I can't watch most people do a live video. I need those edits and a purposeful voice-over (Jennifer McGuire is excellent in that regard). Editing is hard work but 80% of the videos I watch would not be tolerable without it. I agree about Shimelle and the difference in her videos. It’s not quite as annoying when *she* does it in her lives. I 100% agree on the recitation of attendees at the beginning being completely annoying, no matter what type of voice is used. And some people spend 5-10 minutes on it! I get it for a random live, but some people do it in paid content too, and that’s really irritating. I didn’t pay to spend 10 minutes of you saying hi to everyone - get to the project! (VM did that during the SCT event too 🙄) |
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Post by riversong1963 on May 10, 2022 11:09:00 GMT
I'm always so curious about who the peas are talking about when youtubers are mentioned here. I guess I must be missing those videos. I want to know who the sighing youtuber is. I can't remember her name, but she shows up in my feed every once in a while. I'll let you know her name when another video shows up.  |
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Post by Restless Spirit on May 10, 2022 15:32:50 GMT
Speaking of annoying/distracting YouTuber's habits:
Sincere question:
Is there a minimum length a YouTubers video needs to be to be 'monetized'?
I ask because the other night, I couldn't sleep and stumbled on a video where the gal was going to show how to cut 12 x 12 scrapbook paper to make your own ephemera. And that she did. It was a 16 min video. After the finger waving and tapping, she proceeded to use her little paper trimmer to cut 12 x 12 paper into small pieces. For 12 minutes. Just cutting and talking about what a great idea it was and how easy it was, etc. etc. etc. Finally at the 12 minute mark, she started using the little pieces to make ephemera. Then at 16 min she was done. Twelve minutes of, well nothing. Four minutes of a demo. Is this a new thing? Did she need a certain length to make money from the video? It was NOT labeled as ASMR, besides, she talked to herself the whole time. Gah. Next time I just need to go to bed. LOL
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Post by bingaling on May 10, 2022 16:16:47 GMT
Monetization is based on sub counts and watch time for a set time period. We can make a video as short or long as we want and monetize it. We also have ability to say no to mid roll ads or add a million of them.
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Post by joblackford on May 10, 2022 16:23:49 GMT
Speaking of annoying/distracting YouTuber's habits: Sincere question: Is there a minimum length a YouTubers video needs to be to be 'monetized'? I ask because the other night, I couldn't sleep and stumbled on a video where the gal was going to show how to cut 12 x 12 scrapbook paper to make your own ephemera. And that she did. It was a 16 min video. After the finger waving and tapping, she proceeded to use her little paper trimmer to cut 12 x 12 paper into small pieces. For 12 minutes. Just cutting and talking about what a great idea it was and how easy it was, etc. etc. etc. Finally at the 12 minute mark, she started using the little pieces to make ephemera. Then at 16 min she was done. Twelve minutes of, well nothing. Four minutes of a demo. Is this a new thing? Did she need a certain length to make money from the video? It was NOT labeled as ASMR, besides, she talked to herself the whole time. Gah. Next time I just need to go to bed. LOL I will be interested to hear the answer to this too. I've heard that videos under 15mins are generally recommended but not that 5 min videos are penalized (these days with them trying to do Shorts I would think the opposite). My guess is that she didn't know how to or want to take the time to edit the video. I've seen that on newer channels a lot. Fastforwarding through the boring bits with a voice-over (my preference) or a bit of music does require a little more skill and time than turning your camera on and filming what you're doing. |
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Post by vexedangel on May 10, 2022 17:12:53 GMT
I always see these and cringe and wonder if I’ve ever done one of these once in the moment and that will turn people off from me forever. 😬
I know everyone is different. Some people really prefer relaxed, long form, chatty videos. Others want everything to the point. I tend to be the latter but am also always learning so I’ve tried all kinds of different things. 😅
I am never going to be close to monetizing. I just honestly enjoy making them and playing around with creating videos, and I figure I’ll just do me and other people will do them, and then there’s something out there for everyone. (Insert singing kumbaya joke here? 😂)
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Post by joblackford on May 11, 2022 4:16:20 GMT
I figure I’ll just do me and other people will do them, and then there’s something out there for everyone. IMO 100% good plan! You can't please everybody and you'll drive yourself (and other people) crazy trying. |
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Post by FurryP on May 12, 2022 1:02:13 GMT
Monetization is based on sub counts and watch time for a set time period. We can make a video as short or long as we want and monetize it. We also have ability to say no to mid roll ads or add a million of them. Do you get any kind of credit or $ if I watch the ad, but not buy anything? I have been wondering about that because if the channel gets something out of it, I am willing to let the ad run for some of my favorites. Thanks. |
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Post by refugeepea on May 12, 2022 13:19:03 GMT
I don't have the patience to watch most YouTube videos. I do a lot of fast forwarding.
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Post by bingaling on May 12, 2022 16:28:41 GMT
Monetization is based on sub counts and watch time for a set time period. We can make a video as short or long as we want and monetize it. We also have ability to say no to mid roll ads or add a million of them. Do you get any kind of credit or $ if I watch the ad, but not buy anything? I have been wondering about that because if the channel gets something out of it, I am willing to let the ad run for some of my favorites. Thanks. Its based on watching the ads, even if you click skip ad after the 5 seconds it still goes towards the revenue. |
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Post by jediannie on May 12, 2022 16:47:54 GMT
Its based on watching the ads, even if you click skip ad after the 5 seconds it still goes towards the revenue. This is good to know. I thought if you skipped you wouldn't get any compensation. Now I don't feel as bad skipping ads.  |
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Post by baylorgrad on May 13, 2022 18:53:29 GMT
Sometimes I'll watch a video on mute but turn on closed captioning (if it's available). The CC isn't always the greatest, but I get the gist and am less likely to stop the video because of extraneous sound effects.
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