By Mark Rodriguez
It's been about 4 months since we started using LBRY to start a whole new video series. For those that don't know, LBRY is another video streaming service that allows for more freedom of content as well as a stronger sense of community that isn't forced to cater to what corporations and advertisers want. It's gone through several updates which are worth checking out.
LBRY works by installing the app onto your computer or phone and signing up for the service. As you start creating videos or earn rewards, you can earn crypto-currency called LBC (LBRY Credits) as well as helping others by tipping them. You can also earn LBC by joining the Discord and helping out the best you can, there is a lot of support and they allow you to advertise your channel and videos. You can also choose to link your pre-existing Youtube channel (or channels) to LBRY and earn a lot of LBC depending on how many videos are brought over in one fell swoop.
While I am not the expert on things like crypto-currency and block-chains, I can mention the more visual differences as the LBRY desktop app continues to improve. First off, they now added the ability to add in your channel banner and profile logo. Before you could only get one if you linked your Youtube channel, which would bring over your pre-existing banner. You were pretty much stuck with a bland and plain banner, but now you can edit it to your liking. You can also tell how many followers you have.
The overall look of the app is more organized as it is now easier to keep track of the videos you already made, channels you follow and so forth. If you mess up on a video somewhere, you can go back and fix it, but you can also go back to edit the video you previously uploaded and re-upload from there. Youtube only gave you the option to downright delete your video and re-upload it, screwing up your upload order.
The app keeps track of how much LBC you have obtained, ( which as of printing is $0.01 in US currency), but now it tells you how much LBC you have pending in tips you've earned as well as LBC you can potentially earn in rewards. You can now see how much LBC has been given to you as support, which helps make your content easier to see in searches and trending.
While you earn rewards by watching a certain amount of videos, referring a friend or every time you upgrade, there is now a new Daily Reward in which watching a video can score you a random amount between 1-100 LBC.
Overall the app is smoother and cleaner looking and easier to use. If you choose to do so you can also select to have the channels you follow to auto-upload their newest videos to your computer for later viewing. The phone app has also fixed several issues that prevented some users, including myself, from watching videos on it. It's been working fine after the latest update.
As for us? Well for personal experience, we've been having fun making new content for LBRY. While a lot of the videos like movie reviews and unboxings are also on Youtube, I do throw in a few extra gameplay videos only on LBRY and The Gamer Cauldron is our new LBRY-exclusive show. So far we only have 2 episodes and both times they have ranked pretty high in the ranks and trending. So far support has been good, not just in the chat but also with a new fanbase.
LBRY is continuing to get better and better and every day new people have been jumping aboard. Our very own Poke from Poke's Adventures has also joined up with LBRY as he synced his Youtube channel with the platform.
As the platform continues to grow and improve, I will follow up with what new features get added. Aside from the app, they are working on a website, LBRY TV which is still in the beta stages that is still getting more improvements made until it's ready for a more release to the general public. We can't wait, but now is the time to join and start building a pre-established fanbase before LBRY goes live!
It's been about 4 months since we started using LBRY to start a whole new video series. For those that don't know, LBRY is another video streaming service that allows for more freedom of content as well as a stronger sense of community that isn't forced to cater to what corporations and advertisers want. It's gone through several updates which are worth checking out.
LBRY works by installing the app onto your computer or phone and signing up for the service. As you start creating videos or earn rewards, you can earn crypto-currency called LBC (LBRY Credits) as well as helping others by tipping them. You can also earn LBC by joining the Discord and helping out the best you can, there is a lot of support and they allow you to advertise your channel and videos. You can also choose to link your pre-existing Youtube channel (or channels) to LBRY and earn a lot of LBC depending on how many videos are brought over in one fell swoop.
While I am not the expert on things like crypto-currency and block-chains, I can mention the more visual differences as the LBRY desktop app continues to improve. First off, they now added the ability to add in your channel banner and profile logo. Before you could only get one if you linked your Youtube channel, which would bring over your pre-existing banner. You were pretty much stuck with a bland and plain banner, but now you can edit it to your liking. You can also tell how many followers you have.
The overall look of the app is more organized as it is now easier to keep track of the videos you already made, channels you follow and so forth. If you mess up on a video somewhere, you can go back and fix it, but you can also go back to edit the video you previously uploaded and re-upload from there. Youtube only gave you the option to downright delete your video and re-upload it, screwing up your upload order.
The app keeps track of how much LBC you have obtained, ( which as of printing is $0.01 in US currency), but now it tells you how much LBC you have pending in tips you've earned as well as LBC you can potentially earn in rewards. You can now see how much LBC has been given to you as support, which helps make your content easier to see in searches and trending.
While you earn rewards by watching a certain amount of videos, referring a friend or every time you upgrade, there is now a new Daily Reward in which watching a video can score you a random amount between 1-100 LBC.
Overall the app is smoother and cleaner looking and easier to use. If you choose to do so you can also select to have the channels you follow to auto-upload their newest videos to your computer for later viewing. The phone app has also fixed several issues that prevented some users, including myself, from watching videos on it. It's been working fine after the latest update.
As for us? Well for personal experience, we've been having fun making new content for LBRY. While a lot of the videos like movie reviews and unboxings are also on Youtube, I do throw in a few extra gameplay videos only on LBRY and The Gamer Cauldron is our new LBRY-exclusive show. So far we only have 2 episodes and both times they have ranked pretty high in the ranks and trending. So far support has been good, not just in the chat but also with a new fanbase.
LBRY is continuing to get better and better and every day new people have been jumping aboard. Our very own Poke from Poke's Adventures has also joined up with LBRY as he synced his Youtube channel with the platform.
As the platform continues to grow and improve, I will follow up with what new features get added. Aside from the app, they are working on a website, LBRY TV which is still in the beta stages that is still getting more improvements made until it's ready for a more release to the general public. We can't wait, but now is the time to join and start building a pre-established fanbase before LBRY goes live!
To check out LBRY, read their FAQs for more information and potentially sign up, go to https://lbry.com/ and give it a shot!
Our LBRY channel The VGM Geek Portal can be found at- https://beta.lbry.tv/@VGMGeekPortal:5
To check out and support Poke's LBRY channel check out- https://beta.lbry.tv/@PokesAdventures:4
Thanks for publishing on LBRY, the write-up, and your support!
ReplyDeleteNo problem, we're having fun with the platform so far!
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