Framasoft has officially released the newest version of PeerTube, v6. The video platform added some of the most requested features in this massive update. Some of the highlights:
- Protect your videos with passwords
- Video storyboard
- Upload a new version of your video
- Add chapters to your video
The announcement
blog has more details, as well as 10 second videos (hosted on PeerTube of course!) demonstration all the features.
Storyboard is when you hover over the progress bar of a video, and it shows you a preview of the frame at that timestamp. This allows you to quickly browse through a video, or help you search for a specific moment. Chapters allow you to divide the video into different segments, and give them titles. With video storyboard and video chapters, PeerTube brings the experience of the user closer to what they get from YouTube.
PeerTube positions itself explicitly as an alternative to YouTube and Twitch, but with the other new features, offers possibilities that those platforms can not, and help PeerTube create their own unique space.
With password protect, creators can now lock down access to videos with a password. Creators who want to share videos with a limited audience (their paying supporters for example) currently do not have a good way to do this on YouTube. PeerTube has now a specific clear use case where it is better than YouTube. For protected videos, YouTube massive audience is not a relevant metric after all.
Uploading a new version of your video is again a feature that is unique to PeerTube, allowing creators to update a video or correct a mistake. As this feature requires trust between the creator and their audience, it is not enabled by default, and the video will display a “Video re-upload” tag on updated videos.
It is a significant update for the video platform, with even more in the works. Framasoft will announce more details on their plans for PeerTube in the next two weeks. Stay tuned for more information about a special event for this as well!
https://fediversereport.com/peertube-v6-update-with-password-protect-and-more-new-features/
