I Swear, Calm Down The Intros

[Mike Kowalski]

I completely agree lol, the people who have those 15 second intros should cut it down to 5 seconds.

Look at Machinima's intro, perfect amount of time, and gets the point across

 

[unknown_user0004]

I think a long intro is fine, as long as you expect your viewers only to watch your content monthly

 

[PowerfulRedHat]

Plus, there's occasionally a second or two at the beginning when audio/video are out of sync. Stupid flash player. But that's what intros can be used for

That's something that affects a lot of people with older computers. I like to think I'm doing them a favour.

 

[PowerfulRedHat]

Good example or an intro done right just popped up in my subscriptions:

 

[MarkRodriguez2012]

eh... intros are cool. Makes me feel like I'm watching an actual show and not just some random guy's game footage. I mean if you're gonna have a channel named after a certain thing and give yourself a certain youtube character or gamer name, go all the way with a small intro. Can't even imagine watching AVGN without his classic intro song at the beginning.

 

[TheWillBox]

I mainly can't stand intros that are just one long scene without any change in background or objects in frame. Like a persons slowly walking into frame...

Personally I don't have an intro yet lol, I haven't figured one out.

 

[count_teribil]

I agree that watching the same long intro (20 secs) over and over again is boring. I have a long intro but I decided to use it this way:

1. I have it as a different video (coz it tells the tale of how the vampires curse started)
2. I put the full intro on my first playthrough video.
3. On new playthroughs I put a cold greeting, the intro in 500% speed (about 4 seconds) and then a link to see the full intro IF YOU FOUND IT TOO FAST AND DIDN'T CATCH IT, that is, if you haven't seen it before.
4. On second and subsequent episodes of long playthroughs I put a "Previously on..." beggining.
5. I DO make some exceptions to 3, I HAVE put the full intro on a second video, just due to some technical issues...

Cheers to all.

 

[Barbaroes]

I've noticed that many small YouTubers, (and some larger), love to use incredibly long droning intros.

There is absolutely no need for this. Considering it just takes a second to read your username, and see your logo if you have one, it is quite possible to shorten an intro to 5 seconds. Or less. But my word, I've seen intros up to half a minute on this forum. I think the most common length I've seen however, is 15 seconds.

Let's say a YouTuber was doing a gaming commentary series, with each video being around 10 minutes long. You have a 15 second intro, and 8 videos already up.

I've spent 2 minutes total watching the same annoying intro, when I want to be watching the actual gameplay commentary.

I understand if a YouTuber uses an intro for branding, but you may still shorten it, and still have it look fancy.

If the YouTuber is using the long intro so the viewer remembers who they're watching- well, they can read your username under the video, and if they want to subscribe, they will, and don't need to be told.

I personally do not use intros.
In my gaming commentaries, I say "Hello, it's Obscur" anyway. So an intro would just be telling them that twice.

In my skits, its not important who I am, so I don't introduce my channel. When they finish watching the content, they'll comment, like, and subscribe if they enjoyed it.

I do use an outro as of late. The viewer has already seen the content they came for, and if they haven't checked for my username yet, now they know.

Omg def. agree with you bro. I've seen an intro go on for like 30 seconds. Like 55 transitions then their name, then subscribe... *8 seconds later* Like *8 seconds later* Enjoy.
Enjoy?! I just had to sit through 30 seconds of an INTRO! *Closes google chrome* screw dat.

 

[kkushalbeatzz]

eh... intros are cool. Makes me feel like I'm watching an actual show and not just some random guy's game footage. I mean if you're gonna have a channel named after a certain thing and give yourself a certain youtube character or gamer name, go all the way with a small intro. Can't even imagine watching AVGN without his classic intro song at the beginning.

Totally agree. It makes everything seem more professional. And from a Youtuber's perspective it gives them an oppuritnity to have some channel branding

 

[KGATV]

I think intro's should be short as well. They may look cool and be interesting the first time you see it, but seeing it every time you watch a video gets really annoying. It's like watching the same commercial every time the show goes on break. I personally think 5-8 seconds is perfect length for an intro. It's short, it's sweet, and most importantly - you are not spending to much time watching the intro.

I personally don't think intro's and gaming videos go together. Yes, some work, but I find them a bit odd and out of place. A simple 'Hello guys and welcome to/back to ______' in the beginning is all a gaming video needs.