This is a significant release, so we’ve decided to lay out the release notes in an easier to read and follow format.

Search:
You can now paste in a YouTube video’s URL into the search field in DeskTube to go right to that video. The URL must be formatted as follows:

Example Video URL

Facebook Stream Photo Viewer:
You can now view photos that have been attached to a users status update.

Facebook Photo Viewer

Rating:
You can now rate each video you watch by clicking the stars above the video playing.

Rating

Playlists and Subscriptions:
We’ve corrected an authentication problem DeskTube was having, so you can now retrieve all your playlists and subscriptions, even if they are set to private.

Playlists and Subscriptions

Quick Capture:
Yes, it’s finally here. If you have a webcam or any camera device hooked up to the computer running DeskTube, you’ll notice a new button to launch Quick Capture called “Camera”.

Camera Button

That will launch the Quick Capture window and minimize DeskTube.

Recording State

You then click the record button to start recording your video. The recording button will change to a stop button, the recording timer will become active, and a recording indicator will appear in the top right corner of the recording screen.

During Record

When you’re happy with your video, just hit the stop button and you’ll be switched into preview mode. You’ll first need to wait for our servers to process the video to make it available, this normally only takes a few seconds. Once the “Please Wait…” disappears you’re able to begin playback of the video you just recorded by hitting the play button, you can record a new video if you’re not satisfied with your video, or decide to use the recording for your upload. If you decide to use the video, you’ll be prompted to first download the video from our servers to your computer. Once the download completes the Quick Capture window will automatically close and DeskTube will restore itself if it’s still minimized. Then you’ll be prompted to select the video you just downloaded to complete the process.

Preview State

Performance:
We’ve been working very hard at performance improvements and we are pretty happy at what we’ve achieved with this release. DeskTube is a very cpu intensive application, however we are confident this release will bring some relief in that area. We’ve seen 50% cuts in cpu usage, and memory usage. We’ve also added a new setting to the settings panel to help out when DeskTube isn’t being used. If you leave the check box unchecked, like it is by default, DeskTube will basically go to sleep when it loses focus. It will pause any video playing, and use none of the computers resources. If you check the check box, DeskTube will always stay awake, even if you change to another program.

Focus Setting