Google: You don't have to be on YouTube to watch all videos

YouTube has added new features that allow users to watch the site's entire library of videos. This set of features sets them apart from other video sites, as you can now embed any YouTube video or watch YouTube's entire video library from that video box.

Google added this feature because about 44 per cent of its videos are watched on third-party sites as embedded videos. YouTube added the following features: 1. High-quality Start Image (Thumbnails): Previously, the thumbnails of videos were grainy but now they are high quality. 2. Search in Embeddable Player: After the video is finished, YouTube shows a search box and you can now search for any video from YouTube without visiting the main site. You can play the video in the same window. This is a great feature. 3. Integrated video annotations: Those who upload videos can now add text information in the middle of the video, create choose your own adventure-style stories, and create links to any YouTube video. 4. Integrated closed captions: This feature was available earlier in August but was available only on the main site. Now, Closed Captions (CC) are available anywhere. If you are on a local YouTube site, it will play the CC option with the local language automatically. Since YouTube is now open source, we will be seeing more features like this soon.