YouTube is about to receive a makeover. A new embedded video player for the world’s most popular video sharing website is about to be released and will include features from Google Video Player, according to NewTeeVee.
A series of exclusive screenshots, such as the one shown here, have been published on Google Blogoscoped. The most significant change will be a series of thumbnails representing related clips splashed along the bottom of the screen. What’s more, if the video is embedded in a blog and you want to watch one of the related clips, you can watch it in the very same player without being re-directed to the YouTube site. In addition, the URL and embedded code will be available via red sidebar buttons although this will reduce the size of the video a touch.
The fact that users can now watch related clips within embedded players will be a huge bonus. In theory, this also means that traffic through the main YouTube site will be decreased which will hopefully stop it getting overloaded with users. However, one question is whether we will have the option to remove the related thumbnails at the bottom of the screen. If one of the related clips is unsavoury or undesirable, do you really want it splashed all over your blog or website?
