Quote Originally Posted by Tooler2 View Post
I like it when the video starts with an overview of the finished product so I do not have to watch the build process. I find most DIY videos painful to watch with cutting up stock using cheap mini grinders and drilling holes with hand drills. If I actually were to build one of these projects I would watch all of it and with any build there are little details that require some thought. Often I find even the most tedious videos skip over these areas of interest in favour of endless poor welding technique.
Rob
I agree totally. The unboxing videos are the worst. I do not understand anyone thinking that opening a box could interest a viewer.
For most workshop videos I set the viewing speed to 2x (the maximum Youtube offers) and turn off the sound. Even then I usually scroll along the bottom and view from where there looks to be something of interest. For those videos which seem interesting enough to listen to as well I set the speed to 1.5x, mostly that is OK to understand the words but if not I then drop back to 1.25x.

I understand that not everyone is good at editing videos, but surely anyone can edit out those bits where the presenter wanders off to get a tool or micrometer and leaves the viewer with a fixed screen for a seemingly long period. It would of course be better if the presenter prepared properly and had everything needed readily to hand before starting.

However it does seem to be true that the most watched videos are the most trivial, as Jon once pointed out videos with big bangs and explosions are the most watched. Speaking for myself, it is only the spark of an idea that interests me. Once I have that I can/will sort out construction details myself, but I do understand that many people want more than that. Hence the market that exists for detailed plans in many fields.