Yooouuutuuube

May 6, 2009 3:14 PM

Yooouuutuuube does something interesting with youtube videos

Some of my favorites shamelessly stolen from Reddit: Alice, HALCALI
My other favs: Cowboy Bebop intro, Harder Better Faster Stronger, Brakhage

posted by MetaMonkey (110 comments total)

It had to be done.
posted by william_boot at 3:19 PM on May 6, 2009 [3 favorites]

Ahhh...yooouuuTuuube once again today. This afternoon we had: 'Keyboard Cat plays yooouuuTuuube.'

Yooouuutuuube videos previously on MeFi.
posted by ericb at 3:21 PM on May 6, 2009

Waugh, there is a man singing on my internets and he is repeated over and over again!
posted by Mister Cheese at 3:22 PM on May 6, 2009

Needs more yackacketyty sax.
posted by rokusan at 3:22 PM on May 6, 2009 [1 favorite]

This afternoon we had: 'Keyboard Cat plays yooouuuTuuube.'

Darn it, I missed that.

Never mind, then.
posted by william_boot at 3:26 PM on May 6, 2009

this is going to make one heck of a rick roll
posted by Hands of Manos at 3:27 PM on May 6, 2009

No, no it does not. And you should be ashamed of yourself.
posted by Lipstick Thespian at 3:29 PM on May 6, 2009

I enjoyed this a lot, thanks for posting!
posted by newfers at 3:30 PM on May 6, 2009

Goodness. The ripple effect it creates can be intoxicating.
posted by hermitosis at 3:32 PM on May 6, 2009 [4 favorites]

The opening to Dirty Pair, I think, works really well.
posted by The Tensor at 3:33 PM on May 6, 2009

I think I found the perfect video for this: The Pixies, Head On
posted by jonp72 at 3:34 PM on May 6, 2009 [4 favorites]

Yeah, it was in Keyboard Cat but it deserves a post. It's pretty cool.
posted by GuyZero at 3:34 PM on May 6, 2009

God, I love that cowboy bebop theme - I can't find an MP3 of it anywhere (well, not on amazon)... not the original yoko kanno version, there's a remix...

(sorry, off topic. website was cool enough)
posted by deliquescent at 3:34 PM on May 6, 2009

I like it and am terrified.


(previously)
posted by Nomiconic at 3:35 PM on May 6, 2009 [3 favorites]

If Beyonce saw this, her head would blow up.
posted by hermitosis at 3:36 PM on May 6, 2009 [1 favorite]

Trippy.
posted by jabberjaw at 3:37 PM on May 6, 2009

Can I play? OK.
posted by davebush at 3:37 PM on May 6, 2009 [2 favorites]

OMG. It's perfect for this video (you'll excuse the self-link).
posted by flapjax at midnite at 3:39 PM on May 6, 2009

Now I'm going to see a distorted Grace Jone face fractal on the ground and walls for the next few hours.

Please wait for the weekend like everyone else.
posted by rokusan at 3:41 PM on May 6, 2009 [1 favorite]

Hey guess what, Phillip Glass works REALLY WELL for this kind of thing!
posted by one_bean at 3:42 PM on May 6, 2009 [2 favorites]

That HALCALI video is hallucinatory.
posted by ardgedee at 3:42 PM on May 6, 2009

Yay!
posted by jfrancis at 3:46 PM on May 6, 2009

I want that as a screensaver.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 3:47 PM on May 6, 2009

324LYT?
posted by 7segment at 3:49 PM on May 6, 2009

OK, this is fun as hell. And HOCUS MOTHERFARGIN' POCUS, MAN.
posted by jquinby at 3:50 PM on May 6, 2009

Oldie, but a goodie for this.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 3:52 PM on May 6, 2009

Oh my.
posted by louche mustachio at 3:56 PM on May 6, 2009

Ukulele madness
posted by eyeballkid at 3:56 PM on May 6, 2009

Sorry one more: Around the World...
posted by jquinby at 3:58 PM on May 6, 2009

Kutiman madness.
posted by eyeballkid at 3:58 PM on May 6, 2009 [2 favorites]

Frontier Psychiatrist now approximately 15x more insane

Also: Musafar
posted by robinhoudt at 4:03 PM on May 6, 2009

It makes everything better.
posted by maxwelton at 4:03 PM on May 6, 2009

Sally Cruikshank!
posted by louche mustachio at 4:05 PM on May 6, 2009

I suggest 2280 x 12. (I used to watch scrambled television.)
posted by xod at 4:09 PM on May 6, 2009

The Devo Supermix looks great with this.
posted by Bernt Pancreas at 4:10 PM on May 6, 2009 [3 favorites]

Come To Daddy. Come To Daddy. Come To Daddy COME TO DADDY.
posted by minifigs at 4:14 PM on May 6, 2009 [1 favorite]

I've gotta repost the one I put in the keyboard cat thread because come on look at this shit.
posted by Navelgazer at 4:15 PM on May 6, 2009

I'm not sure if this was rendered more awesome or not.(Mark Gormley)

Or this(Marcus Alexander)

This is nice.(Cyriak, Pilooski's "Beggin'" remix)

OMG yes.(Solla Solla)

FUN TOY. I need to stop. I've fallen into a .... YT hole or something.
posted by louche mustachio at 4:25 PM on May 6, 2009

Too Obvious?
posted by Navelgazer at 4:28 PM on May 6, 2009

Julian Casablancas, Pharell, and Santogold: My Drive-Thru, which becomes delirious as one plays with the track and pan widgets.
posted by lasagnaboy at 4:29 PM on May 6, 2009

One more. I swear I can quit anytime.
posted by louche mustachio at 4:31 PM on May 6, 2009

Music videos work well with this, as do animated abstract visuals and, of course, kittens.
posted by louche mustachio at 4:49 PM on May 6, 2009

Cool - thanks MetaMonkey!
posted by Salvor Hardin at 5:01 PM on May 6, 2009

Eric Wareheim-directed music video She's Got Me Dancing.

Warning: Eric Wareheim
posted by ooga_booga at 5:05 PM on May 6, 2009

This one is awesomely hypnotic.

I should really be studying right now...
posted by Navelgazer at 5:06 PM on May 6, 2009

Is there any way to set up a playlist of these things? Putting a bunch of music videos on this thing and playing it on fullscreen on my HDTV would be kickass for the background of a party.
posted by burnmp3s at 5:07 PM on May 6, 2009

Wow it's just like Hampster Dance!
posted by aubilenon at 5:10 PM on May 6, 2009

Oh man, this is so addictive...
posted by JoanArkham at 5:10 PM on May 6, 2009

Your business card(s) is/are crap.
posted by HeroZero at 5:17 PM on May 6, 2009 [1 favorite]

Not surprisingly, Bjork was apparently bred for this purpose.

firefox spellcheck refuses to recognize Bjork
posted by Navelgazer at 5:19 PM on May 6, 2009

Hell, I'll even give you a link
posted by Navelgazer at 5:19 PM on May 6, 2009

And because somebody had to.
posted by Navelgazer at 5:23 PM on May 6, 2009

Works surprisingly well with United States of Pop
posted by poe at 5:33 PM on May 6, 2009

Confuse A Cat
posted by isopraxis at 5:37 PM on May 6, 2009

It's out of control!
posted by Servo5678 at 5:42 PM on May 6, 2009

Stunning
posted by davebush at 5:45 PM on May 6, 2009

Man, and I thought Tunak Tunak Tan was beyond improving ...
posted by EatTheWeek at 6:16 PM on May 6, 2009

Calculated Movements
Groovy Dancing Girl
Around the World
Grandmaster Flash
Kid Koala
Purdie Shuffle
Benny Benassi - Satisfaction
Eric Prydz - Call On Me
Buddha With 1000 Hands
James Brown
Slacklining
Drum Rudiments !!!

My favorite has got to be...

Slow Motion Punches to the Face
posted by phrontist at 6:31 PM on May 6, 2009

I don't want to go through all the links... didn't anyone do "Heat Of The Moment" yet?
posted by scrowdid at 6:33 PM on May 6, 2009

Finally!
A purpose for f11.
posted by not_that_epiphanius at 6:52 PM on May 6, 2009

Penis power
posted by pianomover at 7:01 PM on May 6, 2009

Teehee
posted by Navelgazer at 7:06 PM on May 6, 2009 [1 favorite]

M.I.A. is particularly awesome for this too.
posted by hermitosis at 7:10 PM on May 6, 2009

U2, Numb
Crystal Waters, Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)

Oh, nineties videos.

This website takes advantage of the limitations of the persistence of vision. You can think about an image longer, so in an odd way the video gets less overwhelming.
posted by HeroZero at 7:28 PM on May 6, 2009

HeroZero - exactly. This works best (for my purposes) with quick-cut, chaotic videos, because it adds to the chaos, but allows you the freedom to catch what's going on at any one time. Plus, if you tool around enough with it, you can find column/row combos which match your beats and cuts pretty nicely and create unexpected awesomeness, which is why I've spent half my day watching the Outkast B.O.B. video on it. Little things keep popping up for me, like how the rows of gospel singers are swaying in alternating directions due to the timing, or how one record-scratching riff times out just right with the last image of the turntables exiting top-left.

This is just a fun toy all around.
posted by Navelgazer at 7:34 PM on May 6, 2009

wow I had like 100 tiny videos playing at the same time! Whats the purpose of this website?
posted by eiro0701 at 7:36 PM on May 6, 2009

Someone mentioned it upthread, but I couldn't find a link in the thread, so here's Tunak Tunak Tun.
posted by mosessis at 7:59 PM on May 6, 2009

godspeed you! black emperor - dead flag blues. just. perfect.
posted by Zack_Replica at 8:18 PM on May 6, 2009 [3 favorites]

nice colors in this one.
posted by quazichimp at 8:30 PM on May 6, 2009

One two three four five,
six-seven-eight nine ten,
ELEVEN TWELVE.
posted by aquafortis at 8:32 PM on May 6, 2009 [2 favorites]

Protip: With thumpy music adjust the column setting so the leftmost frame is always on the downbeat. This makes every row sync up and with the right video you'll get vertical bands rapidly scanning across the screen.

HALCALI overwhelms you.
posted by ardgedee at 8:33 PM on May 6, 2009

Byrne and Eno: Mea Culpa
Boards of Canada: Everything You Do Is a Balloon
posted by ardgedee at 9:01 PM on May 6, 2009 [1 favorite]

I'm sorry I joined this party late... but hot damn if the Cowboy Bebop Intro doesn't seem like the reason this site was built.
posted by TimeTravelSpeed at 9:04 PM on May 6, 2009 [1 favorite]

If dance clubs had any sense these would be playing on full floor to ceiling screens all night
posted by The Whelk at 9:05 PM on May 6, 2009

I swear this is my last one (divine comedy)
posted by The Whelk at 9:10 PM on May 6, 2009 [1 favorite]

I like it and am terrified.

Annnnnnnnnd just when I think that video can;t get creepier!
posted by The Whelk at 9:18 PM on May 6, 2009

Chinese pop gets even better.
posted by cerulgalactus at 9:36 PM on May 6, 2009

And we are done.
posted by cerulgalactus at 9:41 PM on May 6, 2009

Who wants to code up a script that matches the youtube unique portion of the URL to generate fresh URLS that load upon completion of a video?

I briefly thought about doing this, but since the video just loops I think you'd have to do something like use the Youtube api to find the length of the video to know when to change to the next one. Which unfortunately pushed it over my low, low threshold of botheration.

Many favorites and happy thoughts to whoever builds a playlist tool for this!

OTOH, I'm guessing that whoever built this is probably awesome, and therefore will probably add that functionality eventually (the site seems to be very new). Though a nice email or three may help.
posted by MetaMonkey at 9:46 PM on May 6, 2009

I like Kentridge through this: 1, 2, 3
posted by hippugeek at 9:53 PM on May 6, 2009

Some more I enjoy:

Tron vs Aphex Twin / Power Pill
Gummo vs Aphex Twin
Early Abstractions Pt1
Hot Chip: Over and Over
posted by MetaMonkey at 10:29 PM on May 6, 2009

Oh we are not done yet:

Interior Crocodile Alligator
posted by sir_rubixalot at 10:33 PM on May 6, 2009

Groovy.
posted by mazola at 10:50 PM on May 6, 2009

DEAR GOD!
posted by mazola at 11:14 PM on May 6, 2009

Was this done yet?
posted by mazola at 11:21 PM on May 6, 2009 [1 favorite]

Everything's better this way!
posted by mazola at 11:44 PM on May 6, 2009

Yes, everything!
posted by mazola at 11:54 PM on May 6, 2009

Oof!
posted by mazola at 12:02 AM on May 7, 2009

oh man oh man oh man!
posted by jettloe at 12:03 AM on May 7, 2009

Yeah, it'd be fun to experiment with other patterns too, like boustrophedon or checkerboards or nonuniform delays.
posted by hattifattener at 12:37 AM on May 7, 2009

Obligatory
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 1:00 AM on May 7, 2009

Good for understanding story boarding.
posted by PHINC at 1:27 AM on May 7, 2009

I think that we may have killed it...but in case we haven't, this is pretty neat.
posted by schyler523 at 6:52 AM on May 7, 2009 [1 favorite]

Charlie is more of a mindfuck than ever.
posted by Night_owl at 10:06 AM on May 7, 2009

Certain videos really work well with this.
posted by schyler523 at 10:07 AM on May 7, 2009 [1 favorite]

"Keepon" dancing to Spoon's "I Turn My Camera On"
posted by TimeTravelSpeed at 11:34 AM on May 7, 2009

> I think that we may have killed it...

It doesn't work in Safari any more, but other browsers still seem okay.
posted by ardgedee at 12:22 PM on May 7, 2009

The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be... what this really needs though is more Walken (Weapon of Choice).
posted by ver at 1:03 PM on May 7, 2009

The Final Five-By-Five.
posted by Harry at 2:52 PM on May 7, 2009

This is so awesome that I told two friends and they told two friends and so on and so on and so on...
posted by jonp72 at 4:06 PM on May 7, 2009

And there goes an hour...
posted by madh at 4:49 PM on May 7, 2009

Da Shatner Funk
posted by ardgedee at 5:37 PM on May 7, 2009 [1 favorite]

Chairlift: "Evident Utensil"
posted by ardgedee at 6:11 PM on May 7, 2009

Oh man! A hold steady/fear and loathing mix I did a while back turns out
FUCKING AWESOME

another w/ a scanner darkly
posted by xorry at 7:45 PM on May 7, 2009

My personal favorite.
posted by burnmp3s at 5:08 AM on May 8, 2009

Resisted the urge, but I have to add my twooo cents. No music here, but if you like your fetishes spiked with surreality . . .

I'll add NSFW. No sex or nudity but if your coworkers saw you watching this your reputation would likely suffer. Though if you do chance it I would recommend killing the audio.
posted by barrett caulk at 9:57 AM on May 8, 2009

MUSIC 2000
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 11:28 PM on May 8, 2009

I came back to this thread because I remembered thinking these would be good on Ketamine - turned out to be true. And here's Sun Ra 36x
posted by yoHighness at 6:44 PM on May 11, 2009

Sun Ra, now that I'm sober enough to link.
posted by yoHighness at 1:06 PM on May 12, 2009

Don't let strangers on the internet tell you what to do.
posted by yoHighness at 8:42 AM on May 16, 2009