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by AlexWD 4905 days ago
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Queueing the next video is an interesting idea. I know there is a way using the YouTube player API to queue a video but I know that it doesn't actually start loading the flv until playVideo is called, so I'm unsure if that would speed up the process. Another idea would be to have multiple youtube players that can load videos separately and then switch between them as necessary. This might add unnecessary bulk and slow down the page, but I'm not sure if it would be considerable. I'll look into this.

Right now there shouldn't be much delay between videos, has it been enough to be annoying for you? There might be other ways this transition can be smoothed as well.

Better support for playlist creation and sharing is something I agree is crucial and we should get to that soon. Improving recommendations to make music exploring and discovery is something we're constantly working to improve.

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What about a double buffer system? Make two players, one hidden. The hidden one loads the next song. Switch players when the foreground one ends.
I've looked at the other sites mentioned here and yours is the best. Please keep going. I'll tell my friends about it.

Good job!