Quick, accurate video search tips on YouTube

YouTube is one of the largest video sharing services on the planet with millions of viewers every day. With 300 hours of video on various topics posted on YouTube every minute has turned it into a 'Encyclopedia' repository about videos. But that also makes it difficult for users to search the largest video sharing service on the planet.

1. 13 quick Google search tips that you should know

Here are some tips to make it easy to get YouTube search results as you want.

1. Find a channel (channel) on YouTube

To search for a specific channel on YouTube, many people often enter the keyword as the channel name in the search box and then press the ENTER key. But the search results returned very general, incorrect. If you use the syntax below then make sure the results will make you satisfied.

Channel name, channel

2. Find a movie on YouTube

To effectively exploit the 'movie repository' on YouTube, use the following syntax:

Name_phim, movie

3. Find high quality videos on YouTube

To find exactly a certain high quality HD, 2K or 4K video, you can use the following syntax:

Standard HD: Name_video, hd

4K standard: Name_video, 4k

4. Find 3D videos

You can search videos in 3D format with the following syntax:

Name_video, 3d

5. Find videos that are playing 'live'

Live video (Live) is becoming the current trend and many users are looking to track events remotely. You can use the syntax to search for these videos later:

Name_video, live

Depending on the time of the event or by the channel, the search results may not return as expected.

6. Find playlists (Playlist) on YouTube

In order to help users to view and track videos conveniently, YouTube channels often 'group' individual videos into a playlist. You can use the syntax below to search for themes with desired themes:

Title_list, playlist

7. Find long and short videos on YouTube

To find short-length themed videos, you can use the following syntax:

Name_video_forum, short

Similar to the themed videos with a long duration: Name_video_subject, long

8. Limit or exclude results returned in a specific time

Expect that the returned video search results will be limited to a specific time like the year:

From_lock + year

If you need to return results that include all videos at all times but don't want other videos at a specified time to appear in the results:

From_lock -time_point

9. Filter video search results on YouTube

To get the most accurate filtered results, you can combine several syntaxes together.

For example, looking for short videos in 3D format with the following syntax:

From_lock, short, 3d

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