<h2 class="x:tracking-tight x:text-slate-900 x:dark:text-slate-100 x:font-semibold x:target:animate-[fade-in_1.5s] x:mt-10 x:border-b x:pb-1 x:text-3xl nextra-border">How to Add YouTube Videos</h2><h3 class="x:tracking-tight x:text-slate-900 x:dark:text-slate-100 x:font-semibold x:target:animate-[fade-in_1.5s] x:mt-8 x:text-2xl">Paste YouTube URL</h3>Copy any YouTube video URL and paste it directly onto the canvas. Ryzome will automatically create a playable video node.<h3 class="x:tracking-tight x:text-slate-900 x:dark:text-slate-100 x:font-semibold x:target:animate-[fade-in_1.5s] x:mt-8 x:text-2xl">Supported URL formats</h3>Ryzome recognizes various YouTube URL formats:<ul class="accent-bullets"><li><code class="inline-code-shadow bg-gray-100 border border-gray-200/60 dark:border-gray-800 font-medium dark:bg-gray-700/60 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200 font-mono text-md px-1 py-0.5 rounded-[0.2rem] [&amp;::before]:content-none [&amp;::after]:content-none">https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID</code></li><li><code class="inline-code-shadow bg-gray-100 border border-gray-200/60 dark:border-gray-800 font-medium dark:bg-gray-700/60 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200 font-mono text-md px-1 py-0.5 rounded-[0.2rem] [&amp;::before]:content-none [&amp;::after]:content-none">https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID</code></li><li><code class="inline-code-shadow bg-gray-100 border border-gray-200/60 dark:border-gray-800 font-medium dark:bg-gray-700/60 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200 font-mono text-md px-1 py-0.5 rounded-[0.2rem] [&amp;::before]:content-none [&amp;::after]:content-none">https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID</code></li></ul><h2 class="x:tracking-tight x:text-slate-900 x:dark:text-slate-100 x:font-semibold x:target:animate-[fade-in_1.5s] x:mt-10 x:border-b x:pb-1 x:text-3xl nextra-border">Video Node Features</h2>YouTube nodes in Ryzome provide:<ul class="accent-bullets"><li>Embedded player - Watch videos directly on your canvas</li><li>Automatic metadata - Title, description, and thumbnail extraction</li><li>Playback controls - Standard YouTube player functionality</li><li>Responsive sizing - Resize video nodes to fit your canvas layout</li></ul><h2 class="x:tracking-tight x:text-slate-900 x:dark:text-slate-100 x:font-semibold x:target:animate-[fade-in_1.5s] x:mt-10 x:border-b x:pb-1 x:text-3xl nextra-border">Using YouTube as AI Context</h2>When you connect YouTube nodes to other nodes, the AI can:<ul class="accent-bullets"><li>Analyze video content - Understand topics, themes, and key points</li><li>Extract insights - Pull out main ideas and important information</li><li>Generate summaries - Create concise overviews of video content</li><li>Answer questions - Respond based on video material</li><li>Create related content - Generate text that builds on video concepts</li></ul><h3 class="x:tracking-tight x:text-slate-900 x:dark:text-slate-100 x:font-semibold x:target:animate-[fade-in_1.5s] x:mt-8 x:text-2xl">Example Workflow</h3><ol class="steps-list"><li>Paste a YouTube URL for an educational video or presentation</li><li>Connect the video node to a text node</li><li>Use the prompt hat to ask: “Summarize the main points from this video”</li><li>The AI will analyze the video content and provide key insights</li></ol>Educational content: YouTube nodes work especially well with tutorials, lectures, presentations, and educational content where the AI can extract structured information.<h2 class="x:tracking-tight x:text-slate-900 x:dark:text-slate-100 x:font-semibold x:target:animate-[fade-in_1.5s] x:mt-10 x:border-b x:pb-1 x:text-3xl nextra-border">Best Practices</h2><ul class="accent-bullets"><li>Educational content: Works best with structured content like tutorials, podcasts, and presentations</li><li>Clear audio: Videos with clear speech provide better AI analysis</li><li>Reasonable length: Shorter videos (under 30 minutes) process faster</li><li>Public videos: Only public YouTube videos can be embedded</li></ul><h2 class="x:tracking-tight x:text-slate-900 x:dark:text-slate-100 x:font-semibold x:target:animate-[fade-in_1.5s] x:mt-10 x:border-b x:pb-1 x:text-3xl nextra-border">Video Processing</h2>Processing time: YouTube video analysis depends on video length and content complexity. Shorter, more structured videos process faster.When you first add a YouTube video:<ol class="steps-list"><li>The video becomes immediately playable on your canvas</li><li>Background processing extracts content for AI context</li><li>Once processed, the video is used as context for AI generation</li></ol><h2 class="x:tracking-tight x:text-slate-900 x:dark:text-slate-100 x:font-semibold x:target:animate-[fade-in_1.5s] x:mt-10 x:border-b x:pb-1 x:text-3xl nextra-border">YouTube + AI Workflows</h2>Popular ways to use YouTube nodes with AI:<ul class="accent-bullets"><li>Research synthesis: Connect multiple related videos and generate comprehensive summaries</li><li>Learning notes: Create study guides and key takeaways from educational content</li><li>Content inspiration: Use videos as starting points for your own content creation</li><li>Fact extraction: Pull specific information and data points from video content</li><li>Comparative analysis: Connect multiple videos on similar topics for AI comparison</li></ul><h2 class="x:tracking-tight x:text-slate-900 x:dark:text-slate-100 x:font-semibold x:target:animate-[fade-in_1.5s] x:mt-10 x:border-b x:pb-1 x:text-3xl nextra-border">Limitations</h2>Current limitations: - Only public YouTube videos can be embedded - Processing time varies based on video length and content - Very long videos (2+ hours) may have extended processing timesYouTube integration makes Ryzome powerful for research workflows where video content is a key information source alongside text documents and other materials.

Ryzome Features

YouTube videos can be embedded directly in Ryzome as playable nodes. These video nodes serve as rich context sources for AI generation and analysis.