Upload Google Videos to YouTube

In my previous post “Say Bye to Google Videos” I have mentioned that Google Videos is no longer available to watch since April 29 but you can download your videos till May 13.

The downloaded videos can be uploaded to YouTube. Previously Google has not provided any way to directly migrate Google video to YouTube but now Google has provided an “Upload videos to YouTube” option by which you can directly transfer your Google Video to YouTube.

According to Google...

“We’ve created an “Upload Videos to YouTube” option on the Google Video status page. To do this, you’ll need to have a YouTube account associated with your Google Video account (you can create one here). Before doing this you should read YouTube’s Terms of Use and Copyright Policies. If you choose this option, we’ll do our best to ensure your existing Google Video links continue to function.”

If people also want to download their videos from Google Videos, the download option is still there.

Say Bye to Google Videos

Google Videos will no longer available to watch since April 29, 2011. Recently Google, the search giant has sent an email to all users who have uploaded one or more video to Google Videos.

Google is motivating all Google Videos users to upload their videos on YouTube. From April 29, 2011 you can no longer watch your video but you can download your video till May 13, 2011. 

Initially Google Videos was launched to answer YouTube on January 25, 2005, but in October 2006 Google has acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion.  On June 13, 2007 Google Videos search results has started showing videos indexed by their crawlers, YouTube and other hosting services.

Google Videos has stopped accepting new video uploads on May 2009. After that all videos are still available and works as search function. Now Google has decided to completely close the Google Videos by deleting all the existing videos. Even Google has not given any direct way to transfer their Video from Google Videos to YouTube, but they are encouraging all users to download their video from Google Video and upload them on YouTube.

Checkout the complete email which Google has sent to Google Video users:

"Dear Google Video User,

Later this month, hosted video content on Google Video will no longer be available for playback. Google Video stopped taking uploads in May 2009 and now we're removing the remaining hosted content. We've always maintained that the strength of Google Video is its ability to let people search videos from across the web, regardless of where those videos are hosted. And this move will enable us to focus on developing these technologies further to the benefit of searchers worldwide.

On April 29, 2011, videos that have been uploaded to Google Video will no longer be available for playback. We've added a Download button to the video status page, so you can download any video content you want to save. If you don't want to download your content, you don't need to do anything. (The Download feature will be disabled after May 13, 2011.)

We encourage you to move to your content to YouTube if you haven't done so already. YouTube offers many video hosting options including the ability to share your videos privately or in an unlisted manner. To learn more go here.

Here's how to download your videos:

• Go to the Video Status page.
• To download a video to your computer, click the Download Video link located on the right side of each of your videos in the Actions column.

Once a video has been downloaded, "Already Downloaded" will appear next to the Download Video link.

If you have many videos on Google Video, you may need to use the paging controls located on the bottom right of the page to access them all. Please note: This download option will be available through May 13, 2011."

Google Shows Competitor Links For YouTube Videos

Google has started displaying links to various search engines and video sites in its search results. But these links will be displayed just for music-related searches.

Try searching “Green Day” in Google, you will see the three video results from YouTube. Each YouTube Video will now include additional links for that video on other sites on web; they can be video sites or search engines.

In the below example, you can see results for Metacafe, MySpace and Dailymotion.

On January 14, 2011 Google has announced about better video results for music related searches. According to Official Google Blog, Google scans entire video content on the web and then its algorithm ranks the better sources of each video. Google has grouped results of same song instead of repeated results.

So, now you can choose among various video sites to see your favorite song.