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Why do some YouTube videos start with a short clip from the video itself?

Not sure if I can explain this well but a lot of YouTube videos nowadays start with a small clip of the video itself. Does anyone know why this trend started? Is it an algorithm strategy?

Maybe most people like it, but it’s It’s very off putting for me and I find myself having to skip most intros.

CeruleanRuin ,

As someone who browses almost exclusively 9n my phone, I appreciate having a moment to pause it, flip my phone sideways, and adjust the resolution because YouTube always defaults to crappy.

ilovetacos ,
@ilovetacos@lemmy.world avatar

Traditional TV shows did it sometimes. Just a way to hook the viewer I think.

Million ,

Tonight on bottom gear!

The hamster runs in a wheel…

The turtle eats a vegetable…

And the orangutan smashes a window…

wewbull ,

Does anyone know why this trend started?

Reality shows

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MFtl2XXnUc

RotatingParts ,

Sometimes it might just be to make the video longer (filler.) I hate seeing a 10 minute video that could have been 4 minutes or explained in a short paragraph (written text.)

peter ,
@peter@feddit.uk avatar

To grab people’s attention, or because YouTube started autoplaying videos in the mobile app when you scroll past them so they need something to make you click at the start. If you use SponsorBlock you can skip recaps like that

blaine ,

@peter

@PixTupy

+1 for SponsorBlock. I absolutely hate when videos spoil themselves within the first 3 seconds thanks to those fucking intros.

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