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Video Players, Video Editors, Live Streaming, Animation

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Video Tools

• Digital Video Intro - Digital Video Guides / Resources
• ️ TV / Monitor Comparisons
• ️ YouTube Tools / Resources
• ️ AI Video Generators
• Reincubate Camo - Use Any Camera as Webcam
• ⁠Broadcast Box / , Screen Share Party, Screego / or Screen-Sharing / - Web-Based Screen Sharing
• ⁠uxplay-windows - AirPlay Receiver /
• Deep-Live-Cam - Video Face Swap /
• Rope - Video Face Swap Tools / /
• VideoHelp Forum - All Things Media Discussion /
• ICAT or Video Compare - Video Quality Comparison & Analysis Tools /
• videoduplicatefinder - Duplicate Video Finder /
• MkvDefaultTrackChanger - Change Default MKV Subtitle / Audio Tracks /
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• untrunc or ⁠MP4Recover - Recover Broken MP4 Files /

Physical Media Tools

• ️ Physical Media Shopping
• ImgBurn - CD / DVD Burning /
• DVDStyler - CD / DVD Burning /
• VidCoder or XReveal / Pro - DVD / Blu-ray Ripping /
• MakeMKV, 2 - Create MKV from Blu-ray / DVD /
• DGDemux - Blu-ray/UHD Disk Demuxer /
• PgcDemux - DVD Disk Demuxer /
• BatchGuy - Blu-ray Ripping /
• UHD Drives Flashing Guide /
• Redump - Disc Preservation Info Project /
• VHS Decode - VHS Decoder /

Video File Hosts

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Most file hosts remove files after inactivity, while some delete them regardless. Check each host if you're concerned about file expiry. Tags are: Account Space / Individual File Limit / File Retention.

• ️ Streaming Hosts - Host Videos on YouTube Style Sites
• DoodStream - 5GB / 60 Days / Requires Sign-Up / Use Adblock
• Litterbox - 1GB / 3 Days
• Catbox - 200MB / Forever (w/ Account) / Allows Hotlinking
• Gofile - 1TB Monthly / 10 Days
• Send.now - Unlimited / 15 Days After Last View (w/ Account)
• VOE - Unlimited / 60 Days / 720p / Requires Sign-Up
• MixDrop - Unlimited / 60 Days / 720p / Requires Sign-Up
• FEX.NET - 100GB / 10GB Guest / 7 Days /
• Byse, 2, 3 - 50GB / 40TB per account / Forever / Requires Sign-Up
• Hexupload - 15GB / 30 Days
• Vidoza - 15GB / 15 Days / Requires Sign-Up
• ⁠Streamain - Unlimited / Forever
• ⁠CryptFiles - Unlimited / Forever
• Vidmoly - 15TB / 1 Year
• ⁠AnonMP4 - 20GB / Forever
• NetU - 7.5GB / 90 Days (after last view)
• Streamplay - 30TB / 20GB
• UQLOAD - 5GB / Forever
• Luluvdoo, 2 - 15GB / 60 Days Since Last Download
• Streamtape, 2 - 15GB / Requires Sign-Up
• Dubz - 100MB / Forever
• Streamable - 250MB / 2 Days (90 Days with Account)
• uguu - 128MB / 3 Hours
• webmshare - WebM & GIF Hosting / 20MB / Forever
• Videy - 100MB / MP4 Only
• ⁠SpectrShare - P2P Video Streaming / Temp Files

Screen Recording

• OBS Studio /
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• SteelSeries Moments, ⁠Ascent, Medal / Watermark Remover, Segra / , Vice or RePlays - Game Recording Tools
• Shinobi - Network Video Recorder /
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• MythTV - Digital Video Recorder (DVR) /
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• FFmpeg /
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• Recordly /
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• ShareX / / /
• vokoscreenNG / /
• Cap /
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• Shar.ec /
• ScreenREC / /
• RecordScreen /
• Google Screen Recorder /
• ⁠Cursorful /

Processing / Encoding

• ⁠Codecs Wiki / , ⁠Video Noob Guide, archived-things, JET Guide, The Encoding Guide or Silentaperture - Video Encoding Guides
• HandBrake or VidCoder - Video Encoding Software /
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• FFmpeg - Multimedia Processors / Tools /
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• Shutter Encoder - Video Encoding Software /
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• MKVToolNix - MKV Editing Tools /
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• Basics to the Art of Remuxing - Learn How to Remux Videos
• DDVT - Dolby Vision RPU Demuxing / Injecting / Editing
• IFME - Video Encoding /
• Av1an - Video Encoding /
• FastFlix - Video Conversion /
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• Winnydows - Video Conversion Software /
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• staxrip - Video Encoding / Contact Sheet + Thumbnails Creator /
• XMedia Recode - Video Conversion /
• NEAV1E - AV1 Encoding /
• sickbeard_mp4_automator - Automate Video Processing /
• selur - Video Encoding /
• vvenc, vvdec or VVCEasy - VVC Encode / Decode

Online Processing

• Autocompressor - Compress / 2GB / /
• Compress Video Online - Compress / Unlimited
• 8mb.video - Compress / 2GB /
• Rotato - Compress / 2GB
• VideoSmaller - Compress / 500MB
• YouCompress - Compress / 500MB
• MP4Compress - Compress / 500MB
• VERT - Converter / /
• Video Express Converter
• VideoConverter - Converter
• Restream Tools - Converter

FFmpeg Tools

• FFmpeg-Builds or media-autobuild_suite - Autobuild Tools
• ffmpeg-web / , FFmpeg Online, ⁠ffmpeg webCLI / , ⁠CompressO / or ffmpegwasm / 2 / - FFmpeg Web Apps
• FFmpeg Libav or ffmprovisr - FFmpeg Guides
• ASM Lessons - FFmpeg Assembly Language Lessons / Multiple Languages
• FFmpeg Cheat Sheet, FFmpeg Commander or FFmpeg Buddy - Command Lists
• WebMConverter - WebM Converter
• PureMPV - Info Copy Tool
• FFmpeg Batch - Bulk Conversion Tools

Live Streaming

• Awesome Streaming or StreamerFreebies - Live Streaming Resources
• OBS Studio - Live Stream Manager /
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• OBS Tools - Tweaks / Multi-Stream / Background Remover / Web App / Phone Controller / Smooth Zoom / Plugin Updater / Guide
• Streamer.bot - Live Stream Manager / / / /
• ⁠TikFinity - TikTok Live Toolkit /
• TikTok Chat Reader - Live TikTok Chat Reader
• ⁠MeldStudio - Live Stream Manager /
• StreamLabs - Live Stream Manager /
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• Stream Elements - Streaming Service Manager
• Restream - Multi-Platform Streams
• TwitchChat - Live Stream Manager / /
• VDO Ninja - Live Stream Collaboration Tool
• LiveStreamDVR or ⁠StreamRecorder - Live Stream Recorder
• NVIDIA Broadcast - Stream Audio / Video Enhancer /
• ⁠Moblin - IRL Live Streaming App /
• Owncast / or Restreamer - Self-Hosted Live Streaming
• WDFlat - Stream Elements
• Strem - Stream Automation
• ppInk, ⁠AnnotateWeb, gInk, Screenshot or Live Draw - Screen Annotation
• ⁠Overlays - Live Stream Overlays
• Amuse or Songify - Now Playing Overlays
• ⁠Twitch Poll Overlay - ⁠Twitch Poll Overlay
• real-url - Copy Live Stream URLs
• Chat-Downloader - Retrieve Chat Messages from Livestreams

VTuber Tools

• Runa's Archive - VTuber Resources /
• ⁠VTuber Nook - VTuber Resources
• Best VTuber - VTuber Resources
• VTResources - VTuber Resources
• VTuber Assets - VTuber Resources
• VTuber Kit or VRoid - VTuber Character Creators / Tracking
• VSeeFace, Kalidoface 3D, ⁠VNyan or Animaze - 3D Tracking & Puppeteering (VRM)
• Vtube Studio or Inochi2D / - 2D / Live2D Tracking
• veadotube - PNGTuber & Reactive Software
• avatarify-python - Real-Time Photo / Video Avatars
• VTuberized Logos - VTuber Style Logos

Subtitle Tools

Linux Video Tools

Mac Video Tools

Video Players

• Awesome Video - Video Streaming Resources
• Video Help - Video Player Index
• MPV Clients - MPV Based Client Index
• MPV - Video Player / Improved UI / Custom Builder / Frontends /
• MPC-HC or MPC-BE / - Video Player / YT-DL Support /
• MPC-QT - Video Player / MPC UI w/ MPV Internal Player / Easy Setup /
• VLC, 2 - Video Player / Use Nightly for Correct Colors /
• FastStream - Fragmentation Streaming Extension / Firefox Note /
• OpenVideo or Stream-Bypass - Use Streaming Sites in Ad-Free Player with Subs, Speed Control & More
• Codec Guide, ALF FreeWare VideoCODECs, or Free-Codecs - Video Player Codec Collections
• PotPlayer - Video Player / Twitch Addon / YouTube Addon
• Screenbox - Video Player
• GridPlayer, AVPlayer or ICAT - Multi-Video Players
• SPlayer - Video Player with Smart Translation
• ImPlay - Video Player
• SMPlayer, 2 - Video Player / SMTube /
• uView - Video Player
• Flyleaf - Video Player
• KikoPlay - Video Player
• h5player - Add Features to HTML5 Video Players /
• Plyr - Online HTML5, YouTube and Vimeo Player /
• ⁠panoptic - Watch Multiple Live Streams At Once
• MotionMonkey - Stream Online Videos in Player
• StreamLink - Extract Videos from Sites to Players / Twitch Adblock /
• polsy.org.uk - Alt Players for Video Sites

Stream Sync

• Syncplay - App /
• Watch2Gether - Online Player
• SyncWatch - Online Extension
• Kosmi - Online Player
• WatchParty - Online / Virtual Browser / /
• neko - Docker Virtual Browser /
• HyperBeam / VIP - Virtual Computer Embed
• OpenTogetherTube or TurtleTV - Online Player
• Metastream - Online Extension / /
• Caracal Club - Online Player
• Mzelo - Online Player
• ⁠SyncUp - Online Player
• CyTube - Online Player
• ⁠CinevoSync - Online Player
• VideoTogether - App
• baked.live - Online Player
• MovieNight - Docker /

MPV Tools

• ⁠Awesome-MPV - MPV Tools / Resources
• MPV Config Guide, 2, 3
• Flower's MPV Config - Automated MPV Configs
• ModernZ or uosc - Alt User Interfaces
• Simple MPV WebUI - WebUI Controller
• MPV Context Menu
• MPV Scripts - Userscripts
• VideoClip, 2 - Clip Tool
• MPV WebM - WebM Tool
• Play With MPV or ff2mpv - Open Videos with MPV
• MPV WebTorrent Hook - Torrent Streaming
• ⁠mpv-autosub - Subtitle Auto Downloader
• AutoSubSync MPV - Sub Sync
• MPV SponsorBlock, 2 - SponsorBlock for MPV
• ⁠JumpSkip - Intro / Outro Skipping Script for MPV
• ThumbFast - MPV Thumbnails
• ArtCNN, AniSD or Ani4k - Anime Upscaling
• FSR or CAS - AMD FidelityFX port
• MPV Prescalers - NNEDI / RAVU Upscaling
• GLSL CFL Prediction - Chroma Upscaling

VLC Tools

• Awesome VLC - VLC Resources
• VLSub - Sub Downloader
• VLC Slow Seek Fix

Media Servers

• ️ Torrent Automation
• Jellyfin - Media Server / Tools / Matrix / /
• Kodi or Xbox Kodi - Media Server / Tools
• TRaSH Guides / , ⁠Duck Guides or The Complete Guide - Server Setup Guides
• Simkl, MDBList or Trakt - Media Trackers / List Creators
• Prowlarr / , FlexGet or r/softwarr - Autodownload Tools
• Reiverr - Media Server Manager
• HTPC Download Box - Media Server Automation
• Seanime - Anime Server /
• swizzin or ⁠YAMS / - Media Server Install Script / Debain + Ubuntu
• DMS - Media Server
• Emby - Media Server
• Universal Media Server - Media Server
• OSMC - Media Server
• Kawaii-Player - Media Server
• Streama - Media Server
• Gerbera - Media Server
• Homehost - Media Server
• Kyoo - Media Server /
• Chocolate - Media Server
• Plezy / or Plex - Media Server / Tools
• Media-Hoarder - Media Catalog Frontend
• HTPC - Home Theater PC guides /
• MSX - Web App
• TheIntroDB / / / or SkipDB / Status / - Intro / Credit Skipping
• Tunarr / , ErsatzTV or dizqueTV - Custom Live Channel Servers
• ansible-hms-docker or DockSTARTer - Automated Docker Media Server Setups
• Seerr / Mobile or Ombi - User Request Management
• Dispatcharr or ⁠tuliprox - IPTV Playlist Managers for Servers
• YTDL-Sub - Add YouTube Channels to Media Servers /
• xTeVe - Plex / Emby M3U Proxy

Plex Tools

• Reddit Guide - Plex Setup Guides
• Tautulli - Server Monitor /
• Kitana - Plugin Frontend
• Reaparr - Merge Plex Libraries w/ Your Own / Docs / /
• PlexDrive - Mount Google Drive
• SyncLounge - Media Sync
• PseudoTV - Create TV Channels
• Overseerr - User Requests / IMDb Extension
• Pasta Tool - Audio / Sub Changer /

Jellyfin Tools

• Awesome Jellyfin - Jellyfin Resources
• Fladder - Desktop Client /
• Blink - Desktop Client
• jellyfin-desktop - Desktop Client
• Findroid or Streamyfin - JellyFin Android Clients
• Jellyfin Forum - Official Jellyfin Forum
• Jellyfin Vue - Jellyfin Web Client
• Jellyfin "arr" Setup Guide
• Jellyfin Customization Guide
• Jellyfin Themes
• Jellyfin RPC - Jellyfin Discord Rich Presence

Kodi Tools

• Elementum - Torrent Streaming / Trakt Sync / Similar to Stremio + Torrentio
• Kodi Builds Chart
• r/Addons4Kodi / Tracker / Trending or ⁠TroyPoint - Kodi Addons
• Kodi Skins or WIP Skins - Kodi Skins
• Synko - Kodi Stream Sync
• Plex Kodi Connect or plex-for-kodi - Plex for Kodi
• quasar - Torrent Plugin
• IPTV Client
• tinyMediaManager or MediaElch - Media Collection Managers

Video Download

• ️ YouTube Video Downloaders
• ️ Twitch Video Downloaders
• ️ Download Managers
• yt-dlp or YTDL-PATCHED - Multi-Site / Commands /
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• cobalt - Multi-Site / Online / Instances / / /
• ⁠lostnode - Multi-Site / Online
• 9xbuddy, 2, 3 - Multi-Site / Online
• Video Download Helper /
  , FetchV or MPMux - Extensions
• ⁠VideoDL - Multi-Site /
• VRKA - Multi-Site /
• NeoDLP - Multi-Site /
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• SCrawler - Multi-Site /
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• you-get - Multi-Site / CLI /
• Musvkrobot - Multi-Site / Telegram Bot
• ⁠Rip Anything From Anywhere - Multi-Site / Online
• ⁠CYBROX - Multi-Site / Online
• vdwn.cloud, 2 - Multi-Site / Online
• yoink.tools - Multi-Site / Online
• AMP4 - Multi-Site / Online
• AudioFetcher (MP4) - Multi-Site / Online /
• VideoFK - Multi-Site / Online
• ⁠OFA Downloader - Multi-Site / Online
• ⁠YT-DLP Online, 2 - Multi-Site / Online
• SSSTik, myfaveTT or tiktok-to-ytdlp - TikTok
• Threads Downloader - Threads
• Piner - Pinterest / Online
• ⁠ReelSave - Instagram
• iTeraPlay, Terabox Downloader, ⁠TeraBox Gen, TeraFetch or 1024TeraDL - ⁠TeraBox Video Downloaders
• hls-downloader, ⁠cat-catch, hls extension or hlsloader - HLS Downloaders
• GetWVKeys - Send Widevine Requests /
• DRM Bypass Toolkit - DRM Bypass Guide

Video Editing

• r/VideoEditing - Video Editing Subreddit / Wiki
• Eyecandy - Visual Technique Examples /
• Waifu2x GUI, ⁠TheAnimeScripter, Video2x, Warlock-Studio, Lossless Scaling (search) or Dandere2x - Video Upscaling
• Codecs and Containers - Info on Codecs & Containers
• VideoHelp Forum - Video Editing Forums

Video Editors

• ️ Editing Software / 2
• ️ Linux Video Editors / macOS
• DaVinci Resolve - Video Editor / Requires Sign-Up (Fake Info Works) / Guides / Subtitle Generator / Green Screen Extract /
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• Kdenlive - Video Editor /
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• LosslessCut - Video Editor /
• Shotcut - Video Editor /
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• OpenShot - Video Editor /
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• Keyflame - Video Editors / Plugins
• VSDC - Video Editor /
• Avidemux - Video Editor /
• Blender - Video Editor /
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• Auto-Editor - CLI Editor
• MoviePy - Python Editor /
• Webm Generator - Webm Editor /
• avisynth - Video Processor /
• VapourSynth - Video Processor /
• Source Filmmaker - Steam Movie-Making Tool / Resources /
• OpenRV - Image / Sequence Playback Review /
• suckless-cut - Cut & Trim Videos /
• vidcutter - Cut & Trim Videos / Script
• FreeMoCap - Motion Tracking /
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• Kurku - Motion Tracking /

Online Editors

• Mastershot
• wide.video /
• Pikimov - Use Chromium Browser /
• Klippy /
• FreeCut, 2 /
• Panzoid
• ⁠Tooscut /
• vidmix
• Video Cutter
• Omniclip / /
• Cuttr - Transcription Based Editor
• Vididoo - Multitool
• VideoCandy - Multitool
• Video2Edit - Multitool
• Crop Video - Crop Videos
• LoopVid - Loop Videos
• Crossfade - Video / Audio Crossfading
• VidLouder - Increase Video Volume
• Convert2Video - Image / Audio to Video

Effects / Enhancements

• ⁠Grainrad or effect.app - Online Video Effects
• Topaz / 2 or UniFab (search) - AI Video Enhancement Tools
• Gyroflow / / or ComfyUI-Video-Stabilizer - Video Stabilization
• Flowframes or SVP / Guide - Video Interpolation / Increase FPS
• ⁠ntsc-rs - TV + VHS Artifact Video Effect Editor / Web Version /
• VideoColorizerColab - Video Colorization Colab
• ⁠Dithering Studio - Video Dithering Tool
• OpenColorIO - Video Color Manager
• FreshLUTs - Free LUTs (Color Filters)
• blur or Smoothie - Add Motion Blur to Videos / Tutorial
• ProPainter - Video Inpainting
• CorridorKey - AI Green Screen Extraction Tool / Unmixing / High VRAM Requirements / DaVinci Plugin / GUI /

VFX Sites

• FootageCrate
• FreeVideoEffect
• VideoCoPilot
• VFXmed
• Team V.R Releases
• flex_cg_vfx
• Download Pirate - Use Adblock /
• Ae Blender
• HunterAE
• ⁠ScenePacks
• AETemp
• Visual Effects Pack
• AEDownloadPro
• Intro HD /

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Animation Tools

• Creator Resources - Art & Animation Resource Index
• Unreal Engine / , MoonRay, cgsoftbox, SketchUp / Plugins or Twinmotion - 3D Creation Tools
• Unreal Engine Tools - Modding Guides / Megascans / Model Extractor / Model Viewer / UPK Explorer / Wiki
• ⁠Autograph, OpenToonz / , Friction / , Blender / Forums / , Wick Editor, Tixl / / , Clipnote Studio, ⁠Touch Designer or Pencil2D - Motion Graphics Editors / Animation Tools
• Animaker - Animated Video Creator
• 3DThis - 3D Animation Tools
• ⁠Su3yaki - Create 3D Turntable Animations
• Mega Scans - 3D Scans
• Mixer - 3D Texture Creation Tool
• PlanetSide - CG Environment Generator
• cgplugdump - CG Software Plugins
• Physically Based - RGB Values of Elements
• AnimeEffects, enve, Cavalry, TupiTube or Synfig - 2D Animation Tools
• MonsterMash - Sketch-Based Modeling & Animation Tool
• Storyboarder - Quickly Visualize & Test Animations /
• LuxCoreRender - Rendering Engine
• RenderChan - 2D Animation Render Manager
• Mandelbulber / or FragM - Fractal Rendering Software / 3D
• JWildfire, IFSRenderer or Fractorium - Flame Fractal Rendering Software
• BestSnip, Sketch Machine, Plask or Rive - Online Animation Tools
• Glaxnimate or Trangram - Vector Animation Tools
• LibreSprite / , GraphicsGale, Poxil / , JPixel, Aseprite / Guide, SpriteSheep / , fizzy / Web App / , KPix, ⁠Xprite / or SpookyGhost - Pixel Art Animation Tools
• ⁠Wigglypaint or FizzPaint - Browser Painting / Animated Brushes
• Spritesheet Generator - Spritesheet Generator
• Animated Drawings, ⁠FliiipBook, Mutsuacen, FAIR Animated Drawings or MotorPen - Animate Drawings
• FlipAnim - Create Animated Flipbooks
• Viggle - Animated Character Creators /
• Mixamo, Endorphin (search) / or Cascadeur - 3D Character Animation Tools
• MMHuman3D - 3D Human Model Creator
• Blender Open Movies - CGI Assets

Stock Videos

• Awesome Stock Resources or CuteStockFootage - Stock Video Indexes
• Historic Films or National Film Preservation Foundation - Historic Footage / Films
• commons.wikimedia or Wikimore - Wiki Commons Video Files
• ⁠Destockd - Stock Videos
• Moving Image Archive - Stock Videos
• Pexels - Stock Videos
• Dareful - 4K Stock Videos
• Monzoom - 4K Stock Videos
• BeachFrontBroll - Stock Videos
• Magnific - Stock Videos
• veed.io - Stock Videos
• VidsPlay - Stock Videos
• MixKit - Stock Videos
• ineedfx - Stock Videos
• MotionPlaces - Worldwide Stock Videos
• DroneStock - Drone Video Footage
• MovieTools - Video Loops