Editing BitView (section)

== Features and functions ==
This website attempts to provide the features that YouTube had around the late-2000s.

=== Videos ===
Videos uploaded by users are heavily compressed to resemble the quality of YouTube videos from the time. In addition, the uploaded videos must be no greater than 2GB and must be less than 30 minutes. BitView supports the WMV, AVI, MOV, MPG and MP4 video formats.

These videos can be rated with a stars system, with 1 star being the worst rating and 5 stars being the best, and comments can be written on them. In addition, videos can be added to favorites and playlists and people can make video responses to them. Each video can be included in categories and can be shared on social networks like Reddit, Facebook and Twitter.

The video player is a tweaked version of vlPlayer, VidLii's video player based on old YouTube player designs. Unlike VidLii however, you cannot customize the player. A Flash video player was available until September 27th, 2020, in which it was removed due to Flash's end of support on December 31st. Videos can also be embedded in sites by copy and pasting the HTML code seen at the bottom of a video's information box.

The search for videos works through metadata tags, which are assigned by the users themselves to them, and which allow them to be found and recommended.

Users of this platform often upload old videos from the Internet, or create new videos inspired by these, as well as the use of video and music editing software characteristic of the time. Several dozen videos are uploaded every day and these obtain thousands of daily views in total. Some videos are featured on the home page.

=== Channels ===
Channels can be widely customized, with options such as channel color options, background options. You can subscribe to channels, send private messages, comment on channel profiles, and write bulletins.

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