Magic Actions for YouTube promises to be the most convenient way to watch YouTube videos in the Google Chrome browser. But can it live up to that promise? When you look at the feature set you will notice that it combines several unique options with features that are common in other YouTube extensions as well.
Probably the most unique feature of them all is the option to control the video volume with the mouse wheel. An on screen display indicates the current volume whenever the mouse wheel is used while the mouse hovers over the video. The mouse wheel volume control is compatible with both Flash and HTML5 videos, and works directly on YouTube and third party sites.
You scroll down to with the mouse wheel to decrease the volume and up to increase it. The extension adds three new control button to the video page. You see them next to the share and flag buttons. The first button enables cinema mode which darkens all of the screen but the video. The second expands the window size to full screen for a better viewing experience, and the last opens the extension’s options.
Here it is possible to change the OSD type and color, or disable it completely. It is furthermore possible to enable the Auto HD mode which will play YouTube videos in HD automatically if available, to stop the auto play feature of videos on YouTube, to hid the player controls and to enable the auto replay feature.
The fact that the mouse cursor needs to be on top of the video is somewhat of an usability issue. This can be resolved by switching to full screen video mode, which unfortunately cannot be set to automatic.
Chrome users who want to try the Magic Actions for YouTube extension can install it directly from the Chrome web store.
What features are you looking for in a YouTube extension?
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i already do the volume thing with Volumouse (Nirsoft)