YouTube is beta testing its Shorts feature to create short videos directly from the app, hoping to compete with TikTok, Snapchat, and Facebook and Instagram stories.
You can use your smartphone’s camera to record short videos and upload them immediately. The default length is 15 seconds and you can add more time up to a minute in the app.
The YouTube Shorts feature is now available in more than 100 countries including the US and Canada. Users can find these specific videos by tapping shorts at the bottom of the YouTube app, on the YouTube homepage, or on their channel page.
How to create YouTube short. If you don’t already have the YouTube app on your device, download it for your Android or iPhone and sign up.
Tap the Create button, which is the plus icon at the bottom center.
When you use this option for the first time, your device will ask for permission to allow YouTube to use the camera and microphoneOnce approved, you will land on the YouTube Shorts recording page.
YouTube short film recording length is 15 seconds by default. By tapping on the number “15” above the record button, you can change it to 60 seconds.
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When you use this option for the first time, your device will ask for permission to allow YouTube to use the camera and microphone.Once approved, you will land on the YouTube Shorts recording page.
YouTube short film recording length is 15 seconds by default. By tapping on the number “15” above the record button, you can change it to 60 secondsTap a speedometer speed icon on the right to speed up or slow down the recording.
You can also set a time for the camera to start without you by pressing Timer just below Speed.
Finally, Filters allows you to apply different visual filters to your recording. Some Android users may miss this feature.
When you’re done, press the record button. Tapping again ends the recording; Then tap again to record the next segment in the same video.
Finally, add a title and adjust sharing settings. Add the hashtag #shorts to the title to ensure it can be viewed or promoted alongside YouTube’s other shorts videos.
