Building YouTube Shorts, a new way to watch & create on ...

... like Charlie Bit My Finger, Good morning yall or even Lockdown Trick Shots. Over the years, YouTube has enabled an entire generation of ... BuildingYouTubeShorts,anewwaytowatch&createonYouTube Copylink Copylink SubmitSearch SearchInput News&Events BuildingYouTubeShorts,anewwaytowatch&createonYouTube ByChrisJaffe VPofProductManagement Sep.14.2020 Copylink Copylink Shortsisanewshort-formvideoexperienceforcreatorsandartistswhowanttoshootshort,catchyvideosusingnothingbuttheirmobilephones. YouTubehasalwaysbeenaplacetobeentertained—fromyourfavoritedancetrends,likeEvolutionofDance,RollerSkateDances,ortheJerusalemaChallenge—tohighlyreplayableshortvideos,likeCharlieBitMyFinger,GoodmorningyallorevenLockdownTrickShots.Overtheyears,YouTubehasenabledanentiregenerationofcreatorswhohavesharedtheirvoiceandfoundanaudienceofmorethantwobillionpeople. User-generatedshortvideoswerebornonYouTubestartingwithourfirstupload,ashort18-secondvideocalled“Meatthezoo.”Astechnologyadvances,creatorsandartistscannowtakeadvantageoftheincrediblepowerofsmartphonestoeasilycreateandpublishhigh-qualitycontentwherevertheyareintheworld.Andpeoplecanbeentertainedandinformedbybite-sizedcontentinthespareminutesoftheday.That’swhywe’reexcitedtoannouncethatwearebuildingYouTubeShorts,anewshort-formvideoexperiencerightonYouTubeforcreatorsandartistswhowanttoshootshort,catchyvideosusingnothingbuttheirmobilephones.OverthenextfewdaysinIndia,we’relaunchinganearlybetaofShortswithahandfulofnewcreationtoolstotestthisout.Thisisanearlyversionoftheproduct,butwe'rereleasingitnowtobringyou—ourglobalcommunityofusers,creatorsandartists—onourjourneywithusaswebuildandimproveShorts.We’llcontinuetoaddmorefeaturesandexpandtomorecountriesinthecomingmonthsaswelearnfromyouandlistentoyourfeedback.Herearemoredetailsonwhattoexpect. WhatisShorts?Shortsisanewwaytoexpressyourselfin15secondsorless,andourteamisfocusedonbuildingitsfoundationacrossthreemainareas:Create:Creationisatthecoreofshort-formvideo,andwewanttomakeiteasyandfuntocreateShorts.We’restartingtotestjustafewnewtoolsforcreatorsandartistswithourearlybetainIndia: Amulti-segmentcameratostringmultiplevideoclipstogether,Theoptiontorecordwithmusicfromalargelibraryofsongsthatwillcontinuetogrow,Speedcontrolsthatgiveyoutheflexibilitytobecreativeinyourperformance,Andatimerandcountdowntoeasilyrecord,hands-free.Wealsorecentlyrolled-outaprominentnewspotforthecreateicononAndroid,startinginIndia.We'llcontinuetoexpandtoiOSdevicesandinmorecountriessoon.Youcanalsoexpectmorecreationfeaturesinthecomingmonths. Getdiscovered:Everymonth,2billionviewerscometoYouTubetolaugh,learnandconnect.CreatorshavebuiltentirebusinessesonYouTube,andwewanttoenablethenextgenerationofmobilecreatorstoalsogrowacommunityonYouTubewithShorts. WeencourageanymobilecreatororartisttostartuploadingtheirexistingshortvideosonYouTubetodaytostartgettingdiscovered.Watch:YoumayhaverecentlyseenarowontheYouTubehomepageespeciallyforshortvideos,andstartingtodaywe’realsointroducinganewwatchexperiencethatletsyoueasilyswipeverticallyfromonevideotothenext,plusdiscoverothersimilarshortvideos.We'realsogoingtomakeiteveneasiertostartwatchingShorts. There’smuchmoretocome,andoverthenextfewweeksandmonths,we’llcontinuetorolloutmorecreationtoolsandeasierwaystowatchshortvideosonYouTubeaswelistentoyourfeedback.IfyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocreateShorts,checkoutourforumpost.Havefunwithitandletusknowwhatyouthink.Wecan’twaittoseewhatyoudowithShortsandlookforwardtoempoweringanewgenerationofmobilecreatorsandartistsontheworld'slargestvideoplatform. RelatedTopics ProductsandFeatures RelatedArticles News&Events ExpandyourplaylistexperienceonYouTubeMusic Sep.09.2020 News&Events MajorupdatestosportsonYouTubeTV Sep.03.2020