YouTube has launched a YouTube Shorts Fund in the form of a $100M fund, which will be distributed over the course of 2021-2022.
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The US gets another TikTok competitor in the form of YouTube Shorts
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Back in September 2020, YouTube introduced its TikTok competitor – Shorts. The feature was launched in India when the country banned TikTok. YouTube Shorts goes up against the likes of TikTok and its clones including Instagram Reels. Now, the company is launching YouTube Shorts in the US. It is rolling out in beta, and the company says it will be rolled out gradually over the next “several weeks.”
YouTube Shorts offers users tools to make a clip of 15 seconds or less. You just need to tap the “Create” icon at the bottom of the YouTube homepage and select the “create a short” option to instantly record a short video in the mobile app. You can also upload a short video. The tool allows you to merge multiple clips together, add a song to the background by picking up music from YouTube’s vast library of content and more.
With the US launch, YouTube is adding several new features, including the ability to add text to specific points in the video and to sample audio from other Shorts. Now, it also lets you swipe vertically from one video to the next. As of now, it doesn’t include any ads or offer other monetization features for creators. However, YouTube will begin experimenting with those later this year.
According to the company, the number of Indian channels using Shorts has more than tripled since the beginning of December alone. Moreover, the YouTube Shorts player has now surpassed 6.5 billion daily views globally. And now, the company is bringing Shorts beta to the US.
“As more people create and watch Shorts, we expect that our systems will get even better, improving our ability to help you discover new content, trends, and creators you’ll love,” wrote the company in its blog post.
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The US gets another TikTok competitor in the form of YouTube Shorts
It's only fair to share...
Back in September 2020, YouTube introduced its TikTok competitor – Shorts. The feature was launched in India when the country banned TikTok. YouTube Shorts goes up against the likes of TikTok and its clones including Instagram Reels. Now, the company is launching YouTube Shorts in the US. It is rolling out in beta, and the company says it will be rolled out gradually over the next “several weeks.”
YouTube Shorts offers users tools to make a clip of 15 seconds or less. You just need to tap the “Create” icon at the bottom of the YouTube homepage and select the “create a short” option to instantly record a short video in the mobile app. You can also upload a short video. The tool allows you to merge multiple clips together, add a song to the background by picking up music from YouTube’s vast library of content and more.
With the US launch, YouTube is adding several new features, including the ability to add text to specific points in the video and to sample audio from other Shorts. Now, it also lets you swipe vertically from one video to the next. As of now, it doesn’t include any ads or offer other monetization features for creators. However, YouTube will begin experimenting with those later this year.
According to the company, the number of Indian channels using Shorts has more than tripled since the beginning of December alone. Moreover, the YouTube Shorts player has now surpassed 6.5 billion daily views globally. And now, the company is bringing Shorts beta to the US.
“As more people create and watch Shorts, we expect that our systems will get even better, improving our ability to help you discover new content, trends, and creators you’ll love,” wrote the company in its blog post.
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YouTube Shorts headed to US, YouTube TV getting offline downloads and 4K streaming
YouTube launched its own version of TikTok-like short videos in India back in September last year. Well, it appears that despite being a brazen copycat, the feature has been well-received, and the experiment was successful enough to warrant its entry into the US market. In an official blog post, YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan revealed that the number of Indian channels that are now making content for Shorts has tripled and that these short-form videos are now being watched around 3.5 billion times globally on a daily basis.
YouTube is doing what Instagram did with its own TikTok-copycat called Reels
Buoyed by the positive response, the company is bringing YouTube Shorts as a beta to the US market in the coming weeks. In case you’re wondering, YouTube Shorts are, well, short clips of 15-second (or lesser) duration that appear as a horizontal carousel nestled between the suggested videos. But once you open one, it turns into a TikTok-like vertically scrolling feed of content.
Talking about features, creators get access to a multi-segment camera that allows them to merge multiple clips together. Those creating Shorts can add a song to the background by picking up music from YouTube’s own licensed track library. There is also a speed control option to let users speed up or slow down their videos for dramatic effect, and a nifty shot timer tool is there as well.
YouTube TV will allow concurrent streams on unlimited screens at your home
Additionally, the company has also announced that its on-demand streaming and TV broadcast service – YouTube TV – will soon allow you to stream content in 4K resolution. Plus, you will also be able to download videos for watching them later. “And there’s more to come, including a new add-on option that lets viewers watch available shows in 4K or download them to their DVR to watch later offline,” the blog post said.
An option to watch concurrent YouTube TV streams on multiple devices simultaneously is also in the pipeline. What this means is you can watch YouTube TV streams on as many screens at home as you want, ending the 3-screen limitation. However, it appears that the aforementioned features will be available only with a pricier subscription plan that will be launched soon.
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YouTube launches its own TikTok rival called YouTube Shorts in India
Everyone is jumping on the popularity of short videos these days, a domain popularized by TikTok. Instagram has Reels to go against TikTok, and now, YouTube has its own rival called YouTube Shorts. The Google-owned company is launching YouTube Shorts as a beta for the Indian market first, complete with a host of new creation tools. YouTube defines YouTube Shorts as a “new short-form video experience right on YouTube for creators and artists who want to shoot short, catchy videos using nothing but their mobile phones.” So, what’s the whole deal and what are the features it got? Let’s break it all down:
The key premise of YouTube Shorts is content creation. So, in order to make a clip, just tap the “Create” icon at the bottom of the YouTube homepage and select the “create a short” option to instantly record a short video in the mobile app. Or, you can tap on the “upload a video” option to pull up a pre-saved video from your phone’s internal storage. Talking about tools, users will get a multi-segment camera that will allow them to merge multiple clips together. There is also an option to add a song to the background by picking up music from YouTube’s vast library of content. And oh, the videos should be 15 seconds or less in duration.
YouTube Shorts also offers speed controls to let users speed up or slow down their clips for creative effects. And to save users the hassle, there is also a timer and countdown to let users capture short videos without having to hold their device in their hands. However, these are just some of the core features, and more tools for creators are coming with the coming months. YouTube is introducing a new space alongside the stories section where users can watch YouTube Shorts in a vertically scrollable format, similar to TikTok. YouTube says creators can already start making and sharing YouTube Shorts to gain an early edge. However, details about a wider availability are still under the wraps.
Source: YouTube Blog
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