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- By Ashish Singh
- Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:59 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
YouTube Shorts Video: The Google-owned video giant has announced that the creators will be able to upload big 3-minute Shorts on the platform starting October 15, in order to take on TikTok in the global markets. Not only that, the company has also announced a series of new changes including the Shorts interface (making the name and description smaller).
The company also announced that there will not be any changes to the videos uploaded before the above-mentioned date. Interestingly, Google calls it the ‘top requested feature by creators’ as Shorts has been gaining a lot of traction ever since it was released.
The company has also announced to improve the recommendations for longer shorts in the coming months. It will also introduce a country-specific Trends page at the top of the paused Short. Just like Instagram, the Shorts player will also surface comments directly before you head to the comments section.
But if you are someone who does not like Shorts, fret not. YouTube has also introduced the Show Fewer Shorts option in the Home feed (but it’s temporary). It can also be accessed from the three-dot menu in the upper right of the Shorts grid in the Home feed.
For the creators, YouTube has also added templates which allow creators and other users to quickly jump on trends. The platform has also added Remix on the Short that inspires you and select “Use this template” to give your own spin.”
It is clear that YouTube is looking forward to making it more friendly and easy for the creators and the users. Previously, the company announced to use of Google DeepMind’s video-generating AI model, Veo, for YouTube Shorts. It will be interesting to see how YouTube will leverage this amid so many privacy and security issues.