Maximum Video Length Will Increase to Three Minutes With YouTube Shorts
The maximum duration of videos on the site will increase from 60 seconds to 3 minutes thanks to its TikTok-inspired short-form style. YouTube Shorts up to three minutes in length will be accepted for submission by creators starting on the fifteenth of October.
This modification will make "storytelling on Shorts more immersive." "Creators highly requested this feature, and we are thrilled to offer you greater freedom to tell your story."
It's important to remember that TikTok has previously taken this route, raising the maximum video duration from 60 seconds to three minutes in 2021. As of right now, TikTok allows videos to be filmed for up to 10 minutes and posted to the app for up to 60 minutes. This is an attempt by TikTok to rival YouTube in the longer-form content market.
Videos with a square or vertical aspect ratio are limited to three minutes on YouTube Shorts; videos published before October 15th are exempt from this restriction. YouTube will be aiming to enhance its suggestions for lengthier Shorts.
If you're not a huge lover of YouTube Shorts, you may choose to "Show Fewer Shorts" by selecting the setting from the three dots menu located in the top right corner of any grid of Shorts in your home feed. This will cause a temporary decrease in the number of Shorts that are displayed to viewers.
You can find out what's trending in your nation on the new Shorts trends page on mobile. Additionally, viewers of YouTube Shorts will soon be able to watch a preview of comments directly from the Shorts stream (without having to navigate to the comments feed).
To help producers "jump on the latest trends, match your clips to the hottest sounds, and add your own unique flair," YouTube Shorts is now adding templates. To utilize the functionality, touch "Remix" on a Short and choose "Use this template."
Additionally, YouTube Shorts users will have direct access to YouTube material from the Shorts camera in the coming months, which will make it simpler for them to remix segments from their favourite videos.
Later this year, YouTube Shorts will start to use Google DeepMind's Veo generative AI video model, allowing creators to realize their visions with even more astounding video backdrops and stand-alone video clips, making your Shorts even more fantastic.