YouTube is about to launch an editing function, bringing new gameplay to the short video track!

According to socialmediatoday on January 28, after launching the short video format last year, Google's video social software YouTube is testing a editing function called " Clip ". Currently, this function only supports desktop computers and Android devices.

Using the Clip function, users can clip shared videos on YouTube or live broadcast videos to obtain video materials between 5 and 60 seconds in length and share them with others. Users click the "scissors" clipping icon to start clipping, then select the video clip, enter the title, and then click " SHARE CLIP " to share the clip to generate a URL link .

YouTube users can also share directly to the following social platforms or send them to social friends via email, or create an embedded version that can be added to a website.

The logic for editing live video is the same as above.

The specific video editing process can also refer to the following steps:

The short videos edited by the user will be stored in a dedicated Clip tag column, which will automatically include all Clip short videos created by the user on YouTube .

After the video edited by the user is released, if the viewer clicks to watch the video, the video will be played in a loop on the viewer's watch page.

YouTube 's video clipping feature will help original long videos go viral again in the form of short videos , and it can also help its live broadcast business. One benefit is that Clip short videos can speed up the spread of live clips, thereby attracting more potential viewers; second, users do not need to exit the live broadcast channel of the anchor when using Clip to edit videos, which can promote the retention of existing viewers. This also sends a signal that the video giant intends to strengthen its live broadcast business.

However, YouTube 's Clip function also has some "taboos" and limitations. This function cannot be used in the following situations:

lUsed to make videos for kids;

lLive broadcast duration exceeds 8 hours;

lLive broadcast of the premiere;

The original video has been deleted, set to private, or violated YouTube platform rules.

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