YouTube Shorts is the initiative Google is seeking to popularize. The tool will provide short videos, effects, and engaging music for content creators to add to their YouTube channels.
To use YouTube Shorts, the user must log in to YouTube and press the Create button in the center of the bottom menu. The Create Short option will appear in the drop-down menu. For this to work, you must have the latest app update. Upon logging in for the first time, the tool will request access to the camera and microphone of the mobile device being used.
To make videos longer than 15 seconds, the user must press the 15 seconds icon to increase the duration to 60 seconds. To record, you must hold down the capture button for the desired amount of time. A red bar at the top that advances indicates the recording time. To stop recording, simply release the button.
This can be done repeatedly until the specified number of seconds are used, or the video can be ended at a time the user desires. When recording is finished, press the tick button to refresh. The tool also allows you to adjust the appearance of text and sounds.
The timeline tool allows you to adjust the timing of the text and music. To finish, you must add a title to the video and therefore define whether it will be a public or private Shorts, as well as whether the content is suitable for children.