- Hello insiders.
I'm Lenny, a product specialists working on shorts.
And today I want to talk to you about one of our most
popular topics.
You guessed it, it's shorts.
And this video will address our most frequently
asked questions from my recent videos.
Our goal is to make this a recurring series.
So please continue leaving comments below.
First up, we've seen confusion
about what exactly a short is.
Shorts are videos
That are 60 seconds or less in duration
and our square tolerant aspect ratio.
The best aspect ratio for a short is nine
by 16 horizontal videos do not get included
in the shorts experience.
Next up.
You've probably heard about our new shorts creation tools.
So what do we mean when we say that there's a few things
are included in the shorts creation tools, primarily
the shorts camera for creation and recording more recent
Additions to the shorts tools include the ability to
add text your short control when the text appears
and disappears.
And then just the speed of your video
as well as adding filters
you can also upload a video that is longer
than 60 seconds and cut it down into a short
with our tool and use the same editing features
as if you shot it with our camera.
We also have a music library, which includes millions
Of tracks that are free to use.
Keep in mind that you can only use 15 seconds
of audio from our library.
If your video is longer than 15 seconds
then the audio will be added to the beginning of your video.
We've also rolled out the ability to sample audio
from shorts and videos across YouTube.
We'll touch on that a little later on in the video.
Now who has Access to shorts and shorts creation tools
Shorts can be viewed globally today.
Anyone can upload
A short through the normal upload process.
As long as the video is 60 seconds or less in duration
and the square or taller in aspect ratio,
shorts creation tools have been available in U S and India
for some time.
And we've recently started rolling out to 24.
New countries.
Creators in these countries will have access.
Soon as we finished the rollout, we'll leave the full list
of countries and the description below later this year
we'll be expanding to many more countries.
So please do stay tuned as we have updates.
So You may be wondering,
do you have to use the shorts
creation tools for your video to be included
in the short shelf?
The answer is no, but we recommend adding hashtag
Shorts to the title or description of the video.
As this helps our system get the maximum distribution
of your short across YouTube.
Additionally, we've made some improvements
to the shorts feature to make it easier
for you to post on your existing channel.
A few changes include adding a short shelf to the bottom
of all channel pages that have at least one eligible short.
You can order the position of this shelf
or remove it entirely based on feedback from creators.
We've started to better separate where shorts appear
versus your long form videos were moved shorts
from appearing and popular and uploads, but they can still
be easily found anywhere that shorts are on YouTube.
A few of these places are your channel page, the short shelf
and the shorts tab.
And we're always adding more and more surfaces based
On creator feedback.
We do not send notifications
For every short upload for subscribers who have hit the bell
and shorts notifications do not counter your daily
Bell limits.
We're continuing to improve shorts notifications to
ensure your shorts get sent to the viewers who want to
watch them.
Another question we get frequently is do I need to
create a new channel to host my shorts, or should I
keep telling my existing channel that has my long form
videos on it?
This is entirely up to you.
We've seen creators who have started separate channels
and others I've been posting to their existing
One. We recommend that you think about the style of
Content that you plan to create for shorts, and then
ask yourself whether it fits with the entrance of
the audience already watching the long form videos on your
Channel. For example, if you're a dance
Focus channel that plants use shorts to highlight moments
from your latest routine, it might make sense to
centralize your efforts on a single channel.
On the other hand of food focused channel
Looking to use shorts to explore their knitting hobby
might consider launching a second channel
to how's this new style of content at the end of the day
you know, your audience better than anyone else.
And shorts represent an opportunity to try
out different content and see how
People respond.
Moving on a big topic
We've gotten questioned about is the ability to sample audio
from shorts and videos across YouTube.
We recently added this feature
and want to make sure that it's well understood.
So please leave additional questions if you have them.
So what does this feature actually mean?
Audio from any eligible
Long form video on YouTube can be used
To create a short and every short
That's made with your videos
audio will be attributed and linked back
to your source video from the shorts pivot page
as shown in the example here, this links back
to your original video and provides a great opportunity
for new audiences to discover
and engage with your content in a new way.
Our goal is to provide a new opportunity
for new audiences to engage with your content
and the new way and discover your channel.
So how much of a video
or shorts are creators able to sample
viewers and creators are able to sample
up to 15 seconds of audio from a shorter video on YouTube.
Now let's talk about some eligibility scenarios.
There are instances where audio sampling isn't possible.
For example, if the source video has been opted
out from audio sampling
Or if a video has claim on it
this leads me to my last point.
What If you don't want your long form videos available
for audio sampling based on your feedback
we have released the functionality to bulk.
Opt-out your videos from audio sampling in YouTube studio.
You can also opt out individual videos as well.
It's not possible to opt-out shorts
from audio sampling as always.
We'll continue to keep the creator insider audience updated
as we improve shorts.
Make sure to leave your questions and comments below
from the creators of YouTube to YouTube creators.
Keep it real.