How to add, create Shorts on YouTube. What is it?

What are YouTube Shorts?

YT Shorts are short videos, lasting up to 1 minute. Similar videos from Tick-Tok or Reels on Instagram. Many authors note that such videos in most cases gain much more views than regular videos on the channel. Of course, the success of any video depends on the content and the concept of the channel.

A section with vertical short videos – Shorts - has recently appeared on YouTube. Russian-speaking users nicknamed them "Shorts".

On the channels of the authors of the video, Shorts are marked with a special icon.

How do I add Shorts to YouTube?

When the section first appeared in the beta version, the authors could add a short video from the computer. It was necessary to save the vertical video in a horizontal format (with black stripes on the edges) and add it as a regular video to the channel by adding #shorts. Thanks to the tag, the video got into the Shorts feed. Currently, you should not do this, the videos will not get into the Shorts section if they were downloaded via a PC. It's much better to add Shorts to YouTube via a mobile device.

What requirements must be met?

• The video must be in mp4 format;

• 9:16 aspect ratio;

• 720 pixels – minimum resolution;

• The duration of the video should not exceed 60 seconds.

How to upload a Shorts video to YouTube? Step-by-step instructions.

Open the YouTube app on your mobile device, press the "+" button. In the menu that opens, select "Create Shorts".

If you are adding a video for the first time, you must allow access to the camera and microphone.

Take a video from the phone screen, or add pre-recorded content.

You can shoot a video with a length of up to 15 or 60 seconds from your phone (some users can record a video only up to 15 seconds). To record, press the red button.

To download the finished video, click on the box in the lower left corner.

The Shorts editor has the following functions:

• Ability to change the position of the video;

• Speed up or slow down the video;

• Timer;

• Various filters;

• Combining multiple videos;

• Video cropping and so on.

Some features may not be available due to the country. In the absence of any of them, you should update the application, if nothing changes, then it has not been added in your country yet.

You can add music to the video by clicking on the "Add track" button. Next, select the music available in the library, you can not download your own.

You can also add text to the video, customize the font, color and when it will be displayed.

At the last stage, you need to add the name of the video, the length should not exceed 100 characters. It is advisable to add hashtags.

Here you can also configure access to the video.

You will be able to add a description and links only from the PC, after laying out the Short.