In response to the trend of straight short videos brought about by Snapchat and Douyin, whether it is Google or even the video and audio social platforms owned by Meta, they basically follow their related functions very diligently. However, as each platform continues to expand The development of this aspect of functions is getting longer and longer, and it seems that everyone thinks that the short videos produced by their own editors for this aspect have considerable characteristics and have the opportunity to be shared on other platforms. At this time, You must never give up the opportunity to advertise for yourself. Continue reading YouTube will not fall behind others, and will follow TikTok to add watermarks and reporting content to Shorts short videos.
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YouTube will not lag behind others and will follow TikTok in adding watermarks to Shorts
When many people see the animated watermark of TikTok in the lower right corner of the videos shared by many people, this short video platform will become a trend , became a target that platforms including Facebook and Instagram could not ignore and wanted to follow suit. Then YouTube also responded with Shorts short videos, announcing that it also had a similar watermark function for video sharing.
Now it seems to be a counterattack The horn should have been blown with their new features this time – eh, our logos will still overlap with each other in the future...
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Update projects are often published on the official forum for platform functions. YouTube developers, after previously providing creators with the ability to easily convert videos on the original platform into short videos of up to 60 seconds, announced that in the future, YouTube Shorts videos will also be automatically added with a watermark during the download and output process. It is said that this feature will be provided in the desktop version first in the next few weeks; the mobile version will be provided in the next few months.
In fact, seriously speaking, at this stage, almost all short video platforms Reposting videos by accurate users can also be used to enhance brand visibility. Services such as Douyin have followed the example of adding watermarks to videos by default. And when YouTube Shorts also adds this feature, I believe it will become more popular in the future. I see more and more videos being shared, which platform has watermarks on videos more frequently – the competition is really fierce.
In addition to the actively developing Shorts video, YouTube For its own functions, it also constantly provides new functions for users to experience. The most classic ones are the floating window and the related display function of popular clips. Recently, it is also experimentally provided, which is similar to the video magnification function of ordinary mobile phone photo albums, allowing you to see the wonderful things. Or when you need to take a closer look at the screen, you can intuitively zoom in with two fingers to see the content closer.
According to the official statement, this experimental function will be tested until September 1. According to foreign media information , Premium users of the mobile version can also click on the personal account photo ICON to select Premium's welfare functions to activate new functions; users of the web version can go to "https://www.youtube.com/new" What are the experimental features being tested?
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