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| Youtube enhances Shorts with new features including a text-to-speech tool for easy voiceovers automatic captions and Minecraft themed effects. These updates inspired by TikTok aim to attract creators and viewers, providing more creative tools and a personalized touch. Youtube's efforts to stay competitive and meet evolving user preferences appear to be paying off. - (image source by Pexel) |
INFOPINTAR - Youtube is enhancing the user experience on Shorts by launching a series of nee features designed to attract creators and viewers. One of the most notable additions is the text-to-speech narration tool which allows creators to easily add artificial voiceovers to their videos.
This features reminiscent of the robotic voices often heard in TikTok promotional videos is designed to be user friendly and accessible to use it, creators simply creatr their text and then tap the 'add voice' icon located in the upper left corner og the Shorts screen.
Although Youtube currently offers only fout voices to choose from compared to TikTok's extensive selection this is a significant step towards improving the Shorts experience.
In addition to the voiceover tool Youtube is introdicing automatically generated captions that can be seamlessy added to videos without the need for external applications like Capcut. This feature similar to the existing manual text overlay feature allows creators to customize text styles with various fonts and colors, adding a personal touch to their Shorts.
For gamers and Minecraft enthusiasts, Youtube has introduced a series of new Minecraft themed effects including green screen game themed backgrounds and a minigame called Minecraft Rush. These addition, are sure to appeal to the vast Minecraft community and provide creators with moree creative tools to engage theirr audience.
These new features are part of a broader trend in the video platform landscape where platform like Youtube and TikTok are increasingly borrowing features from one another in an effort to stay competitive and meet evolving user prrferences.
Youtube's ongoing efforts to incorporate TikTok inspirated features into Shorts appear to be paying off benefiting both the platform and creators. This news comes from The Verge, Friday (12/7/2024)