YouTube now allows users to remix music videos on Shorts
In their ongoing commitment to enhancing user creativity, they are now unveiling the capability to remix music videos on Shorts.
Last autumn, YouTube introduced a range of innovative features for Shorts, such as collaborative tools like Collab and entertaining effects. In their ongoing commitment to enhancing user creativity, they are now unveiling the capability to remix music videos on Shorts, offering users even more avenues to connect and express themselves with their favorite artists and music on the platform.
Imagine waking up on a Friday morning to a surprise track from a favorite artist, like veteran rockers blink-182 or Green Day. The immediate response is to open the YouTube app to watch the official music videos, visualizers, and Shorts.
However, the desire for YouTube is not just to have its users passively consume the video; they want users to actively participate in the growing excitement around these songs and contribute to the music movements. With the introduction of remixing on YouTube Shorts, users can do just that.
To engage in remixing, users can tap "Remix" directly from the video on YouTube and choose from four options: Sound, Green Screen, Cut, and Collab. Users can pick one or experiment with all of them in different Shorts, unlocking endless creative possibilities:
Sound: Extract the audio from the video and use it in a Short, creating a perfect soundtrack for an upcoming trip or event.
Collab: Create a Short alongside the video, enabling users and their friends to perform choreography side-by-side with the artist.
Green Screen: Use the video as the background for a Short, allowing users to film their real-time reactions to their very first listen.
Cut: If a specific scene from a music video captivates the user, they can cut a 5-second clip and add it to their Short, enabling them to relive it as often as they like.
What sets this feature apart is the unique experience it offers on YouTube. Users can not only watch the music video repeatedly but also explore other Shorts created by fellow fans for the same song. Users can now discover deep catalog cuts from their favorite artists and relive those moments by remixing them as their own.