Note: YouTube is constantly testing new, experimental features. This feature is currently only available to a limited set of creators in certain countries. The limited experiment is intended to ensure we are taking the proper steps to learn and build for any future iterations of the product.
Global audiences can use the Shorts as-is to remix them into their own Shorts.
These content creation tools are experimental AI-generated features from YouTube that lets you bring your imagination to life. It generates unique images or videos based on text-based prompts that you can easily add as a green screen background or standalone 6 second video clips to your Short. Learn more about our privacy policies on how AI-generated content works.
Guidance for creating content for Shorts with AI-generated features
All content on YouTube, including AI-generated creations from these tools, must follow our Community Guidelines. Creators are responsible for ensuring their published content, including content created using AI tools, follows these rules.
To support creators in navigating our policies, we’ve incorporated safeguards into our AI tools, which aim to help creators follow our Community Guidelines and avoid generating inappropriate content. As such, we may block prompts that violate our policies, or those that touch on sensitive topics. For example, our AI tools are designed to help creators avoid generating photorealistic images of identifiable people, which could be misused for creating deep fakes or other harmful content.
To learn more or surface issues related to potential privacy concerns, please review YouTube’s Privacy Guidelines.
As with any generative AI tool, mistakes are possible and we may not always get it right. That’s why we encourage creators to review all AI-generated content carefully before publishing it to YouTube, just as they would do in any other situation. We’ll continue to listen to feedback as we keep improving.
Create a clip using Dream Screen
Create green screen background
NEW: Create Video Backgrounds with Dream Screen
You can generate unique images and videos based on text-based prompts that can easily be added as a green screen background for your Shorts. It lets you bring your imagination to life.
Note: This feature isn't available to everyone and only accepts prompts in English.
- Open the YouTube app
. - Tap Create .
- From the right menu, tap Green screen .
- From the bottom, select Dream Screen .
- Describe the content you would like to generate and pick a style.
- Tap Create.
- Choose your image.
- Note: You can save or share the image by tapping menu Save to device or Share.
- Note: You can save or share the image by tapping menu
- Select Use image or Create video, then use it as a green screen background for recording.
- Enter the details to your Short, such as description and the privacy settings.
- Tap Upload short to publish.
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Save to device or Share.Create a standalone video clip
You can create standalone videos for your Shorts based on text-based prompts.
Note: This feature isn't available to everyone and only accepts prompts in English.
- Open the YouTube app .
- Tap Create .
- On the bottom left, tap Add for the media picker.
- Note: If you haven’t already, grant access to your photos and videos on your devices.
- At the top, select Create .
- Describe the content you would like to generate and pick a style.
- Tap Create.
- Choose your image.
- Note: You can save or share the image by tapping menu Save to device or Share.
- Note: You can save or share the image by tapping menu
- Select Use image or Create video.
- Select the desired length of the clip, then tap Done.
- Once you’re set with the video, tap checkmark Next.
- Enter the details to your Short, such as description and the privacy settings.
- Tap Upload short to publish.
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Create a clip using other AI-generative tools
Create a Photo to video clip
HOW TO: Transform Your Photos into Videos 🪄
Photo to video lets you easily create fun, personalized Shorts from your own photo gallery. It offers a way to inspire creators with fun, creative suggestions to explore new possibilities with AI-generated content.
Note:
- This feature isn't available to everyone and only provides suggestions in English.
- Creators who make a post or YouTube Short using Photo to video, YouTube's generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, don't need to take extra steps to disclose the use of altered or synthetic content. The tool will automatically disclose the use of AI for creators. Learn more about disclosing use of altered or synthetic content.
- Open the YouTube app .
- Tap Create .
- On the bottom left, tap Add for the media picker.
- Note: If you haven’t already, grant access to your photos and videos on your devices.
- Choose your photo.
- At the top, select Photo to video .
- Select one of the provided suggestions.
- Tap Create.
- Preview the video and tap Continue.
- Select the desired length of the clip, then tap Done.
- Enter the details to your Short, such as description and the privacy settings.
- Tap Upload short to publish.
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