The new tool is being promoted as an ideal way to shoot music videos or short film clips due to its ability to quickly set a tone or mood.
The ever-innovating and changing YouTube is at it again.
The video-sharing website added a slow motion video tool to its built-in editor Tuesday, meaning all users who create videos on the site will have access to it.
Thanks to a frame analysis that blends intermediate frames together, videos appear as if shot by a high-speed camera. YouTube’s latest in house development may be a result of the popularity of slow motion videos overall, including the Slow Mo Guys channel that boasts over 2 million subscribers and 220 million total views.
The new tool is being promoted as an ideal way to shoot music videos or short film clips due to its ability to quickly set a tone or mood.
“To create a slomo video, visit the Enhancements tool or the YouTube Editor and apply it to one of your existing videos,” wrote Google on the YouTube Creator blog. “You’ll get a smooth, slomo video that makes it look like it was filmed with a high-speed camera.”
The slow motion video tool joins a host of other easy-to-use editing tools, including splicing, stabilization and speed adjustments. It’s considered a big help for those who aren’t blessed with a high-priced camera or editing software.
It has been a busy month for YouTube, which started offering paid subscriptions on May 9. The pilot program offers 53 channels, including National Geographic and Comedy TV at a .99-cent subscription rate depending on the channel.
Just a week later, YouTube announced the expansion of its Live Streaming offering to more accounts. Users who want to utilize that exciting feature must have at least 1000 subscribers and be in good standing. “Live Events” under account features will tell users if they qualify for Live Streaming.
YouTube even made some buzz this week, literally, as BuzzFeed announced its move to build a social video studio where it will create video and entertainment content exclusively for the video-sharing website.
According to pandodaily, YouTube is investing $350 million in working with content providers like BuzzFeed.
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