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YouTube Unveils Tool That Edits Videos Using Written Instructions
YouTube unveiled a new video-editing assistant for creators at its Made on YouTube event. Users will describe changes in ordinary sentences in a chat window, and artificial intelligence will edit long and short videos according to those instructions. The conversational editing feature will become available for YouTube Shorts and YouTube Create in early 2027.
The event noted that editing 1 hour of footage can take more than 10 hours. In the demonstration, the system selected the best shot for each outfit from a dance video filmed with various outfits, then added music and transitions. The assistant will be able to add text to a video, remove pauses between speech, and suggest edits based on the content of the conversation. Creators will be able to return to the standard editing panel at any time and modify the result themselves. According to YouTube, the artificial intelligence is designed not to replace creators but to make their work easier. A new tool called Research is also being added to the Analytics section of YouTube Studio. The tool will show the videos on the same topic that a creator's audience watches most often. This will allow creators to consider their audience's interests when choosing their next topic. YouTube Studio will also be able to analyze videos before they are published. Creators will be able to review the system's recommendations and make changes before publishing a video.
YouTube will also create thumbnails that creators can subsequently edit. The Dynamic Thumbnails feature will use several image options for a single video. The algorithm will show each viewer the image it considers more relevant to their interests. A/B testing—the method of comparing the results of different variants—which previously worked only with thumbnails, will now also work with entire videos. Creators will be able to upload several edited versions of the same long-form video or YouTube Shorts video. The system will measure how long viewers stay with each version and compare the results. Creators will then choose the primary version based on this metric. Ask Studio, which is also coming to mobile devices, will analyze previous videos and recommend new thumbnails and A/B tests for them.
The event noted that editing 1 hour of footage can take more than 10 hours. In the demonstration, the system selected the best shot for each outfit from a dance video filmed with various outfits, then added music and transitions. The assistant will be able to add text to a video, remove pauses between speech, and suggest edits based on the content of the conversation. Creators will be able to return to the standard editing panel at any time and modify the result themselves. According to YouTube, the artificial intelligence is designed not to replace creators but to make their work easier. A new tool called Research is also being added to the Analytics section of YouTube Studio. The tool will show the videos on the same topic that a creator's audience watches most often. This will allow creators to consider their audience's interests when choosing their next topic. YouTube Studio will also be able to analyze videos before they are published. Creators will be able to review the system's recommendations and make changes before publishing a video. YouTube will also create thumbnails that creators can subsequently edit. The Dynamic Thumbnails feature will use several image options for a single video. The algorithm will show each viewer the image it considers more relevant to their interests. A/B testing—the method of comparing the results of different variants—which previously worked only with thumbnails, will now also work with entire videos. Creators will be able to upload several edited versions of the same long-form video or YouTube Shorts video. The system will measure how long viewers stay with each version and compare the results. Creators will then choose the primary version based on this metric. Ask Studio, which is also coming to mobile devices, will analyze previous videos and recommend new thumbnails and A/B tests for them.