The new feature, which is not currently available on TikTok, is now accessible in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. YouTube plans to further enhance the feature by allowing creators to generate six-second-long standalone video clips for Shorts through Dream Screen.
Key takeaways:
- YouTube's Dream Screen feature for Shorts now allows users to create AI-generated video backgrounds, an upgrade from its previous capability of only creating image backgrounds.
- This new feature is made possible through the integration of Google DeepMind’s AI video-generation model, Veo, which can create 1080p video clips in various cinematic styles.
- Users can access this feature by going into the Shorts camera, selecting the "green screen" icon, and then choosing "Dream Screen". They can then type in a prompt and choose an animation style to generate a series of video backgrounds.
- The new feature is currently available in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and it offers a capability not yet available on TikTok, the leading short-form video platform.