YouTube Shorts gains the voice narration capability. The feature allows you to add comments or other sounds to existing videos and has been available on TikTok for a while now.
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Voice narrations are useful in various situations. You can add instructions or explanations to cooking seminars or other guides after recording the video. It also allows you to add voice reactions, comments, and many other things to your YouTube Shorts. If you make music, this feature allows you to create exclusive music videos. TikTok, the Chinese app that popularized short-form videos and gave birth to YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and many other similar platforms, has the narration feature. And as expected, other platforms copy it.
YouTube Shorts gets voice narration
YouTube, from the moment Shorts launched, copies features from TikTok. Earlier this month, it added the ability to reply to comments for Shorts with new Shorts. TikTok has had this feature for more than two years. YouTube is now also copying the voice narration.
To do voiceover narration in YouTube Shorts after recording, tap the radio button in the bottom right of the camera screen. Here, you'll find a voiceover button. Tap it and YouTube will let you choose the point in the video where you want to start your voiceover. You can choose to start from the beginning of the video or move the playhead (vertical white line) in the video stream to any other desired point. Once you're ready, tap the red record button to start recording your video narration. Tap the same button to stop recording when you're done. You can also hold the button to start recording and release it to stop.
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If you're happy with your voice recording, you can save it to continue. Otherwise, you have the option to delete (undo) the narration and start over. And if you change your mind, the replay button will quickly restore your previous voice. YouTube lets you adjust the volume of your voice as well as the original audio of your Shorts after recording .
Voice narration in YouTube Shorts began rolling out to iOS this week. The company also didn't specify a timeline for Android users. The feature will arrive in an update to the YouTube app in the coming weeks.
Information source: androidheadlines.com
