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YouTube Testing a Dream Screen Feature for Shorts That Will Generate Images for Green Screens

YouTube is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for its minute-long vertical video format, Shorts. Dubbed Dream Screen, this feature will add a custom green screen image generated by AI to the videos. This feature is likely aimed at users who prefer to use creative backgrounds to stand out in the videos or be thematically aligned with the content of the video. This is an experimental feature by the video streaming giant and is currently available only to a select group of Shorts creators.

YouTube Shorts gets an AI background feature

The Google-owned video-sharing platform posted about this feature on its support page on Monday. The company said, “We’re experimenting with a new feature, Dream Screen, that uses AI to generate image green screen backgrounds for Shorts.” YouTube did not specify which AI model was being used for this feature.

Users, once they get access to Dream Screen, can write a text prompt describing what they want in the background. Highlighting one example, the post stated users can request a “fancy hotel pool on a tropical island,” and the AI will instantly generate it. Once generated, it can be added to the background of the video.

The short post described the feature but did not explain several aspects of it. For example, it did not mention whether the background needs to be added at the recording stage or if it can also be added to a pre-recorded video. Further, it is not known whether users will require a real green screen for the effect to show, or it can be digitally added similar to Google Meet. Notably, the company also did not specify any restrictions in generating AI images. It is possible that these directions will show up on the Dream Screen feature page.

Being an experimental feature (features Google is currently testing or is in beta), Dream Screen is only available to a select group of Shorts creators. However, the company has highlighted that more creators will get this tool later in 2023. Separately, the video streaming platform has made its Playables feature available to all users. It offers access to more than 75 different free-to-play games which was previously only available to YouTube Premium subscribers.

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YouTube’s Picture-in-Picture Mode Could Be Available for Non-Premium Users Outside the US Soon

YouTube started rolling out its PiP (Picture-in-Picture) feature for a wider audience back in 2021. This popular feature of the video streaming app allows users to watch videos while accessing other apps on their device. YouTube users in markets outside the US require a Premium subscription to access the PiP functionality. But this could change in the future as multiple posts on social media platforms indicate that non-premium users in Europe are currently getting access to YouTube’s PiP functionality.

Multiple threads on Reddit suggest that YouTube is rolling out PiP mode for non-subscribers outside the US. The posts include videos of the feature to add credibility to the claims, showing a mini-player in a floating window for music videos while using other apps on their devices. Users largely from the Europe region seem to have spotted the PiP feature on their devices.

YouTube is yet to reveal plans to expand PiP to non-subscribers outside the US. So, this information should be considered with a pinch of salt. Google is speculated to be testing PiP with a select group of non-Premium European users. The accidental rollout could be attributed to unknown bugs as well.

However, a recent comment from YouTube’s X account contradicts this claim. It states that PiP outside the US is currently limited to Premium subscriptions. As per YouTube’s support page for PiP, users outside the US will have to subscribe to Premium to access it.

Google announced Picture-in-Picture support for all YouTube Premium subscribers on iOS worldwide including India back in 2021. On Android, the multitasking feature was available for quite some time.

YouTube Premium in India costs Rs. 129 per month. Google is offering a one-month free membership plan for new users and a Rs. 79 monthly plan for students. The family plan that allows addition of up to five members in the household costs Rs. 189. Google is charging Rs. 1,290 for a yearly plan, while a three-month plan comes for Rs. 399. Besides PiP, YouTube Premium offer benefits like ad-free content, offline watching, downloads, and access to YouTube Music Premium.

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YouTube Updated With Stable Volume, Improved Seeking, Hum to Search and More

YouTube is gaining support for several new features and improvements as part of the latest updates rolling out to the video streaming service. The Alphabet-owned company announced that it is rolling out “three dozen new features and design updates” to users across different platforms. With these improvements, users have access to improved volume controls, better video seeking, and a better experience while liking videos and subscribing to video creators on YouTube. A new You tab has also been added with account details and a user’s watch history.

In a blog post, YouTube Product Management Director Matthew Darby stated that the service has introduced a new feature called Stable Volume, aimed at easing the process of changing the volume while watching a video — removing the sudden jumps that used to occur in the past. This setting is already rolling out to users, enabled by default, and can be found in each video settings menu under Additional settings > Stable volume.

Seeking while watching a video is also set to get easier, according to the company. While watching a video in portrait or landscape (full screen mode), users can tap and hold on the right side of the screen to start playing the video at twice the speed — until they let go.

Meanwhile, viewers will be able to move their finger while scrubbing the video seek bar, back to the point they were previously watching, with haptic feedback. Mobile and tablet users can also “lock” the screen to prevent accidental touches while playing a video.

When a video is playing and YouTube creators prompt users to like the video and subscribe to their channel, the relevant buttons will be shown with a visual cue, along with animations when users interact with them. During the first 24 hours after a video is uploaded, users will see video counts update in real time, according to the company. 

YouTube is also introducing a new You tab located at the bottom-right corner of the screen, in place of the Library tab. This page will house previously watched videos, playlists, downloads and purchases, according to the company, along with settings related to your account and details about your channel.

Android users will also be able to sing, hum, or play a song to search for it, directly from the YouTube app. This is a feature that is also available in the Google app, will let you quickly search for a track and identify it using AI, according to the company. It will be available on the YouTube app for Android smartphones over the next couple of weeks.

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