Youtube Create: Importing clips and setting aspect ratio
Youtube CreateDemo summary
The video shows how to select portrait or landscape clips for a new project and how to change the project aspect ratio using the settings menu.
Step-by-step
- Create a new project
- Select your video clips from the media library
- Tap Import to bring the files into the timeline
- Tap the three dots in the top right corner to adjust project settings
- Select Aspect Ratio to choose between widescreen, portrait, or 1x1
Options
- Select multiple clips to import at once
- Generate an AI clip using the button at the top
- Preview if a clip is portrait or landscape via the icon in the bottom left corner
Tips
- Bring in your main camera footage first and edit it down before adding remaining clips
- Wait to generate AI clips until you are in the timeline interface rather than during initial import
- Use the three dots menu to manually change the aspect ratio if the automatic detection doesn't match your needs
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- 4:050:25Rearranging clips on the timelineThe video shows the 'Rearrange' tool in YouTube Create, allowing the user to press, hold, and drag clips to change their order in the sequence.Justin Brown - Primal Video
- 4:391:31Adding b-roll overlays in YouTube CreateThe user demonstrates adding a second layer of video using the 'Overlay' feature, including resizing and positioning the b-roll over the primary footage.Justin Brown - Primal Video
- 6:101:25Adding and styling textThe tutorial shows how to add plain text, customize fonts, colors, and outlines, and apply entrance/exit animations to text layers.Justin Brown - Primal Video
- 7:350:53Using animated text effectsThe user demonstrates applying pre-made animated text presets, such as a social media subscribe button, and editing the text content within the effect.Justin Brown - Primal Video
- 8:281:06Adding stickers and GIFsThe demonstration shows how to browse and insert animated stickers and Giphy integrations into a video project.Justin Brown - Primal Video
- 9:341:11Adding music and beat matchingThe user shows how to add royalty-free music from the YouTube library and use the 'Find Beats' feature to visualize rhythm markers for precise editing.Justin Brown - Primal Video
- 10:531:31Generating and editing auto-captionsThe video demonstrates the AI captioning tool in YouTube Create, showing how it generates text from speech and how to manually edit the resulting captions.Justin Brown - Primal Video
- 13:210:30Adding video transitionsThe demonstration shows the transition menu in YouTube Create, applying effects like dissolves and whip pans between two clips.Justin Brown - Primal Video
- 1:071:40Edit with AI in YouTube CreateThe user demonstrates the 'Edit with AI' feature by selecting clips, choosing a duration and voiceover style, and showing the resulting AI-generated story with captions.Justin Brown - Primal Video
- 4:231:07Importing clips and setting aspect ratioCurrentThe video shows how to select portrait or landscape clips for a new project and how to change the project aspect ratio using the settings menu.Justin Brown - Primal Video