Youtube Create: Generate AI B-roll from text prompts

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Demo summary

The video demonstrates generating a new AI video clip from a text prompt (a panda drinking coffee) and placing it as an overlay in the project.

Step-by-step

Select Overlay from the main menu
Tap Generate at the top of the screen
Enter a text prompt or select one of the provided examples
Select a preset for Style and Lighting
Tap Generate to produce four image options
Select your preferred image and tap Create video
Wait approximately 20 seconds for the animation to process
Tap Use video to add the clip to your project
Scale or move the overlay clip on the timeline as needed

Options

Use one of the example prompts provided by the app
Write your own detailed and specific text prompt
Select specific lighting presets like Golden Hour
Use the generated static image instead of creating a video

Watch out for

There is no control over how the AI animates the image; it animates automatically based on the prompt

Tips

Use specific styles and lighting presets to help the AI with prompting
Note that generated clips include AI-generated sound effects relevant to the scene

Highlights

“it's now in there as a regular overlay clip that again we can scale up or move around”

All demos from “YouTube Create App - Complete Beginner’s Guide (iPhone & Android)”

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6:081:43Trimming and splitting clips in the timelineThe presenter demonstrates using handles to trim the start and end of clips and the scissors tool to split and delete sections from the middle of the timeline.Youtube Create· AI Video Editor
8:001:04Adding video overlays (B-roll)The user shows how to add a second layer of video using the 'Overlay' tool, including scaling the top clip and adjusting its position over the primary footage.Youtube Create· AI Video Editor
9:401:29Generate AI B-roll from text promptsCurrentThe video demonstrates generating a new AI video clip from a text prompt (a panda drinking coffee) and placing it as an overlay in the project.Youtube Create· Text to Video
11:191:58Adding text and animated text effectsThe presenter shows how to add plain text and stylized 'text effects' like animated chat bubbles, including customizing fonts and colors.Youtube Create· AI Video Editor
13:500:26Automatic background removalThe user demonstrates the one-tap background removal effect in YouTube Create to isolate a subject from their environment.Youtube Create· AI Background Remover
14:341:20Applying transitions and manual zoom cutsThe video shows how to add transitions like 'Flash' between clips and how to perform a 'jump cut' by manually zooming in on a clip for a pattern interrupt.Youtube Create· AI Video Editor
18:190:44AI Audio CleanupThe user demonstrates the 'Audio Cleanup' tool to remove background noise and enhance voice quality on a recorded clip.Youtube Create· AI Audio Enhancer & Noise Reduction
19:371:12Color correction and adjustmentsThe video shows how to manually adjust brightness, contrast, warmth, and saturation to color grade clips within the app.Youtube Create· AI Video Enhancer
20:530:51Exporting and uploading to YouTubeThe user demonstrates configuring export settings like 4K resolution and frame rate before saving the final video to the device gallery.Youtube Create· AI Video Editor
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Text to Video

4:380:45Generate video from prompts in YouTube CreateThe video walks through the 'Generate Video' feature in the official YouTube Create app, showing how to input prompts or reference images to create content.Everything For All
9:401:29Generate AI B-roll from text promptsCurrentThe video demonstrates generating a new AI video clip from a text prompt (a panda drinking coffee) and placing it as an overlay in the project.Justin Brown - Primal Video
1:171:08Generate AI video from text promptThe user enters a text prompt 'a car in a tree' into the YouTube Create app to generate an original AI video clip for use as B-roll.Tips 4 Social Media