YouTube is experimenting with a feature to create and share short clips similar to Twitch.

According to the official blog post, YouTube stated: 'We've received numerous requests from creators and viewers for an easy way to capture short content and share moments from videos or Live Streams. We're excited to announce that the testing phase for the clip trimming feature on YouTube has begun, with a small group of creators, and we will be gathering feedback.'

This tool will appear on channels participating in the testing program. You can click on CLIP (scissors icon) and select the clip duration from 5 to 60 seconds from the video or live stream. To adjust the clip length within the allowed limit, simply drag the slider. After creating the clip, you can add a title and share it on various platforms via a new URL, embed code, text, or email.

YouTube announces that updates to the Clip feature will be released based on feedback from early users.

It's important to note that users do not create a new video when making a short clip. Instead, you will have a segment repeated from the original content that you can share. Clips from live streams will appear after the Live Stream ends and become regular videos.

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This feature will not be available on videos intended for children, live premieres, and live streams longer than 8 hours or without DVR. Clips will disappear if the original video is deleted or set to private, but they will still be accessible if creators set the video to unlisted. Additionally, clips longer than 30 seconds may include ads.

Social media platform Twitch has had the clip cutting feature for many years. Sharing impressive excerpts from videos is considered a better way than just sharing those moments via a timestamp. Therefore, this feature could be a valuable tool for YouTube Gaming in competition with Twitch.

YouTube states that the clip creation feature is currently only available on desktop and Android devices for some trial users, and will soon support iOS devices.

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