Share clips

Select and share a small portion (prune) of a video or live stream with others by clipping it. Clips tin can be shared on social channels or via straight communications (for instance, email or text).

Annotation: Clipping videos is turned on by default. Learn how to turn it off.

YouTube Clips

Create and share a clip

Clips are between 5-lx seconds long and are played on a loop from the original video'due south watch page.

  1. Sign in to YouTube. You need to be signed in to create a clip.
  2. Start watching a video.
  3. Nether the video, click the Clip. If you don't see this, the video isn't eligible for clips.
  4. A create prune box will show up.
  5. Select the section of the video you'd like to prune. You can increase (maximum of 60 seconds) or decrease (minimum of 5 seconds) the length of your choice by dragging the slider.
  6. Give the clip a title (max 140 characters).
  7. ClickSHARE CLIP.
  8. Choose an option for sharing the clip:
    • Social networks: Click a social network icon (for instance, Facebook or Twitter) to share the video there.
    • Embed: Click the Embed button to generate a lawmaking you can use to embed the video in a website.
    • Email: Choose the email icon to send an email using the default email software on your computer.
    • Copy the link: Click the COPY button to re-create a link to the video that you can paste somewhere else, like in an email message.

Don't permit viewers to clip your content

Creators can prevent others from making and sharing clips of their videos on YouTube. Here'due south how:

  1. Sign in to YouTube.
  2. Go to studio.youtube.com.
  3. From the left, click Settings.
  4. Click Channel.
  5. Click Advanced Settings, and under "Clips," uncheck Allow viewers to clip my content.

Block someone from creating clips

You tin cake someone from creating clips of your video or alive stream past adding them to your channel'due south "Hidden users" listing.

Block words from descriptions of clips

Add words to your blocked words lists to prevent them from showing upward in clips of your videos and alive streams.

Clips that contain these words won't be created and cannot be shared.

Learn more most Clips

I don't run across how to create Clips on YouTube.

To brand clips from a video or live stream on YouTube, you must:

  • Be signed in.
  • Create a clip from an eligible and opted-in aqueduct. A channel may also turn off prune creation on their content.

Clips tin't be fabricated from:

  • Videos shorter than two minutes
  • Videos fabricated for kids
  • Live streams without DVR
  • Live streams over 8 hours long
  • Premieres while they're still live

Why are the Clips I created no longer available?

If the original video is deleted or fix to private, the Clips will be unavailable. If the video is set to unlisted, the Clips will notwithstanding be available.

If the original video violates our Community Guidelines, Clips created from that video will be removed.

I created a clip from a alive stream that'due south not working.

Clips will bear witness up later the alive stream has finished and is uploaded every bit a video. You can't create Clips from alive streams without DVR or live streams over 8 hours long.

Why are there ads on the prune I created?

Ads are eligible to show up on Clips as long every bit the original video has ads.

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