YouTube copies this cool feature to Twitch

Although at the beginning Twitch was a platform for the gamer and youth world and YouTube was more general, the truth is that both streaming video platforms are getting closer and closer. Both in the type of content that is shared and in characteristics. And, in fact, YouTube has just announced that it is going to copy one of the most interesting features of Twitch: the ability to create clips from different videos to share them later with other users.An option that has been on the gamer platform since 2016.

What are the new Youtube clips

The clips are small cuts that we can make to any available video to later share it on any social network.

These clips, as confirmed by Google, will be between 5 to 60 seconds So if you want to teach a friend, something that has happened at a specific moment in a YouTube video, it will no longer be necessary for you to show him the entire video. You will be able to select only the piece that interests you, so that you go straight to the point showing just what you need.

This new feature has been released today, for now only for a small number of creators, as this is a new test option. But it is expected that it will soon be available for any video you can find on the platform.

Also at the moment it will only be available for Android and desktop, although its arrival on iOS is expected soon, so that you can use it from any device.

How to create a clip on Youtube

Although it's only available in a few videos and creators at the moment, you can already try creating your own clips and sharing them with other users. You can do it both in a video and in a stream The process to create the clips based on Youtube videos is quite simple, and very similar to that of Twitch and other platforms . You just have to follow the steps indicated below. You will see how it does not take more than a few seconds to do it:

1. Start watching a video that has this option enabled.
2. Below the video, click the scissors-shaped icon.
3. In the box that appears, select the part of the video you want to trim. Remember that it must last between 5 and 6o seconds.
4. Enter a title for the clip with a maximum of 140 characters.
5. Click the button Share Clip.
6. Select the social network where you want to share it. You can also share it via email, copy the link, or embed it on a website.

Youtube and Twitch, increasingly powerful competition

When Twitch first appeared on the streaming market, it seemed to have a very defined audience.It was presented something like the Youtube of videogames, and it was a platform intended mainly for broadcasting live games. But over the years it has diversified, and now we can find streams on it of practically any topic.

This can make, little by little, eating ground to Youtube. If it gains the reputation of being a more modern platform, it is possible that especially the younger audience will leave Google's service aside to go to its more direct competition.

This fear of becoming an outdated platform may be what has led Youtube to consider copying some popular features, such as the case of the clips, which have been available on Twitch for several years now. In the end, when more competition arrives, the users usually win, as we obtain a greater number of possibilities.