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I recorded 7 (long form) videos this week during my healthy walk! For the first time, I recorded Shorts! It was impromptu and a little fun. In total, is was 4 shorts recorded. I'm proud of me to finally taking that leap!🥹☺️ Next Steps...editing. This ought to be fun🫣. Then publishing...that will be a relief.😁

YouTube just announced several new features that could be useful for creators, especially those using Shorts or trying to build a stronger community around their channel. One of the biggest updates is that creators in the YouTube Partner Program can now upload fully custom thumbnails for Shorts through YouTube Studio on desktop. Creators can also choose from three suggested thumbnail frames on desktop, while mobile users can still select a specific frame from the Short. YouTube recommends keeping the most important parts of a Shorts thumbnail near the center. Although Shorts are displayed in a 9:16 format, the safest area for text, faces, and other important elements is closer to a 3:2 section in the middle because thumbnails may be cropped differently across YouTube. YouTube is also adding generative thumbnail tools to Ask Studio. These tools can use information from a video transcript and the creator’s existing channel to suggest thumbnail ideas that match the channel’s content, style, and audience. Creators can then refine the text, layout, colors, and overall look through conversational prompts. Other updates mentioned in the video include free one-month channel membership trials for some eligible viewers and channels, along with several improvements to YouTube Communities. These include community-only posts, better moderation tools, easier moderator assignments, fan notifications, and more ways for viewers to discover and participate in creator communities. You can watch the complete YouTube update here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsoUDk7m3yA

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Hi Everyone.... Well last year, I had said I was going to do my first video but my health had other ideas. I spent two and a half months in hospital this year following some pretty major surgery. I'm home and have been working on my recovery. I'm now researching like crazy to get up to speed on everything. I bought a small wireless mike today and a light and the light is going back. It is a circular light and I look a bit strange with these reflected lights on my glasses. I've been practicing videos and am pretty comfortable with having a go. I just have to get all the bits needed to get up and running. Here's the first of many perhaps simple questions but I come from no experience at all so there will be a few. I have recorded a video using the microphone on my iPhone. Where does the audio get stored? I replayed the video but couldn't see that the microphone was "in the video". It was working. Many thanks. I refuse to be embarrassed... there will be more lol cheers Nanette