YouTube announced Thursday that its Dream Screens feature for Shorts can now create AI-generated video backgrounds. Until now, Dream Screen could only create image backgrounds. This new feature is made possible through the integration of Google DeepMind's AI video generation model Veo, which can create 1080p video clips in a variety of cinematic styles.
Users can now use this feature to turn text prompts into AI video backgrounds. To access this feature, you need to go to the short camera, tap the “Green Screen” icon and select “Dream Screen”. From there, you can enter prompts like “Candy Landscape” or “Magical Forest with a Stream.” Then choose a style for your animation and tap Create.
The Dream Screen tool generates a series of video backgrounds that you can choose from. Once you select an AI video background, you can record a video against that background.
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YouTube says the new feature can be used to enter the settings of your favorite books, create animated openings for short videos, and more.
In the future, YouTube will allow creators to generate six-second standalone video clips for Shorts through Dream Screen.
It's worth noting that YouTube offers short video creators access to features that aren't available on TikTok, the leading short video platform. While TikTok allows creators to generate AI-powered background images, the company currently does not allow users to create video backgrounds.
This new feature is now available in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.