Record or import a video with the Shorts camera.Here’s how to select a thumbnail for your Short: You can’t choose a thumbnail after you’ve uploaded your Short yet, including uploading a custom thumbnail on Studio from your computer. You can choose a frame from your Short to be used as the thumbnail before you upload your video. From here you can select a draft to edit or delete it from your device.If you delete the YouTube app or replace your device, you’ll lose your drafts.

There’s no limit to the number of drafts you can keep at one time, but also note that drafts are saved to your device and not to your YouTube channel. You can save your Short as a draft before you upload to come back and edit later. Tap UPLOAD SHORT to publish your Short.Tap Select audience “ Yes, it’s made for kids' or ' No, it’s not made for kids' to choose your audience.Everyone can change this setting to make their video public, private, or unlisted. If you’re 18 or older, your default video privacy setting is set to public. Note: The default video privacy setting for creators aged 13–17 is private.

Tap NEXT to add details to your video. From this screen, add a title (max 100 characters), and choose settings, like video privacy.You can also tap Back after you’ve made edits to Start over or to Save as draft and exit the editor. Saving a draft at this point saves any edits you've made. Tap Back to return to the record screen.

Tap Done to preview and enhance your video.

Tap Close choose to Start over or to Save as draft and exit the camera.

Tap Undo to remove the previous video clip you recorded or tap Redo to add it back.

To record a clip, hold Capture or tap it to start recording and then again to stop.

To make your Short longer than 15 seconds, tap 15s in the upper-right corner to record up to 60 seconds ( 60).

Note: Some clips may be restricted from being turned into a Short if the source video is restricted.

Under the video, click Create and select Edit into a Short to open the clip in the Shorts creation experience.

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