Note: YouTube is constantly testing new, experimental features. This feature is currently only available to a limited set of creators in certain countries. The limited experiment is intended to ensure we are taking the proper steps to learn and build for any future iterations of the product.
Global audiences can use the Shorts as-is to remix them into their own Shorts.
Dream screen is an experimental AI-generated feature from YouTube that lets you bring your imagination to life. It generates unique images or videos based on prompts that you can easily add as a green screen background to your Short. Learn more about our privacy policies on how AI-generated content works.
Guidance for creating content with Dream Screen
All content on YouTube, including AI-generated creations from Dream Screen, must follow our Community Guidelines. Creators are responsible for ensuring their published content, including content created using AI tools, follows these rules.
To support creators in navigating our policies, we’ve incorporated safeguards into our AI tools, which aim to help creators follow our Community Guidelines and avoid generating inappropriate content. As such, we may block prompts that violate our policies, or those that touch on sensitive topics. For example, our AI tools are designed to help creators avoid generating photorealistic images of identifiable people, which could be misused for creating deep fakes or other harmful content.
To learn more or surface issues related to potential privacy concerns, please review YouTube’s Privacy Guidelines.
As with any generative AI tool, mistakes are possible and we may not always get it right. That’s why we encourage creators to review all AI-generated content carefully before publishing it to YouTube, just as they would do in any other situation. We’ll continue to listen to feedback as we keep improving.
NEW: Create Video Backgrounds with Dream Screen
Create a Short using Dream Screen
- Open the YouTube app
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- Tap Create
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- From the right menu, tap Green screen
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- From the bottom, select
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- Note: Feature availability may vary based on your location and depending on the stage of the experiment.
- Describe the content you would like to generate.
- Note: Currently, you can only enter prompts in English.
- Tap Create.
- Choose your image.
- Select Use image or Create video, then use it as a green screen background for recording.
- Enter the details to your Short, such as description and the privacy settings.
- Tap Upload short to publish.