Known as, by the way, ‘Corrections’, the brand new course of will show an information card teaser within the video playback, to sign when and the place a correction notice has been added to a clip.

As defined by YouTube:

“Up till now, if a creator needed to appropriate an error in an current add or present an replace to info that was now not correct, wanting modifying and re-uploading the video, leading to lack of engagement metrics and feedback, the choices have been restricted to including a notice within the description, responding to feedback calling out the error, pinning a remark or doing nothing. With the launch of Corrections, creators will have the ability to name consideration to corrections and clarifications within the descriptions of their already printed movies.”

As you may see within the instance above, the brand new Corrections information card will present up on the high proper of the playback window, on the timestamp of the primary Correction within the clip. Clicking on the information card will broaden the video description, the place the creator will have the ability to present a written correction or clarification based mostly on the change.

So you may’t wholescale change your movies because of this performance, it’s extra of a supplemental notes characteristic to clarify smaller errors and errors in your video clips.

However as YouTube explains, that would save creators from having to re-upload their clips – and it might be a very huge assist in including vital context to well timed and evolving news-related movies shared within the app.

Creators may additionally use the choice to direct viewers to newer clips on the identical topic. So in the event you’ve posted a well-liked tutorial video on, say, a sure app or gadget, you may add a notice that it’s since been up to date through the Corrections marker, the place you may additionally level customers to your newer video on the subject.

It’s a comparatively small, however probably beneficial addition, which may facilitate various performance in your YouTube course of.

So as to add a correction to your YouTube clips, you may write “Correction:” or “Corrections:” inside the video description, adopted by the timestamp (00:00), and a proof of your replace. You’ll be able to learn extra about video Corrections right here.