Elon Musk‘s social media platform ‘X’, previously known as Twitter, has announced a few updates focusing on video and media uploads.
Longer videos
As a Premium subscriber, users can enjoy extended video options such as up to 2 hours of 1080p quality or 3 hours of 720p quality content. They can also access the media studio at http://studio.x.com, download videos from their timeline to their camera roll, and enable or disable video download for their own posts.
Moreover, popular videos will now feature automatic captioning to enhance accessibility. With AirPlay support, users can stream videos from X platform to your TV, and multitask by using other apps while watching videos in picture-in-picture mode.
Video playback controls
Users can enjoy better control over video playback with features like adjustable playback speed, double-tap for fast-forwarding, and jumping back. Mobile users will experience improved quality in live broadcasts, while Android and iOS versions provide an immersive video player experience. Users can now speak and co-host in Spaces directly from the web version, and the platform now supports millions of participants in Spaces sessions.
X: The Super app
X aims to become a “super app” like WeChat, offering digital payments and other services. The company is applying for “money transmitter licence” in the US and has focused on growing video content on the platform, with vertical video now accounting for over 10% of time spent on the platform.
Tucker Carlson recently launched a new show on the platform and the platform plans on selling ads and sponsorships alongside videos from Carlson and other content creators.
Musk has launched a revenue sharing program for creators with large audiences, offering payment to those with more than 5 million tweet impressions per month for the last 3 months. To be eligible, users must have a Stripe account for payment and be subscribed to Twitter Blue. Last month, Musk announced that the first block of payments for creators would be $5 million.
Longer videos
As a Premium subscriber, users can enjoy extended video options such as up to 2 hours of 1080p quality or 3 hours of 720p quality content. They can also access the media studio at http://studio.x.com, download videos from their timeline to their camera roll, and enable or disable video download for their own posts.
Moreover, popular videos will now feature automatic captioning to enhance accessibility. With AirPlay support, users can stream videos from X platform to your TV, and multitask by using other apps while watching videos in picture-in-picture mode.
Video playback controls
Users can enjoy better control over video playback with features like adjustable playback speed, double-tap for fast-forwarding, and jumping back. Mobile users will experience improved quality in live broadcasts, while Android and iOS versions provide an immersive video player experience. Users can now speak and co-host in Spaces directly from the web version, and the platform now supports millions of participants in Spaces sessions.
X: The Super app
X aims to become a “super app” like WeChat, offering digital payments and other services. The company is applying for “money transmitter licence” in the US and has focused on growing video content on the platform, with vertical video now accounting for over 10% of time spent on the platform.
Tucker Carlson recently launched a new show on the platform and the platform plans on selling ads and sponsorships alongside videos from Carlson and other content creators.
Musk has launched a revenue sharing program for creators with large audiences, offering payment to those with more than 5 million tweet impressions per month for the last 3 months. To be eligible, users must have a Stripe account for payment and be subscribed to Twitter Blue. Last month, Musk announced that the first block of payments for creators would be $5 million.
