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How to make YouTube Shorts with AI

To make YouTube Shorts with AI, pick one idea, write a hook for the first two seconds, generate the video in vertical 9:16, keep captions on and end on a line that loops back to the start. Shorts reward people watching to the end, and again. AI makes producing them fast; the craft is in the idea and the hook.

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How it works

  1. One idea

    A single fact, tip or tiny story. If you need "and also", it's two Shorts.

  2. Hook in 2 seconds

    Start mid-thought: "Your brain deletes this every night."

  3. Generate vertical

    Choose 9:16 so the layout is made for phones, not cropped.

  4. Captions on

    Big, high on screen, clear of the buttons.

  5. Loop the ending

    End on a line that leads back into the first.

How many and how often

Posting several Shorts a week builds data quickly. Watch which hooks hold viewers past three seconds and make more like those. Volume helps only if each Short is genuinely different.

With Motion2D

Type the idea with the hook as the first line, choose 9:16, keep captions on and 30 to 45 seconds. The same file works on Reels and TikTok, with no watermark.

Example: three hooks for one fact

Fact: honey found in ancient Egyptian tombs was still edible. Hook A: This food lasts 3,000 years. Hook B: Archaeologists found something in a tomb, and tasted it. Hook C: Your honey will outlive you. Make all three as 30-second Shorts (2 credits each), post them on different days, and keep the hook style that holds viewers longest.

That's how most Shorts channels learn: small experiments, judged by retention. More in animated YouTube Shorts.

Shorts formats that suit animation

Animation makes some formats easy that would be hard to film.

  • One surprising fact, explained
  • A myth or legend in 45 seconds
  • What happens if...? scenarios
  • A tiny story with a twist
  • Before and after: how something changed over time

Questions and answers

How long can a YouTube Short be?

YouTube now allows Shorts up to 3 minutes, but 15 to 60 seconds usually loops best.

Can AI Shorts get views?

Yes, if the idea and hook are strong. The tool matters less than the topic.

Can I post the same Short on TikTok?

Yes, as long as there's no other platform's watermark on it.

Can I turn a long video into Shorts?

Make a new Short on the long video's best moment rather than cropping it, so it's framed for vertical. Link to the full video in the Short.

Should I add music to Shorts?

Light background music helps pace, kept well under the voice. Motion2D lets you set music from off to full.

Keep exploring

Animated YouTube Shorts in minutes

Make animated YouTube Shorts with AI: vertical 9:16 cartoons with a hook, voiceover and captions, ready for Shorts, Reels and TikTok.

Motivational animation Shorts with a real story

Make motivational animation Shorts and stoicism videos: short stories with a lesson, a calm narrator and captions, made to be watched twice.

Faceless Instagram Reels that people stop for

Make faceless Instagram Reels with animation: vertical cartoons with hooks, captions and voiceover, ready to post. Ideas, formats and a posting rhythm.

Your next video starts with one sentence.

Type a topic. Motion2D researches it, writes it, draws it and voices it.

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