Social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, has introduced a series of upgrades designed to enhance the platforms video and media functionalities for its premium subscribers, including allowing extended video uploads.X Premium users can now upload videos for up to two hours in 1080p quality or three hours in 720p quality.stopping by to tell you about the video & media improvements weve shipped so farmore to come 🎥🎙️– long videos—Premium subscribers can post up to 2h of 1080p or 3h of 720p– media studio (https://t.co/eosRvQ5sjD) is now available to all X Premium subscribers– ability to…— X (@X) August 25, 2023The social media platform has also unveiled an upgraded media studio, accessible at studio.x.com, which is now open to all X Premium subscribers.See new video-related features available to X Premium usersOne of the notable improvements is the ability for paid users to download videos from their timeline directly to their devices camera roll. Moreover, these users can choose whether to enable or disable video downloads for their own posted content.The X Premium experience also includes the introduction of AirPlay support, enabling users to stream videos to their televisions. Additional enhancements involve auto-captioning for popular videos, picture-in-picture playback for simultaneous video watching and timeline scrolling, advanced video controls like playback speed adjustment, and the option to double-tap for fast forward or rewind.Mobile users will benefit from improved live broadcasting quality, while an immersive video player has been introduced for both Android and iOS platforms.In another development, Elon Musk, the owner and CTO of X, has started a revenue-sharing arrangement with news organisations. This initiative aims to allow media outlets to participate in sharing the advertising revenue generated on the X platform.Our advertising revenue share program also applies to organizations (news or otherwise) who wish to participate— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 23, 2023“Our advertising revenue share programme also applies to organisations (news or otherwise) who wish to participate,” Musk wrote on X.If youre a journalist who wants more freedom to write and a higher income, then publish directly on this platform!— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 21, 2023In recent days, Musk extended an invitation to journalists, encouraging them to publish content directly on X and thereby potentially increase their earnings. This invitation follows Musks decision to eliminate headlines and text from news articles shared on the platform, signalling a broader initiative to reshape the consumption of news content on X.
