TikTok is testing the ability to extend the length of a movie to '3 minutes', pros and cons of a retrograde change



It is reported that TikTok, a short movie sharing service of up to 60 seconds, is testing a function that limits the length of a movie to '3 minutes'. While various social media are focusing on the short movie function, there are voices from multiple media and SNS users asking questions about the 'extension from 60 seconds to 3 minutes' that seems to go against the flow. It's up, but there are some positive opinions.

TikTok is reportedly testing longer, three-minute videos --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/2/22003880/tiktok-longer-videos-three-minutes-short-quibi-youtube

TikTok is experimenting with longer-form, three-minute videos | Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/tiktok-testing-3-minute-video-length-new-limit-155521258.html

TikTok is reportedly experimenting with 3-minute videos --CNET
https://www.cnet.com/news/tiktok-is-reportedly-experimenting-with-longer-three-minute-videos/

TikTok Is Testing 3-Minute Videos | PCMag
https://www.pcmag.com/news/tiktok-is-testing-3-minute-videos

Developed by ByteDance in China, TikTok is a short movie sharing app that is gaining tremendous popularity, especially among young people, with the cumulative number of downloads exceeding 2 billion in April 2020. Against the backdrop of its popularity, YouTube announced in September ' YouTube Short, ' which shares movies of up to 60 seconds. Instagram, a Facebook company, also started offering a new short movie sharing function 'Reels' in August, and various services are entering the short movie market one after another.

Instagram launches 15-second short video sharing service 'Reels' in 50 countries including Japan, will rivals appear on TikTok --GIGAZINE



Meanwhile, social media consultant Matt Navarra tweeted, 'TikTok is rolling out the ability to upload long video clips of up to 3 minutes.' Navarra's post also includes a screenshot of a screen announcing that 'TikTok's app and desktop versions have early access capabilities that allow you to upload up to 3 minutes of video.'



Regarding the long movie sharing function that goes against the overheating of the short movie market, IT news site The Verge said, 'The constraint that you have to make something interesting within 60 seconds is one of the highlights of TikTok. One movie Going to the next movie without spending more than a minute on it is a welcome feature in a world dominated by long content. The 3-minute movie that TikTok is testing is once limited to 10 minutes or less. It feels like a degraded version of YouTube when it was done. '

Foreign media Engadget also said, 'TikTok's 60-second limit has allowed creators to pioneer a new era of visual communication. By extending the time limit to 3 minutes, TikTok is wider for fans. We're trying to give room for creativity, but there are a lot of risks involved. For example, this change may undermine the punching power that led to the success of TikTok. '

Engadget also summarized the reactions of users who watched the 3-minute movie that TikTok implemented exclusively, saying, 'Only a handful of users have reported this change on Twitter, but most of the reactions are'What. But this can be summarized in '?'

Twitter user mags reported, 'I saw TikTok for 3 minutes and it feels like'what's going on?''



Besides, there are reports that I was shown just an advertisement for 3 minutes ...



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Meanwhile, ITmedia CNET said, 'It's not surprising or unusual for social media platforms to increase content limits. Instagram's Reels increased movie lengths from 15 to 30 seconds in September. However, Twitter has also relaxed the character limit . TikTok's extension of the movie time limit forces us to see the creators who couldn't fit the content in a minute, that terrifying'part. It may help eliminate the 2'movie. '

Technology media PCMag also pointed out that 'Twitter has doubled the character limit, but Twitter's popularity has not diminished,' and said that extending the time limit of TikTok does not necessarily impair the advantages of TikTok. Shown.

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