Improving video awesomeness with one click

Whether you�re perfecting your double backflip at the park, capturing a flash mob on your phone, or enjoying singing in a subway, it�s not easy to get your video quality perfect. Sometimes videos suffer from symptoms like �shaky-camera-itis� or �augmented-darkness-levels� that keep viewers from seeing just how awesome your video really is. We made a big step last year with the YouTube Video Editor, and now we�re adding a feature that does the work of curing these symptoms for you.

If you upload a video that�s shaky or dark, we�ll automatically offer to fix it for you, creating an updated version of your video on YouTube.

When you upload a video that could use a fixup, you�ll see a notification bar on the Upload page and in your Video Manager. Click the button to fix it, and you�ll see a side by side preview to decide if you want to accept the edits.

Select �Okay� if you�d like us to update your video to the preview version (you can always undo this later). Even if you�re uploading a video from your mobile device, the Video Manager on the desktop will give you a notice if this video can be cured as well. Here�s an overview:



This breakthrough in video awesomeness is possible thanks to our research team who expanded on the �I�m Feeling Lucky� button launched last year, automatically detecting if stabilization or color correction would be helpful for you. The result is a one-click option rolling out over the next few days that cures these two symptoms now, and more planned in the future.

So you keep capturing those awesome moments, and we�ll keep on developing ways to help you make those videos even more awesome.

John Gregg, software engineer, recently watched �Panda,� and then watched �Panda (stabilized).�