Presently recognized as X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter, now under the ownership of Elon Musk, has recently unveiled an array of enhancements intended to enrich the platform’s video and media capabilities. Those who hold premium subscriptions for X are now afforded the privilege of extended video durations, enabling them to share videos of up to two hours, characterized by 1080p quality, or videos of up to three hours, marked by 720p quality. The upgraded media studio, accessible via studio.x.com, is now open for all X Premium subscribers to explore.
Prominent among these noteworthy enhancements is the newly granted capacity for paying users to download videos from their personal timelines directly to their device’s camera roll. Furthermore, these users have the option to toggle the feature that allows them to decide whether video downloads should be enabled or disabled for the content they publish.
Continuing to cater to the elevated experience of premium X users, a host of additional features have been introduced. This includes the integration of AirPlay support, empowering users to effortlessly stream videos to their television screens. Additionally, an automatic captioning system has been implemented for popular videos, complemented by a picture-in-picture playback mode that facilitates uninterrupted video enjoyment while browsing through the timeline or using other applications. The package further encompasses advanced video controls, affording users the ability to adjust playback speed, and the convenience of double-tapping for rapid forward or rewind functions.
Moreover, mobile users are in for an enhanced live broadcasting experience, while an immersive video player has been seamlessly incorporated into both Android and iOS platforms.
Elon Musk, the visionary behind X, has also unveiled a proposal for news organizations to partake in X’s advertising revenue sharing program. Musk’s proactive initiative to engage media outlets in this revenue-sharing arrangement is poised to provide novel avenues for earnings for these news organizations.
The implementation of this strategic maneuver ensues his prior resolution to exclude headings and written discourse from news articles disseminated on the platform. This underscores a more extensive undertaking to redefine the mode by which news content is ingested within the domain of X.