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X Launches Timestamp Links for Video Uploads
Nov
X has added a brand new method to help users navigate longer videos within the app, with uploaders now capable of add timestamp links to their attached clips.
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As you possibly can see on this clip, uploaded by Lex Friedman, you possibly can now add timestamp listings to your post, which users can then tap on to skip to that specific segment within the playback.
Should you’re on iOS.
Should you’re not seeing the links within the post above in blue, that’s because they’re only energetic on iOS for now, but X is trying to make the choice more widely available in future.
X first previews its recent timestamps option back in August, with an example of how you possibly can add a reference inside your post text.
With the intention to add timestamps to your X video uploads, you just must add in time markers within the post.
As explained by X:
“While composing a post containing a video, a timestamp will robotically turn into clickable on iOS when you post for those who reference a selected time within the video in any of the next formats:
- x:xx
- xx:xx
- x:xx:xx
- xx:xx:xx”
So, it’s as easy as putting in a number of numbers, with the system then robotically linking to those time references within the playback.
X further notes that clickable timestamps will only be visible on posts which have a single video attached, whilst you’ll find a way so as to add as much as 50 timestamp references per upload.
It might be a great method to help users navigate your longer clips, and with X trying to put more emphasis on long-form content, that might be a consideration in your 2024 platform strategy.
