The video chapter feature, added by YouTube in May, has a lot of advantages for viewers because it makes it easy to find specific parts of the video, but the creator has to work hard, such as having to manually add timestamp information. In order to eliminate this hassle, it is said that the automatic addition of video chapters is being tested for some users.
Video chapters are usually timestamped by the creator and the chapters are created accordingly. In this way, the user can move to the part of the timestamp or search bar they want to see. Automatic generation is achieved by recognizing video text through machine learning. Not all videos are going well, but you can automatically sort chapters without providing a timestamp.
In addition to automatic generation, features that make timestamp generation easier are being tested. The timestamp is directly written in the video description, but this means that the current time of the video is automatically added when writing. Although it only reduces the trouble of checking the time, it seems that significant simplification can be expected.
Some creators are concerned that the video capture function will reduce the viewing time of the video. However, the necessity may increase as the benefit is a great feature for viewers. Related information can be found here .