# YouTube Shorts Ad Generator > Make YouTube Shorts ads and product shorts in Clip Studio. Use Video Lab for a prompt or product still, or Topic Shorts for faceless explainers. Export 9:16. Canonical page: https://clipstudio.ai/use-cases/youtube-shorts-ads ## What it is Generate YouTube Shorts ads and product shorts in 9:16. Open Video Lab with a prompt or product photo for original motion, or open Topic Shorts when you want a faceless explainer with stock, voiceover, and captions. Download the MP4 and upload it to YouTube Shorts or Google Ads — Clip Studio does not run the campaign. ## How it works ### Brief the Shorts ad Write the product hook or upload the still you want as the opening frame of the Shorts ad. ### Open Video Lab or Topic Shorts Video Lab is the path for prompt- or still-led product shorts. Topic Shorts is the path for faceless stock + voiceover explainers. ### Generate 9:16 Render the Shorts clip, then preview playback before you export. ### Upload to YouTube Download the MP4 and add it to YouTube Shorts or Google Ads. Clip Studio does not publish or spend for you. ## Benefits - **Shorts-native 9:16.** Compose the product short for the Shorts player from the first frame — vertical framing, not a letterboxed 16:9 pre-roll. - **Product shorts from a still.** Upload a packshot or UI screenshot in Video Lab and animate it into a Shorts ad. That path is image-to-video, not faceless stock. - **Faceless explainers when you want them.** Topic Shorts turns a product topic into a faceless short with stock, voiceover, and captions — useful for how-tos and myth-busting Shorts without a face on camera. - **MP4 for Shorts or ads.** Download the clip and upload it to YouTube Shorts or as Shorts inventory in Google Ads. Clip Studio generates the file; it does not buy traffic. ## Formats - 9:16 vertical - 16:9 landscape ## FAQs ### Can I make YouTube Shorts ads without filming? Yes. Generate a 9:16 product short in Video Lab from a prompt or product still, or make a faceless explainer in Topic Shorts. Download the MP4 and upload it to YouTube. ### What is a product short here? A short vertical clip of the product in motion — typically from a prompt or a product photo in Video Lab. It is not a recorded screen session of your live app unless you upload that screenshot as the still. ### Does this connect to Google Ads? No. Clip Studio exports an MP4. You upload that file to YouTube Shorts or Google Ads yourself. ## Related - [All use cases](https://clipstudio.ai/use-cases.md)