Long video in · Shorts out

How to Auto Clip Long Videos into Shorts with AI

Your long videos are gathering dust. Turn them into a content engine. Automatically extract highlights, crop for mobile, and dominate social media.

Long Video

Tom — long-form source still

Clipped by CrabCut

Tom — sample vertical clip 1
Tom — sample vertical clip 2
Tom — sample vertical clip 3

How it works

From long video to ready-to-post Shorts in four steps.

01

Transcribe

We transcribe your video with high accuracy in 16+ languages.

TranscriptEN
00:04So the idea was never about going viral overnight.
00:11It was about showing up consistently, even when nobody was watching.
00:18That part is what actually compounds.
02

Find highlights

AI scans the transcript and content to surface the strongest moments automatically.

Full clipHighlights
0:0042:18
03

Reframe & repurpose

Each highlight is reframed to 9:16 with face tracking, ready for Shorts, Reels, and TikTok.

04

Caption & hook

Animated captions and attention-grabbing hooks are added to every clip.

Wait for it—

the part everyone rewinds.

Caption on beat

keyword pop

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Key Reasons to Auto Clip Long Videos into Shorts

The digital landscape has shifted. If you aren't adapting your long-form content for the "scroll" generation, you're being left behind.

The Algorithm Hates Length

TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts favor high retention. A 30-minute video gets 0 views if people scroll away in 3 seconds. You need to hook them instantly.

The "Scroll" Mentality

Mobile users don't want to rotate their phones. If your video isn't vertical (9:16) and fast-paced, you are invisible to 80% of mobile traffic.

Our AI Short Video Generator Process

We bridge the gap between traditional long-form video and modern viral formats.

Detects Hooks

Our model finds the "Goldilocks" moments: not too long, not too short, just interesting enough to stop the scroll.

Crops & Formats

It intelligently crops landscape video to vertical, tracking the active speaker so they are always in focus.

Adds Viral Captions

Burned-in captions are essential for sound-off viewing. We add them automatically with trending styles.

Perfect For Every Creator

USE CASE #1

Podcasts → Shorts

Turn a 1-hour conversation into 10 highlight clips. Promote the full episode by teasing the best stories on TikTok.

USE CASE #2

Interviews → Reels

Extract the most insightful answers from your guest. Position yourself as a thought leader on Instagram and LinkedIn.

USE CASE #3

Webinars → Content

Don't let your Zoom recording die in a folder. Repurpose Q&A sessions and value bombs into evergreen micro-content.

Save 10+ Hours/Week

Stop scrubbing through timelines. Let AI find the gold while you sleep.

Increase Reach

More formats = more platforms. Be everywhere at once without extra effort.

One video, many assets

Turn a single long recording into multiple shorts you can download whenever you're ready to post.

Frequently Asked Questions

We recommend long-form videos between 15 minutes to 4 hours long. This gives the AI enough content to find multiple high-quality, standalone clips.
Yes. The AI does 95% of the work, but you can always enter our editor to fine-tune start/end times, adjust captions, or change the aspect ratio.
Yes, our 'Active Speaker Detection' technology automatically tracks faces and keeps the speaker centered in the 9:16 frame, even if they move around.
Our AI is trained to find 'hooks', moments with a clear beginning and end that tell a complete mini-story, ensuring they work perfectly as standalone Shorts.

Ready to Scale Your Content?

Don't just upload one long video. Turn it into 10 viral assets instantly.

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