Turn a long video into short videos and Shorts, no timeline
Turn a long video into short video clips and Shorts by letting ClipFlap transcribe the source, identify complete moments, reframe them vertically and add timed captions. The workflow suits interviews, webinars, recorded lives and talking-head videos.
LONG-FORM SOURCE, SHORT OUTPUT
Watch a finished clipProvide the long-form source
Use a supported YouTube or Google Drive link, or upload a video file up to 8 GB. Select the spoken language and preferred clip length.
Find moments that survive outside the recording
The transcript is scanned for explanations, stories, claims and exchanges that remain clear without the surrounding webinar, live or interview.
Build the vertical edit
ClipFlap creates the cut, reframes visible speakers for 9:16 and burns captions into the video. Two-person conversations can use a stacked composition.
Review the Shorts
Check the boundaries, cover title and captions, then download or use a supported connected publishing workflow. Output count varies with the useful material in the source.
Different long videos need different moments
An interview often needs the question and answer together. A webinar may yield one concise teaching point from a longer demonstration. A recorded live can contain spontaneous exchanges surrounded by housekeeping, while a talking-head video may already be structured as a sequence of claims. Transcript-level selection treats those formats differently without requiring a manual timeline pass.
The selector looks for a clear beginning and end rather than slicing the source at even intervals. This is especially important when a good quotation depends on the sentence before it or a useful explanation resolves only after the speaker gives an example.
A finished draft without losing editorial control
Each candidate is rendered with vertical framing, timed captions and a cover title so you can review something close to the final output. You still decide which moments represent the source well and which belong on your channel.
Processing time varies with source length and queue load. The job runs in the background and exposes progress, which is more useful for a long webinar or live recording than a fixed time promise.
Long video to Shorts questions
Can AI turn a long video into a short video automatically?
Yes. The long video is transcribed, read for complete moments and cut into short vertical videos on full sentences, with captions burned in. You choose the length preference or let each short video follow its moment, and you can move any boundary before posting.
What kinds of long videos work with this workflow?
Filmed interviews, webinar recordings, livestream replays, video podcasts and talking-head presentations are good candidates when they contain self-contained spoken moments.
Does ClipFlap split a long video at fixed intervals?
No. It uses the transcript to look for complete ideas and natural boundaries, so candidate lengths follow the content and your selected preference.
Can I upload a long recording instead of using a URL?
Yes. You can upload a supported video file up to 8 GB, or use YouTube and Google Drive links when the source is already hosted.
Will every source produce the same number of Shorts?
No. The result depends on how many passages are understandable and useful on their own. Thin sections can be skipped rather than turned into filler clips.
How long does a long-video job take to process?
Processing time varies with source length and queue load. You can leave the job running in the background and return to review its progress.
Choose a more specific workflow
Start with a long-form recording
The free trial includes 10 minutes of processing and needs no card. Trial clips carry a visible animated ClipFlap watermark; paid plans remove it.