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Guides for turning long videos into short clips
Practical advice on AI video editing, clipping, captions and posting, from the team building Vidoveli.
How to make YouTube Shorts from your long videos
Three ways to turn long YouTube videos into Shorts: YouTube’s Edit into a Short, editing by hand and AI clipping, plus the rules that decide whether a Short helps.
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CaptionsHow to add captions to TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts
The captions TikTok, Instagram and YouTube add for you, why many creators burn captions in anyway, and a quick way to add, check and style captions on every clip.
GuidesHow to convert horizontal video to vertical without losing the speaker
Crop, fit or split screen? How to turn 16:9 video into 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts while keeping faces, slides and captions in frame, and when auto reframe helps.
WorkflowsHow to repurpose a webinar into short clips people actually watch
Turn one recorded webinar into a month of short clips for LinkedIn, YouTube Shorts and Reels: which moments to cut, how to keep slides readable and how to post them.
GuidesHooks for short videos: how to find them in what you already recorded
The best hook for a clip is often already in your recording. How to spot opening lines in a transcript, start a clip on them and test two openings without reshooting.
GuidesHow to remove silences and filler words from a talking video
Tighten talking-head videos and clips by removing long pauses and filler words, without the choppy jump-cut look: what to cut, what to keep and how to do it quickly.
GuidesHow to turn a long video into short clips without re-watching it
A step-by-step way to cut podcasts, interviews and webinars into short clips with a video clipping tool, from picking moments to captions and export.
ComparisonsOpus Clip alternatives: what to look for in an AI clipping tool
Comparing Opus Clip alternatives? Nine questions to judge any AI video clipping tool: clip quality, scoring, editing, captions, reframing, price and privacy.
GuidesAI video editing, explained: what it automates and what still needs you
What AI video editing does today: finding highlights, captions, reframing, silence removal and B-roll. And the editing decisions an AI video editor should leave to you.
CaptionsCaption styles that keep people watching short videos
How to choose captions for TikTok, Reels and Shorts: size, position, word highlighting, emoji and keyword emphasis, with examples from Vidoveli’s caption styles.
GuidesHow long should a short clip be? TikTok, Reels and Shorts
A practical guide to clip length for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts: why most ideas fit in 20 to 60 seconds, and when a longer clip is the better choice.
WorkflowsA podcast-to-shorts workflow that takes one hour a week
Turn each podcast episode into a week of short clips in about an hour: record, get AI clips, review, brand, export and post, with a checklist for every step.
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