From 60 minutes to a feed full of shorts: how AI turns editing pain into growth

The Creator’s Dilemma You pour your energy into a great 60-minute recording—then spend hours scrubbing a timeline, hunting for hooks, cropping for vertical, adding captions, and patching in B-roll. By the time you export, you’re exhausted, not excited. Worse, you’re still guessing which clips will actually perform.

Opus Clip’s AI solution Opus Clip turns long-form into short-form at scale. Upload a 60-minute video and the AI transcribes, finds the strongest moments, ranks them for performance, reframes for vertical, adds captions, and suggests B-roll—so you can review, tweak, and publish multiple clips in minutes, not days.

Smart features that do the heavy lifting

• Virality Score ranking system: Segments are scored and sorted based on signals like hook strength, pacing, and on-screen activity, so you can prioritize the most promising clips first. It’s a data-informed shortcut to choosing winners.
• Auto-generated captions with dynamic highlights: Burned-in, on-brand captions with animated emphasis on key words to boost retention and accessibility. Edit any line before export.
• Automatic reframing for vertical video: Face/speaker tracking keeps the subject centered when converting to 9:16 (or 1:1/4:5), so your clips look native on Shorts, Reels, and TikTok.
• Auto B-roll suggestions: The AI matches transcript keywords and context to relevant stock or suggested cutaways to keep visuals fresh without manual searching.

How a 60-minute video becomes multiple scroll-stopping clips

1. Upload or paste a link. Opus Clip ingests your YouTube/Zoom/local file and creates a transcript.
2. Segment and rank. The AI detects topic shifts and highlights, then applies a Virality Score to each potential clip.
3. Style and frame. Choose aspect ratio and caption style; the AI reframes shots to keep speakers in focus.
4. Enrich with visuals. Review suggested B-roll and overlays; swap or fine-tune in a few clicks.
5. Approve and export. Make quick trims, add your CTA, then download and publish to your channels.

Practical applications

• Podcasters: Turn each episode into 8–20 snackable clips—hot takes, quotable moments, guest insights. Use them to drive plays to the full episode, teasers for upcoming guests, and evergreen highlight reels.
• Coaches and educators: Repurpose workshops and webinars into micro-lessons, tip series, and testimonials. Add branded captions and B-roll to create course promos and nurture content that builds authority daily.
• Startup founders and teams: Chop all-hands, AMAs, demos, and talks into product teasers, founder POVs, and recruiting content. Share frequent, polished updates without pulling engineers or designers into editing.

What this changes for creators AI doesn’t replace your taste—it multiplies it. Your role shifts from editor to creative director:

• You focus on ideas, angles, and narrative arcs; AI handles assembly.
• You set brand voice, visual style, and pacing; AI proposes on-model variants.
• You spend time crafting stronger hooks and CTAs, not scrubbing timelines.

New leverage points

• Editorial judgment: Approve the best 10% and redirect the rest.
• Audience research: Feed the machine stronger source material by testing hooks and topics.
• Brand systems: Build consistent caption styles, color, and framing guidelines once, then reuse.

Tips to get the best results

• Record clean audio; clarity improves transcription and clip accuracy.
• Front-load hooks in your long-form; AI will find and feature them.
• Keep visuals interesting—slides, props, or demos give the model more to work with.
• Always review suggested B-roll and captions for context and nuance.

Ready to ship more content with less effort? Turn your next 60-minute video into a week of shorts in one session. Try Opus Clip here: https://www.opus.pro/?via=dd262d