--- title: "AI Clips Maker: Turn Long Videos into Short Clips" description: "Turn a long video into short captioned clips with AI. Upload or paste a YouTube link, pick a length and 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9, and download MP4s. Free plan." url: https://exemplary.ai/ai-clips facts_as_of: 2026-10-14 publisher: "Exemplary AI (https://exemplary.ai)" --- # AI Clips Maker: Turn Long Videos into Short Clips Upload a video or paste a YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo or X link. AI picks the moments worth sharing and turns them into captioned clips in 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9. Free to start: 200 one-time credits. Exemplary AI Clips is an AI clip maker that turns one long video or podcast (10+ minutes) into short captioned clips for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok in 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9. It transcribes the recording, picks the moments that stand on their own, gives each clip a virality score and adds animated captions you can edit. Free plan: 200 one-time credits; files up to 500 MB and 30 min long; 720p video exports with a watermark. ## How to make AI clips 1. Upload a video or audio file (MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, WEBM, MOV or MKV) or paste a YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo or X link. The source has to be at least 10 minutes long. 2. Pick the spoken language, a clip duration and a video category, and add keywords if you only want clips about certain topics. 3. Review the clips, sorted by virality score. Open one in the editor to trim it, change the layout or restyle and correct the captions. 4. Export the clip as an MP4 and post it to YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok or anywhere else. ## AI Clips at a glance | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Input | A video or audio upload (MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, WEBM, MOV or MKV), or a YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo or X link. Audio becomes audiogram clips: a waveform over a background. | | Source length | At least 10 minutes | | Clip length | <30s, 30-45s, 45-60s, 60-90s, 90-3min, 3-5min or 5-10min; longer choices need a source of at least 15 minutes | | Video categories | General, Podcast, Webinar, Q & A, Marketing, Academic, News, VLog and Meeting, or your own | | Aspect ratios | 9:16 (portrait), 1:1 (square) and 16:9 (landscape) | | Layouts | Fill, Fit, Split, 3 Split and 4 Split, with automatic speaker framing | | Caption styles | 5 animations: Karaoke, Pop word, Box spotlight, Highlight word and Bazooka | | Caption languages | 99 languages; captions translate into 116 languages | | Export | MP4 (H.264) video; subtitles as SRT, VTT and TXT. You post the clips yourself. | | Free plan | Included: 200 one-time credits; files up to 500 MB and 30 min long; 720p video exports with a watermark. | Facts checked October 2026. ## Turn one long video into a set of short clips ### Find the moments that work on their own AI reads the transcript, picks self-contained moments and rates each one with a virality score. - Clips sorted by virality score. - Filter by topic with keywords. - Speaker framing that follows the active speaker. ### Reframe for any feed Turn [landscape videos into portrait](https://exemplary.ai/resize-videos) or square with fill, fit or split layouts. - Switch between 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9 in one click. - Split the frame for two, three or four speakers. - Portrait 9:16 for the [YouTube Shorts maker](https://exemplary.ai/youtube-shorts-maker) and the [Instagram Reel maker](https://exemplary.ai/instagram-reel-maker). ### Animated captions you can edit Choose a [caption animation](https://exemplary.ai/animated-subtitles), fix any word, and set fonts and colours to match your brand. - 5 caption animations, including Karaoke and Highlight word. - Correct any word in the captions. - Save a brand template. ### Edit the video by editing the text Delete words in the transcript to cut them from the clip, and add stock B-roll automatically. - [Remove silences and filler words](https://exemplary.ai/remove-filler-words) in one click. - Add B-roll automatically. - Cut and trim from the transcript. ## From one long video to short clips in three steps 1. **Upload or paste a link**: Upload a file or paste a YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo or X link. Choose the language, clip duration and video category. 2. **Review and edit the clips**: Clips come back sorted by virality score, with [captions](https://exemplary.ai/video-caption-generator). Open any clip in the text-based editor to change it. 3. **Download**: Export each clip as an MP4 (H.264) file and post it where you like. ## More ways to reuse the same recording ### Trim and extend clips Easily [extend or trim your clips](https://exemplary.ai/video-trimmer), up to 10 minutes each. ### Turn audio into audiograms Upload audio to get [audiogram clips](https://exemplary.ai/audiogram-maker): a waveform, captions and a background. Recorded a video podcast? Make [podcast clips](https://exemplary.ai/ai-podcast-clips-generator) from it. ### Get titles and descriptions from AI Generate [video titles](https://exemplary.ai/youtube-video-title-generator) and descriptions from the same transcript. ### Make clips by hand, with auto framing Pick your own start and end points and let speaker framing position the shot. ### Download subtitles [Translate your subtitles](https://exemplary.ai/subtitle-translator) and download them as SRT, VTT or TXT. ### Clips ranked by virality score Each clip gets a score for how likely it is to do well, so you know which to post first. ## AI Clips FAQ Clip lengths, formats, languages and what the Free plan includes. ### How does AI Clips choose which moments to clip? It transcribes the video, then AI picks passages that make sense on their own, using the video category and any keywords you gave it. Each clip gets a virality score, an estimate of how likely it is to do well rather than a guarantee, and the clips are listed with the highest scores first. ### How long does my video have to be? At least 10 minutes. AI Clips refuses shorter videos, uploaded or linked, because clips cut from a shorter video are rarely good enough. ### How long are the clips? You pick a clip duration before processing: <30s, 30-45s, 45-60s, 60-90s, 90-3min, 3-5min or 5-10min; longer choices need a source of at least 15 minutes. After that you can trim or extend any clip in the editor, up to 10 minutes. ### Which aspect ratios can I export for Shorts, Reels and TikTok? 9:16 (portrait), 1:1 (square) and 16:9 (landscape). Use 9:16 for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok, 1:1 for square feeds, and 16:9 for regular YouTube or LinkedIn video. Switching ratio reframes the clip with a fill, fit or split layout. ### Can I make clips from a YouTube link? Yes. Paste a YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo or X link instead of uploading a file. You can also upload MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, WEBM, MOV or MKV files. ### Which languages can the captions be in? Captions come from the transcript, which supports 99 languages. You can then translate the captions into 116 languages. ### Is AI Clips free? Yes, AI Clips is on the Free plan, with 200 one-time credits; files up to 500 MB and 30 min long; 720p video exports with a watermark. AI tasks use credits; no fixed number of clips or minutes is implied. > Exemplary AI is a browser-based AI tool that turns long videos and recordings into short captioned clips, transcripts in 99 languages, subtitles, translations into 116 languages, and written posts such as summaries, blog posts and YouTube chapters. It is built for YouTubers, podcasters and marketing teams; the Free plan includes 200 one-time credits with watermarked video exports. Pricing: https://exemplary.ai/pricing