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Turn any long video into short video clips without scrubbing through footage. HeyGen's long to short video converter reads your full recording, pulls the strongest moments, captions and reframes them into vertical clips ready for Shorts, Reels, and TikTok.
Convert Long Video to Short Clips with AI
Find every clip-worthy moment
Upload one long recording and the long video to short video AI reviews the entire file, then pulls the strongest moments into separate short clips. This AI clip maker reads speech, pacing, and emphasis to cut at natural boundaries, so each clip stands on its own instead of ending mid-sentence or trailing off.
Word-by-word captions, built in
Every clip comes back with animated captions timed to the speaker, styled from a preset library you can restyle for fonts, colors, and placement. The AI video clip maker syncs captions to each word. For localized versions, continue with AI dubbing.
Vertical, square, and wide output
Use this video to Shorts converter to set each clip to 9:16 for Shorts, Reels, and TikTok, 1:1 for feeds, or 16:9 for wide players, from a single upload. Subject tracking keeps the speaker centered in the vertical frame, so nothing important drifts out of the shot as the framing shifts.
Filler-free clips with clean cuts
Tighten a rambling take before you clip it. Speech cleanup removes filler words, pauses, and false starts, then rebuilds the frames between cuts so the tightened clip reads as one continuous take with no visible jumps, unlike audio-only cleanup tools.
Generate avatar intros and outros
Clipping existing footage is only part of the job. Record a short branded intro, a call-to-action outro, or a missing line with an AI spokesperson that speaks your script, then stitch it onto any clip so the short opens and closes the way you want.
A one-hour episode hides a dozen quotable moments. Run it through the clip generator and get a batch of short clips that pull new listeners toward the full recording, with no manual scrubbing.
Stop letting old uploads collect dust. Point the tool at a long-form YouTube video, and it returns vertical clips sized for Shorts.
Reach every market from one recording. The AI video translator converts each short clip into 177+ languages with lip-synced dubbing and the speaker's cloned voice, so one moment becomes a local post everywhere.
Prospects rarely watch a full demo. Cut a long walkthrough into short clips that each show one feature, so sales and marketing can drop the right moment into an email or feed.
Archive clips often look dated next to native uploads. Send them through the AI video upscaler to rebuild detail up to 4K and smooth motion before you post the short.
Long training runs lose attention. Clip each recorded session into short lessons that cover one topic, so employees watch between tasks, and update any clip by regenerating it instead of re-recording.
How to Convert Long Video to Short Video with AI
Go from a long recording to a batch of publish-ready short clips in four steps, most in under five minutes.
Drop in an MP4, MOV, or WEBM up to 10GB, or paste a YouTube or Google Drive link instead.
The AI scans the full recording and turns the strongest segments into separate short clips.
Add word-by-word captions, switch to 9:16, 1:1, or 16:9, and apply your logo and colors.
Download each clip, or publish straight to your social channels with no extra editing.
A long video to short video converter uses AI to scan a full recording, find the strongest moments, and turn them into short, captioned clips sized for Shorts, Reels, and TikTok. You upload once and get a batch of ready-to-post clips instead of editing by hand. Have a longer recording to mine for clips? Create the full episodes themselves with HeyGen's AI podcast generator.
Paste the video link or upload the file, then let the AI detect highlights and reframe them to 9:16. Review the set, keep the strongest, and export. The YouTube video to Shorts converter sizes and captions each clip for the platform.
The AI surfaces moments as a set you review. Keep the strongest, drop the rest, and use each clip's Hook, Flow, Value, and Trend scores before you export.
It depends on the length and density of your recording. A longer video usually yields more clips, since the video highlight engine surfaces every strong moment across the file and returns them as a reviewable set.
You can upload MP4, MOV, or WEBM files up to 10GB, and process source videos from one minute to 10 hours long. A 30-minute webinar and a 90-minute training session both work without trimming first. You can also paste a YouTube link or Google Drive link.
Most repurposed clips land between 20 and 60 seconds, short enough for one clear payoff and within the range Shorts, Reels, and TikTok favor. You set the target length before generating, so every clip comes back trimmed to the duration you want.
Yes.But captions are optional. When enabled, each clip returns with captions timed to the speaker, drawn from a preset style library. You can restyle fonts, colors, and placement before export.
Yes. Beyond clipping existing footage, the AI video generator creates a branded intro, outro, or missing line with an avatar that speaks your script. Stitch it onto any clip so the short opens and closes on brand.
Yes. After clipping, translate any clip into 177+ languages with lip-synced dubbing and the speaker's cloned voice, not just translated subtitles. One strong moment becomes a native-sounding post for every market you serve, without re-recording.
HeyGen can tighten raw takes so cuts stay invisible, rebuild low-res footage up to 4K, and translate each clip into 177+ languages with dubbing, all in one workspace with no downloads between steps.
Yes. Turning every webinar and recording into a batch of clips removes the per-clip editing bottleneck. Attention Grabbing Media reported 3x faster content creation across campaigns with HeyGen's video tools.
Yes. You can use HeyGen as a free AI clip maker because AI Clipping is available to Free and paid users. Free exports include a watermark; paid plans include watermark removal.
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