Guides for clipping long-form video
Your AI clip tool cherry-picks three moments from a 60-minute episode and leaves the rest on the floor. These guides show podcasters and long-form YouTubers the section-based way — full coverage, and you choose what to post.
Start freeEdit Your Clip Sections, Schedule a Week of Posts, and Auto-Clip New Episodes
Three new KlydeLabs features: edit the sections in any clip, schedule a week of posts to a calendar, and auto-clip new YouTube or podcast episodes. Live now.
- alternatives · podcasting · comparison
The Opus Clip Alternative Built for Podcasters (2026)
A weekly one-hour show is 240 source-minutes. Opus Clip Starter gives you 150. The credit math for every major clipper, and what full coverage really costs.
- guide · strategy · cadence · repurposing
How Many YouTube Shorts Should You Post a Day? (And How Many One Video Gives You)
One to three a day, five to fifteen usable clips per episode, spread over two to four weeks. The counts, the cannibalization trap, and a worked calendar.
- youtube · shorts · how-to
How to Turn a Long YouTube Video into Shorts (2026 Guide)
Four ways to make Shorts from a long video, including YouTube's own Remix editor. Paste the link, get a Short per section, and pick what to post. Free to start.
- guide · ai-clipping · creators
Do AI Clip Generators Actually Work? 6 Problems Creators Hit (and the Fix)
Do AI clip generators actually work? Six problems creators keep hitting: wrong moments, mid-sentence cuts, credit anxiety, bad reframing, and what fixes each.
- comparison · roundup · tools
The Best AI Video Clipping Tools in 2026 — An Honest Roundup
Six AI clipping tools compared on what they actually cost per month: KlydeLabs, Opus Clip, Vizard, Klap, Munch and Submagic. Flat plans vs minute credits.
- comparison · alternatives · opus-clip
The 7 Best Opus Clip Alternatives in 2026 (Free, Cheaper & No Credits)
Opus Clip Starter is $15 for 150 minute-credits that expire in 60 days. Here's what seven alternatives — free ones included — actually cost per covered episode.
- comparison · alternatives · vizard
The 5 Best Vizard Alternatives in 2026
Vizard Creator is $29/mo on minute-credits. Five alternatives compared on coverage, credits and real cost — including two genuinely free ways to clip.
- captions · subtitles · how-to
Burned-In Captions vs SRT: Do You Need Hardcoded Subtitles?
Burn captions in, or ship an SRT and keep the option? What each platform needs, what accessibility requires, and how to get clips without hardcoded subtitles.
- podcast · repurposing · use-case
How to Repurpose a Podcast into Short Clips: The Full Workflow
One 60-minute episode into a week of clips for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, LinkedIn and X. The full workflow: sections, reframing, captions, and the calendar.
- ai-clipping · how-to
How to Find the Best Moments in a Video to Clip (Viral Scoring vs Section-Based)
Viral scoring guesses which 30 seconds will pop. Section-based clipping covers all of it. Which model finds the good parts — and what each one leaves behind.
- repurposing · workflow · how-to
How to Repurpose One Long Video Into a Week of Content, Section by Section
Upload once, get a clip for every section, and a week of posts written around them. The full workflow from source video to scheduled calendar, step by step.