How do I turn a long video into a short clip with AI?

Upload the long video to Valmera (up to 2GB and 3 hours), then type what you want, like 'make a 30-second vertical clip of the part where I announce the launch'. The AI agent finds those words in the transcript, cuts on word boundaries, reframes to 9:16 if you ask, adds captions, and renders one finished clip you can preview and download.

Can AI find the best moment in my video automatically?

Yes. If you don't have a moment in mind, ask Valmera to pick one — the agent works from the word-level transcript and looks at real frames, then tells you which moment it chose. You can accept it or redirect: 'use the part about pricing instead'. The honesty layer verifies every reply against the edits actually made, so it never claims a cut it didn't perform.

Does Valmera generate 10 clips at once like Opus Clip?

No — and that's deliberate. Valmera produces one polished clip per request instead of a batch of auto-generated candidates. If you want three clips, send three requests, and each one gets the full treatment: precise cuts, reframing, captions, and a preview you can refine. Tools like Opus Clip take the opposite, volume-first approach — bulk clips with virality scores — which suits high-volume posting strategies.

Can I make clips for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts?

Yes. Ask for 9:16 and the clip is reframed for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts by crop, pad, or blurred-pad — never upscaled. Karaoke captions sized for mobile, punch-ins on your most emphasized words, and music with automatic ducking are each one request away. 1:1 and 4:5 are available for feed placements.

Is there a free AI clip maker without a watermark?

On Free, a small Valmera mark sits in the corner of your export; on Plus and Pro there is no watermark at all. Every export closes with a brief (~2.5-second) Valmera end card after your video. The free plan includes 20 credits every day plus a one-time 150-credit welcome bonus, with no credit card required.

How much does it cost to make a clip with AI?

Credits are charged in proportion to the AI work actually done in each request — simple edits cost the least, and there's no flat per-clip price. Free gives you 20 credits daily plus the one-time 150-credit bonus; Plus is $20/month for 800 credits per billing cycle and Pro is $50/month for 2,400.

How long can the source video be?

Uploads go up to 2GB and 3 hours — enough for podcast episodes, webinars, and live-stream recordings. The one-time analysis runs when you upload, with visible progress; after that, every clip is a conversational request against the same source.

AI Clip Maker — Turn a Long Video into a Short

Valmera's AI clip maker turns a long video into one short, polished clip from a plain-English request. Describe the moment you want — or let the agent find the strongest one — and it cuts the clip, reframes it to 9:16, adds karaoke captions and punch-ins, and renders a finished short you can download.

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How to Turn a Long Video into a Short Clip

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Upload your long video
Sign up free and upload the source video — podcasts, webinars, streams, and talking-head recordings up to 2GB and 3 hours. Valmera analyzes it once, with visible progress: a word-level transcript, shot detection, and a read of what is on screen.
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Type the clip you want
Describe the moment in chat: "turn the story about my first customer into a 30-second 9:16 clip with karaoke captions", "find the strongest moment and make it a vertical short with punch-ins", or "clip the part where I explain pricing and add upbeat music". The agent finds the exact words in the transcript and cuts on word boundaries.
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Preview and export
Watch the preview, refine it with follow-up messages ("start one sentence earlier", "make the captions bigger"), then export. The final clip renders from your original upload at source quality as an H.264 MP4.

Each request produces one finished clip. Want another moment? Send another message — every clip gets the same full treatment.

One Polished Clip per Request — Not a Pile of Guesses

Most clip tools take the volume approach: upload once, receive a stack of auto-generated candidates, then sift for the usable ones. Valmera deliberately works the other way. Each request produces one clip, built to your description — the agent reads the transcript, looks at the actual frames, makes the cuts, and shows you a preview you can refine in plain English.

That matters because a short is a finished product, not a lottery ticket. When one clip is the deliverable, you want the hook placed right, the captions styled for the platform, and the framing checked — and you want to know the edit really happened. Valmera's honesty layer verifies every reply against the edits actually made, so the agent can't claim a clip it didn't cut. If you regularly turn long videos into clips — podcasts, webinars, streams, interviews — this is the difference between reviewing one good clip and auditioning ten mediocre ones.

Vertical by Default: 9:16 Reframe for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts

Ask for a vertical clip and the agent reframes your 16:9 source to 9:16 by crop, pad, or blurred-pad — whichever suits the shot — and it never upscales your footage. Square 1:1 and portrait 4:5 work the same way when the clip is headed for a feed instead. Reframes are vision-checked: the agent looks at actual frames before and after the change rather than cutting blind. The reframing docs cover the details, and the standalone video resizer handles size changes on any project.

Karaoke Captions, Auto Punch-Ins, and Music

Shorts live or die on pacing, so the clip maker leans on Valmera's finishing tools. Karaoke captions highlight each word as it's spoken — up to 6 words per line, any colors, with presets like beast and karaoke built for vertical video. Auto punch-ins add zoom emphasis on your most stressed words, detected from the audio itself. One more request adds music from 24 royalty-free tracks across 8 moods, ducked under your speech automatically — and the agent can snap cuts to the beat (it declines honestly when a track has no reliable tempo).

Every piece stays adjustable afterwards — caption size and position, zoom strength, music volume — by sending another message, not by re-doing the edit.

Valmera vs Bulk Clip Makers Like Opus Clip

Opus Clip is the reference point for the bulk model: it auto-generates many clips from one upload and scores each for predicted virality — Free at $0 (with a watermark on animated captions), Starter at $15/mo, Pro at $29/mo. If your strategy is posting a high volume of clips and letting the feed decide, that model is a legitimate choice.

Valmera fits when you'd rather direct the output: you know your best moment — or want the agent to find one and explain the choice — and you want it cut, captioned, and framed exactly to spec in one conversation. Read the full Valmera vs Opus Clip comparison for an honest breakdown of both models.

More Than a Clip Maker

The clip maker is one request inside a full agentic editor. The same chat can remove silences and filler words from the source before clipping, change playback speed with voices keeping natural pitch, style every cut with transitions, grade the color, and place on-screen text. Browse all the AI video editing tools or start from the full AI video editor.

Pricing is usage-based: simple edits cost the least, and you're charged for the work actually done. The free plan includes 20 credits every day plus a one-time 150-credit welcome bonus — no credit card — and Plus ($20/mo, 800 credits per billing cycle) or Pro ($50/mo, 2,400) cover heavier clipping schedules.