# Overlap > Turn long videos into edited, captioned clips with Overlap. Run AI clipping campaigns on social accounts you own, with approval controls and performance-based pricing. Overlap is a video automation platform. You connect a source — a YouTube channel, a Dropbox folder, an RSS feed — and chain nodes into a workflow that finds the strong moments in long-form video, edits them, captions them, and publishes them to social platforms without a human in the loop. This file is generated from the site itself at build time; every title and description below is the page's own. ## Machine-readable endpoints - [Full text](https://overlap.ai/llms-full.txt): every page with a markdown source, as one document. - [Sitemap](https://overlap.ai/sitemap.xml): every canonical URL. - [Blog feed, RSS 2.0](https://overlap.ai/rss.xml) - [Blog feed, Atom 1.0](https://overlap.ai/feed.xml) ## Start here - [AI Video Clipping & Publishing Platform](https://overlap.ai): Turn long videos into edited, captioned clips with Overlap. Run AI clipping campaigns on social accounts you own, with approval controls and performance-based pricing. - [Pay-Per-View Short-Form Campaigns for Brands](https://overlap.ai/brands): Buy short-form reach at a $0.50–$2.50 CPM, billed on delivered views up to a monthly ceiling you set — and keep the accounts, the audience and the posts the campaign builds. - [AI Clipping Campaigns & CPM Clipping Pricing](https://overlap.ai/clipping-campaigns): A clipping campaign turns long-form video or audio into short clips and distributes them against a goal and budget. Overlap runs performance-priced AI clipping campaigns on customer-owned accounts, handling selection, editing, approval workflows, publishing, and reporting while the customer retains the accounts, audience, posts, and performance data. - [What Is Overlap? Campaign Facts & Sources](https://overlap.ai/overlap-facts): Overlap runs performance-priced AI clipping campaigns on customer-owned social accounts. It handles clip selection, editing, formatting, approval workflows, publishing, and reporting, while customers retain their accounts, followers, posts, and performance data. - [AI Clipping Agents & Video Workflows for Teams](https://overlap.ai/product-overview): Build video workflows that find moments, edit clips and publish across your channels. Overlap gives media teams control over branding, approvals and distribution. - [How Is Overlap Different?](https://overlap.ai/how-is-overlap-different): Overlap automates short-form video from upload to published post, with CPM-based payment tied to the views your content delivers. ## For your team - [AI Podcast Clipping & Publishing Campaigns](https://overlap.ai/brands/podcasters): Turn podcast episodes into captioned clips for Shorts, Reels and TikTok. Overlap handles editing and publishing on accounts you own, with a campaign budget you control. - [Short-Form Clipping Campaigns for Streamers](https://overlap.ai/brands/streamers): Turn six-hour VODs into daily short-form posts on accounts you own. Pay a $0.50–$2.50 CPM on delivered views, up to a monthly ceiling you set. - [Short-Form Clipping Campaigns for Tech Companies](https://overlap.ai/brands/tech-companies): Turn launches, demos, webinars and customer calls into short-form reach on accounts your company owns. Pay a $0.50–$2.50 CPM on delivered views, up to a ceiling you set. - [Short-Form Clipping Campaigns for Venture Capital Firms](https://overlap.ai/brands/venture-capital): Turn partner podcasts, firesides and portfolio events into short-form reach on accounts the firm owns. Pay a $0.50–$2.50 CPM on delivered views, up to a ceiling you set. - [Short-Form Clipping Campaigns for Religion](https://overlap.ai/brands/churches-and-synagogues): Turn services, classes and talks into short-form reach on accounts your congregation owns. Pay a $0.50–$2.50 CPM on delivered views, up to a monthly ceiling you set. ## Try it - [Live Demo](https://overlap.ai/live-demo): Learn more about the only clipping tool that lets you take full control and collaborate with your team. Automate clipping and editing, and leave the heavy lifting to AI so your content runs on autopilot. - [Book a Demo](https://overlap.ai/book): Set up a time with our team to walk through Overlap and see how it streamlines your content workflow. - [Contact](https://overlap.ai/contact): Get in touch with the Overlap team about demos, pricing, partnerships or support. - [Waitlist](https://overlap.ai/waitlist): Join to get early access to new Overlap features ## Comparisons and guides - [Clipping Agency Alternative for Owned Campaigns](https://overlap.ai/clipping-agency-alternative): Overlap is a clipping agency alternative for brands that want AI-fulfilled campaigns on accounts they own. It handles clip production, approval workflows, publishing, and reporting with delivered-view CPM pricing. Compare it with agencies for bespoke service, creator marketplaces for distributed reach, and clipping software for an internal production team. - [Overlap compared with AI clipping tools and clipping agencies (2026)](https://overlap.ai/compare): Overlap set beside OpusClip, Vizard, Descript, Klap and Submagic, and beside the clipping agencies Clipping.net, Clipping Culture and Vyro, one at a time: capability rows, pricing and switching notes, every cell read from the vendor’s own site on a stated date. - [Overlap vs OpusClip: clipping software compared (2026)](https://overlap.ai/compare/overlap-vs-opusclip): OpusClip and Overlap compared on clipping, captions, publishing, API, MCP, automation and pricing. Every cell is read from the vendor’s own pages, checked Sep 17, 2026. - [Overlap vs Vizard: clipping software compared (2026)](https://overlap.ai/compare/overlap-vs-vizard): Vizard and Overlap compared on clipping, captions, publishing, API, MCP, automation and pricing. Every cell is read from the vendor’s own pages, checked Sep 17, 2026. - [Overlap vs Descript: clipping software compared (2026)](https://overlap.ai/compare/overlap-vs-descript): Descript and Overlap compared on clipping, captions, publishing, API, MCP, automation and pricing. Every cell is read from the vendor’s own pages, checked Sep 17, 2026. - [Overlap vs Klap: clipping software compared (2026)](https://overlap.ai/compare/overlap-vs-klap): Klap and Overlap compared on clipping, captions, publishing, API, MCP, automation and pricing. Every cell is read from the vendor’s own pages, checked Sep 17, 2026. - [Overlap vs Submagic: clipping software compared (2026)](https://overlap.ai/compare/overlap-vs-submagic): Submagic and Overlap compared on clipping, captions, publishing, API, MCP, automation and pricing. Every cell is read from the vendor’s own pages, checked Sep 17, 2026. - [Overlap vs Clipping.net: clipping campaigns compared (2026)](https://overlap.ai/compare/overlap-vs-clipping-net): Clipping.net and Overlap compared on whose accounts the clips post on, who keeps the audience and platform payouts, pricing and platforms. Every cell is read from each company’s own site, checked Sep 18, 2026. - [Overlap vs Clipping Culture: clipping campaigns compared (2026)](https://overlap.ai/compare/overlap-vs-clipping-culture): Clipping Culture and Overlap compared on whose accounts the clips post on, who keeps the audience and platform payouts, minimum budget and CPM. Every cell is read from each company’s own site, checked Sep 18, 2026. - [Overlap vs Vyro: clipping campaigns compared (2026)](https://overlap.ai/compare/overlap-vs-vyro): Vyro and Overlap compared on whose accounts the clips post on, who keeps the audience and platform payouts, minimum budget and billing. Every cell is read from each company’s own site, checked Sep 18, 2026. - [The Clip Growth Playbook](https://overlap.ai/the-clip-growth-playbook): How companies test short-form clips to grow their audience, and how one podcaster hit 1.2M views in under two weeks. Free playbook: the framework, the tooling, and the case studies. ## Indexes - [Blog](https://overlap.ai/blogs): Stories, insights and product updates on AI video clipping — how creators, media teams and marketers use Overlap to scale short-form content. - [Case Studies — Real Results, Proven Impact](https://overlap.ai/case-studies): See how teams and creators use Overlap to transform workflows, amplify reach, and achieve measurable growth. - [Workflow Nodes — Build your video pipeline one node at a time](https://overlap.ai/workflows): Browse every Overlap node — triggers, editing steps and exports — and the ready-made workflows that chain them into an automated clipping pipeline. - [Node Library — Every Overlap workflow node](https://overlap.ai/nodes): Every node you can drop into an Overlap workflow — triggers, editing steps and exports — each with a reference page covering what it does and which workflows use it. ## Case studies Named customers, with the numbers they reported. - [How iHeart Hit 600M Views — Overlap case study](https://overlap.ai/case-studies/how-iheart-generated-151-million-views-in-60-days-without-hiring-a-single-editor): America's largest audio company was sitting on thousands of hours of viral content. Here's how they turned it into 600 million views and 100,000 clips using AI-powered automation. - [The Morning Show That Grew 64% Without Changing the Show](https://overlap.ai/case-studies/elvis-duran-show-case-study): How The Elvis Duran Show used Overlap to automate content creation and increase average daily YouTube views by 64%. - [How Playback Repurposed 170+ Hours of Live Streams. — Overlap case study](https://overlap.ai/case-studies/playback-case-study): Playback was sitting on hours of gold—amazing content that no one saw. In just weeks, those hidden assets turned into 68M impressions after one game-changing move - [The Crypto Media Growth Hack that drove 150k Views — Overlap case study](https://overlap.ai/case-studies/stable-case-study): Stable unlocked a month of social content from untapped interviews—proving scale comes from smarter systems, not bigger teams. - [Podcaster Cracked Instagram Growth in 2 Weeks — Overlap case study](https://overlap.ai/case-studies/thursday-labs-case-study): In just two weeks, Thursday Labs transformed a brand‑new Instagram account into a growth engine — but not by following the usual playbook. - [How to Run 10 Social Accounts As A Solo Producer — Overlap case study](https://overlap.ai/case-studies/iheart-media-morning-show-case-study): Producing a live 4‑hour show while posting to 10 accounts? Impossible—until one smart workflow turned chaos into 15‑minute reviews and 800+ hours reclaimed. - [Power 105.1 Case Study — Overlap case study](https://overlap.ai/case-studies/power-105-case-study): In just weeks, Overlap turned a silent account into a 68M-impression powerhouse—powered by intelligent workflows and a strategy that works while you sleep. - [Leland’s 500K+ Organic Growth Strategy — Overlap case study](https://overlap.ai/case-studies/leland-case-study): Most companies need an army to manage this many channels. Here's how Leland built a content distribution system that posts 2,000 times per month without burning out their team. - [How Vezcos Media Relaunched a Dormant YouTube Channel](https://overlap.ai/case-studies/vezcos-media-case-study): A dormant archive of long-form videos became a viral content engine. Here's how Vezcos used AI automation to resurrect old content and rebuild their audience faster than starting from scratch. - [How Overlap Helped How I Write Reach 3.1M Impressions](https://overlap.ai/case-studies/how-i-write-case-study): How I Write features deep-dive conversations with creative minds like Sam Altman and Tim Ferriss. Here's how they turned hours-long episodes into a viral content engine without hiring an editor. ## Workflows Prebuilt end-to-end automations. Each one is a chain of nodes from a source to a destination. - [Vertical Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/vertical-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): This clipping agent monitors your YouTube channel for new uploads, extracts the highest-performing moments, converts each clip to 9:16 vertical format, generates captions, and publishes to your connected social accounts — all without any manual editing. - [B-Roll Enhanced Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/b-roll-enhanced-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): Detects YouTube uploads, extracts clips, automatically sources and inserts relevant B-roll footage, adds captions, and publishes. - [Brainrot Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/brainrot-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): This clipping agent detects new YouTube uploads, extracts clips, converts to vertical, layers a brainrot overlay (Minecraft, Subway Surfers, Satisfying, or custom), adds captions, and publishes. - [Brainrot Clips from Dropbox Videos — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/brainrot-clips-from-dropbox-videos): Detects new Dropbox uploads, creates brainrot-style vertical clips with split-screen overlay, adds captions, and publishes — triggered by the upload. - [Branded Audiograms from an RSS Feed — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/branded-audiograms-from-an-rss-feed): Monitors your RSS feed, creates audiograms with full branding applied (title overlay, watermark, outro), and publishes automatically. - [Branded Clips from Dropbox Videos — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/branded-clips-from-dropbox-videos): Monitors Dropbox for new uploads, extracts clips, applies full branding (subtitles, title overlay, watermark, outro), and publishes. - [Branded Horizontal Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/branded-horizontal-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): Detects new YouTube uploads, extracts clips, applies full branding in landscape format, and publishes — no manual work. - [Branded Vertical Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/branded-vertical-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): This clipping agent detects new YouTube uploads, extracts clips, adds all branded elements (subtitles, title overlay, watermark, outro), and posts to social — without any manual work. - [Captioned Audiograms from an RSS Feed — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/captioned-audiograms-from-an-rss-feed): Monitors your RSS feed, generates an audiogram video for each new episode, burns in auto-generated captions, and posts to social — automatically. - [Captioned Vertical Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/captioned-vertical-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): This clipping agent monitors YouTube, extracts clips, converts to vertical, generates and styles captions, and publishes. - [Censored Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/censored-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): This clipping agent detects new YouTube uploads, extracts clips, censors profanity in the audio and transcript, adds captions, and publishes — all without manual review. - [Clean Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/clean-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): This clipping agent detects new YouTube uploads, extracts clips, strips out filler words and silences, adds captions, and publishes — all automatically. - [Cleaned Clips from Dropbox Videos — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/cleaned-clips-from-dropbox-videos): Detects new Dropbox uploads, extracts clips, removes filler words and silences, adds captions, and publishes — all triggered by the upload. - [Email Audiograms from an RSS Feed — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/email-audiograms-from-an-rss-feed): Monitors your RSS feed, generates audiograms for every new episode, and emails the finished files to your inbox — no manual editing at any step. - [Email Me Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/email-me-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): Detects new YouTube uploads, extracts clips, adds captions, and emails the finished clips to your inbox — all without manual editing. - [Generate Audiograms from an RSS Feed — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/generate-audiograms-from-an-rss-feed): Monitors your podcast RSS feed, detects new episodes, converts them into audiogram videos with animated waveform visuals, and publishes to your social accounts automatically. - [Horizontal Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/horizontal-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): This clipping agent monitors your YouTube channel, extracts key moments, adds captions, and publishes horizontal clips automatically. - [Horizontal Clips from Dropbox Videos — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/horizontal-clips-from-dropbox-videos): Monitors a Dropbox folder for new uploads, extracts clips, adds captions, and publishes in landscape format — no editing required. - [Music-Backed Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/music-backed-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): This clipping agent detects YouTube uploads, extracts clips, applies a background music track, adds captions, and publishes — automatically. - [Overlay-Enhanced Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/overlay-enhanced-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): Detects YouTube uploads, extracts clips, layers an image or video overlay on each clip, adds captions, and publishes — all automatically. - [Premium Audiograms from an RSS Feed — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/premium-audiograms-from-an-rss-feed): This clipping agent is a full-production audiogram pipeline — waveform video, background music, title overlay, captions, watermark — triggered automatically by every new podcast episode. - [Premium Edited Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/premium-edited-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): This clipping agent is a full-production clip pipeline — B-roll insertion, music, title overlays, captions, dynamic zoom — triggered automatically by every new YouTube upload. - [Premium Edited Clips from Dropbox Videos — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/premium-edited-clips-from-dropbox-videos): Detects new Dropbox uploads and runs a full production pipeline — B-roll insertion, music, smart zoom, captions — publishing the results automatically. - [Review Clips from Dropbox Videos — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/review-clips-from-dropbox-videos): Detects new Dropbox uploads, extracts and captions clips, and emails them to your inbox or team for review — without any manual editing. - [Review-Ready Audiograms from an RSS Feed — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/review-ready-audiograms-from-an-rss-feed): Detects new RSS episodes, creates a titled audiogram, and delivers it by email — no manual editing, with an approval step before publishing. - [Review-Ready Vertical Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/review-ready-vertical-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): Detects YouTube uploads, creates vertical clips with captions, and emails them for internal review — without any manual editing work. - [Social Audiograms from an RSS Feed — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/social-audiograms-from-an-rss-feed): This clipping agent detects new RSS feed episodes, creates a titled and captioned audiogram video, and publishes to social — every time you publish an episode. - [Social-Ready Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/social-ready-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): This clipping agent takes every new YouTube upload through a full production pipeline — clipping, vertical formatting, subtitles, music, dynamic zoom — and publishes the results. - [Social-Ready Dropbox Clips — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/social-ready-dropbox-clips): Detects new Dropbox uploads, extracts clips, converts to vertical format, adds captions, and publishes — all triggered by the upload itself. - [Vertical Clips from Dropbox Videos — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/vertical-clips-from-dropbox-videos): Monitors a Dropbox folder for new video uploads, extracts the strongest moments, converts to vertical format, adds captions, and publishes to social — automatically. - [Watermarked Audiograms from an RSS Feed — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/watermarked-audiograms-from-an-rss-feed): Monitors your RSS feed, creates audiograms with your watermark applied, and publishes to social automatically. - [Watermarked Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/watermarked-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): This clipping agent detects YouTube uploads, extracts clips, applies your watermark to every export, adds captions, and publishes. - [Watermarked Dropbox Clips — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/watermarked-dropbox-clips): Monitors a Dropbox folder for new uploads, extracts clips, applies your watermark to every export, adds captions, and publishes to social — all triggered by the upload. - [Zoomed Interview Clips from a YouTube Channel — Overlap workflow](https://overlap.ai/workflows/zoomed-interview-clips-from-a-youtube-channel): Detects new YouTube uploads, extracts interview clips, applies automatic zoom effects at key moments, adds captions, and publishes. ## Nodes The individual steps a workflow is built from — what each accepts, what it creates. - [Add Audiogram — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/add-audiogram): Turn audio content into a shareable video with waveform visuals, making podcasts, livestreams, and other audio-first content ready for social platforms. - [Add B-Roll — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/add-b-roll): Enhance videos with relevant supplemental visuals that make clips more dynamic, polished, and easier to watch. - [Add Brainrot — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/add-brainrot): Apply fast-paced, high-engagement overlays designed to make short-form clips more visually stimulating and retention-focused. - [Add Music — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/add-music): Add background music to videos to improve pacing, tone, and overall engagement. - [Add Outro — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/add-outro): Append a branded end card to videos so each export can close with a consistent visual identity or call-to-action. - [Add Subtitles — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/add-subtitles): Generate and style subtitles for videos to improve accessibility, retention, and performance in silent-viewing environments. - [Add Title Overlay — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/add-title-overlay): Add an on-screen title to clips to highlight key moments, improve thumb-stop appeal, and make videos feel more polished for social platforms. - [Add Watermark — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/add-watermark): Apply a logo or watermark to videos so every export includes consistent branding. - [Audio Livestream — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/audio-livestream): Automatically start workflows when a livestream begins, enabling real-time recording and clipping of live audio content. - [Convert to Vertical — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/convert-to-vertical): Reformat horizontal video into vertical layouts optimized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and other short-form platforms. - [Find Clips — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/find-clips): Automatically identify and extract the strongest moments from long-form content based on user-defined clip length, model style, prompts, and keywords. - [Manual Trigger — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/manual-trigger): Start a workflow manually whenever you’re ready to process a new video. - [Media Overlay — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/media-overlay): Layer an image or video on top of your content to add visual context, branding, references, or supporting media. - [New Dropbox Video — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/new-dropbox-video): Automatically trigger workflows when a new video is added to a selected Dropbox folder, enabling instant processing of uploaded content. - [New YouTube Video — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/new-youtube-video): Automatically trigger workflows when a new video is published to a specified YouTube channel or playlist. - [Email — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/post-to-email): Send workflow results via email. - [Post to Social — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/post-to-social): Automatically publish content to social media platforms with built-in scheduling and approval controls. - [Remove Curse Words — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/remove-curse-words): Automatically detect and censor profanity or inappropriate language to make clips safer for publishing and brand use. - [Remove Filler Words — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/remove-filler-words): Clean up speech by removing filler words, repeated words, long pauses, and unnecessary transcript punctuation for tighter, more polished clips. - [RSS Feed — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/rss-feed): Automatically start workflows when new content is published through an RSS, Atom, podcast, or blog feed. - [Smart Zoom — Overlap node](https://overlap.ai/nodes/smart-zoom): Add dynamic zoom effects that keep viewers focused on important moments and make clips feel more energetic. ## Articles Long-form writing, newest first. - [Best AI Video Clipping Tools in 2026 (Compared on What They Actually Automate)](https://overlap.ai/blogs/best-ai-video-clipping-tools-2026): Compare Overlap, OpusClip, Vizard, Descript, Klap and Submagic on what each one automates: clip detection, captions, reframing, publishing, scheduling, API access and managed campaigns. Every figure is dated from the vendor's own pages. - [The Best Way to Make Podcast Clips in 2026: A Repeatable Workflow, Not a Tool](https://overlap.ai/blogs/best-way-to-make-podcast-clips): Run podcast clipping as a repeatable workflow: connect the feed once, write the selection and formatting rules once, keep a review step and post on a cadence. Includes a comparison of three ways to run it. - [Clipping Tool vs Managed Clipping Campaign vs Clipping Agency: Which Model Fits You](https://overlap.ai/blogs/clipping-tool-vs-managed-campaign-vs-clipping-agency): Compare a clipping tool, a managed clipping campaign and a clipping agency by who edits, who owns the accounts, how you pay and what you can approve. Includes the questions to ask a provider before signing. - [Descript Alternatives for Clipping in 2026: When You Need Publishing, Not an Editor](https://overlap.ai/blogs/descript-alternatives-for-clipping): Compare Descript with five clipping tools by what happens after the cut: where clips publish, what is metered and who runs the work. Includes a side-by-side table checked on September 17, 2026. - [How to Add Captions to Video Clips (Automatically, and What Good Captions Look Like)](https://overlap.ai/blogs/how-to-add-captions-to-clips): Add captions to short clips three ways: burned in by a clipping tool, generated by the platform at upload, or uploaded as a caption file. Includes the readability and safe-zone rules from TikTok, Instagram and YouTube's own documentation and a caption capability table across six tools. - [How to Automate Video Clipping End to End (Trigger, Clip, Edit, Approve, Publish)](https://overlap.ai/blogs/how-to-automate-video-clipping): Build a five-stage clipping pipeline and choose how to wire it: no-code triggers, a REST API call or an AI agent over MCP. Includes a node-by-node Overlap workflow and a sourced six-tool automation table. - [Meta One for Podcast Teams: Are Reel Links Worth Paying For?](https://overlap.ai/blogs/meta-one-podcast-teams-reel-links): Evaluate Meta One's organic Reel links with a destination audit and a worked break-even example. A practical buying framework for podcast teams and clipping agencies. - [OpusClip Alternatives in 2026: Six Tools Compared by Workflow, Publishing and Price](https://overlap.ai/blogs/opusclip-alternatives): Compare OpusClip with Overlap, Vizard, Descript, Klap and Submagic on what starts the clipping, where the clips publish and what you pay, with every vendor price checked on September 17, 2026. Includes a use-case guide for podcasts, livestreams, marketing teams and agencies. - [Threads Podcast Tools: Turn a Clip Into an Episode Worth Opening](https://overlap.ai/blogs/threads-podcast-tools-clips-episode-discovery): Build a Threads podcast release pack around one useful moment, an exact episode destination and a question worth answering. Includes a practical measurement plan. - [Vizard Alternatives in 2026: Which Clipping Tool Fits a Podcast or Marketing Team](https://overlap.ai/blogs/vizard-alternatives): Compare Vizard with Overlap, OpusClip, Descript, Klap and Submagic by billing unit, sources, publishing platforms, automation and who runs the work. Includes a dated comparison table and a decision checklist. - [YouTube Shorts Get Feedback: A Review Method for Podcast Clips](https://overlap.ai/blogs/youtube-shorts-get-feedback-podcast-clips): Use YouTube's pre-publish Shorts feedback to improve hooks and pacing while preserving the speaker's meaning. Includes edit examples and a reusable review log. - [Can Clipping Accounts Still Earn on X? Original Content Rewards Explained](https://overlap.ai/blogs/can-clipping-accounts-still-earn-on-x-original-content-rewards): X payouts, brand campaign fees and editing revenue follow different rules. Here is how to plan a clipping business around the income you can actually defend. - [Content Rewards: CPM, Per-Post and Retainer Campaigns Explained](https://overlap.ai/blogs/content-rewards-cpm-per-post-retainer-campaigns): Choosing a Whop clipping campaign starts with what you are buying: views, approved posts or recurring work. Compare the models, costs and briefs behind each. - [YouTube Shorts Monetization in 2027: What Clipping Agencies Need to Know](https://overlap.ai/blogs/youtube-shorts-monetization-changes-2027-clipping-agencies): A rolling 90-day window changes how agencies should plan Shorts. Understand the announced rules, qualified views and the revenue assumptions worth revisiting. - [How to Start a Clipping Campaign: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide](https://overlap.ai/blogs/how-to-start-a-clipping-campaign): Learn how to start a clipping campaign, choose an operating model, set a CPM and budget, write a brief, launch distribution, and measure results. - [What Is AI Video Editing for TikTok and How Does It Work?](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-is-video-editing-for-tiktok-and-how-does-it-work): AI video editing for TikTok automates cuts, captions, beat sync, and trend optimization, slashing production time by 90%. Upload long-form content; AI analyzes audio, selects engaging clips, adds enhancements like 9:16 vertical format. Top tools: Overlap.ai for agentic workflows, Opus Clip for virality scores, CapCut for native features. Customize outputs, test hooks, and proofread to boost engagement and virality. - [What Should Podcasters Know About AI Video Clipping?](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-should-podcasters-know-about-ai-video-clipping): Podcasters, you're churning out hours of engaging audio content, but turning it into viral short-form clips for TikTok and Reels feels like an endless grind with zero views. Manual editing steals your time and kills momentum. This article reveals everything you need to know about AI video clipping, from top 2026 tools to best practices for massive reach. Creators using AI clips see 4x more engagement on social platforms. - [What Is Modern AI Video Editing for Podcasters Explained?](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-is-modern-ai-video-editing-for-podcasters-explained): Struggling to turn hours of podcast audio into viral TikTok, Reels, and Shorts clips? Most podcasters burn 10+ hours per episode on manual editing, stalling their growth on social media. This article demystifies modern AI video editing and reveals the top 2026 tools for full automation. AI clips now drive 5x higher engagement rates for creators. - [What Is a Chief Clipping Officer?](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-is-a-chief-clipping-officer): What Is a Chief Clipping Officer? - [What Are the Biggest Challenges in Scaling AI Short‑Form Content?](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-are-the-biggest-challenges-in-scaling-ai-short-form-content): Scaling AI short-form content from long-form videos faces major hurdles: quality loss, brand dilution, 82% authenticity issues slashing engagement, technical delays, and rising costs. AI cuts planning time 85%, but hybrid workflows with human oversight preserve voice and originality. Use analytics for iteration and specialized platforms to boost efficiency and viral performance. - [Everything You Need to Know About Autonomous Post-Production](https://overlap.ai/blogs/everything-you-need-to-know-about-autonomous-post-production): Autonomous post-production uses AI to automate video editing, cutting 70% of manual time by analyzing footage, generating clips, and applying branding. Tools like Overlap and Adobe Premiere Pro handle ingestion, enhancement, and export for TikTok/Reels. Best practices include high-quality inputs, custom prompts, and human review. Creators scale 10x output with consistent quality, boosting engagement like Y Combinator pros. - [Clipping Agent vs. Clipping Agency: What Marketing Teams Need to Know Before They Scale](https://overlap.ai/blogs/clipping-agent-vs.-clipping-agency-what-marketing-teams-need-to-know-before-they-scale): A clipping agency is a service you hire; a clipping agent is infrastructure you own. Which one a marketing team picks is an operating-model decision, not a vendor selection — here is what actually separates them. - [7 Podcast Workflows You Should Automate to Grow Without Hiring More People](https://overlap.ai/blogs/7-podcast-workflows-you-should-automate-to-grow-without-hiring-more-people): Recording an episode is the easy part. Seven post-production workflows — clipping, vertical reformatting, captions, scheduling, show notes and more — that a podcast can automate instead of hiring for. - [What Is a Clipping Marketplace? How Creators, Podcasters, and Live Streamers Are Getting Paid to Go Viral](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-is-a-clipping-marketplace-how-creators-podcasters-and-live-streamers-are-getting-paid-to-go-viral): A clipping marketplace connects creators with editors who clip, post, and get paid based on views — no audience required. Here's how platforms like Vyro and Whop are turning long-form content into distributed short-form reach at scale. - [6 Best Podcast Clipping Agencies to Grow Your Show in 2026](https://overlap.ai/blogs/6-best-podcast-clipping-agencies-to-grow-your-show-in-2026): Overlap, listed first as software-run managed podcast clipping campaigns on accounts your show owns, compared with six podcast clipping agencies by model, account ownership, pricing model, who edits, approval control, and reporting. - [AI Clipping for Newsrooms in 2026: How to Build a Short-Form Video Distribution Workflow That Actually Scales](https://overlap.ai/blogs/ai-clipping-for-newsrooms-in-2026-how-to-build-a-short-form-video-distribution-workflow-that-actually-scales): Learn how modern newsrooms are using AI clipping workflows to turn broadcasts, interviews, and breaking news into high-volume short-form content across TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts. This guide breaks down the tools, systems, and distribution strategies helping media teams scale social video output without adding more editors or slowing down the newsroom. - [How to Scale Newsroom Short-Form Video Without Adding Headcount](https://overlap.ai/blogs/how-to-scale-newsroom-short-form-video-without-adding-headcount): Learn how modern newsrooms are scaling short-form video output without adding headcount by using AI-powered workflows for clipping, editing, formatting, and social distribution. This guide breaks down the systems, tools, and automation strategies helping media teams produce more content faster — while reducing production costs and turnaround times. - [Skip the n8n Setup: How to Turn Long Videos Into Viral Shorts Without Stitching Together 5 Tools](https://overlap.ai/blogs/skip-the-n8n-setup-how-to-turn-long-videos-into-viral-shorts-without-stitching-together-5-tools): The n8n workflow for turning long videos into viral shorts is elegant engineering and a five-account setup project before a single clip gets made. What it actually requires, and what an end-to-end platform handles natively. - [Why Clipping Agencies Are Switching to Overlap to Scale Revenue and Manage Every Client in One Place](https://overlap.ai/blogs/why-clipping-agencies-are-switching-to-overlap-to-scale-revenue-and-manage-every-client-in-one-place): Hire clippers, pay per clip, repeat — and the margin on every campaign gets thinner as you grow. How clipping agencies are running their own clipping accounts, automating production, and keeping revenue that used to go to freelancers. - [10 AI Strategies Newsrooms Should Be Using for Short-Form Video in 2026](https://overlap.ai/blogs/10-ai-strategies-newsrooms-should-be-using-for-short-form-video-in-2026): The newsrooms winning on social in 2026 aren't just publishing faster. They're publishing smarter, using AI to do in minutes what used to take a full production day. - [The Politician's Clipping Playbook: How to Turn Every Speech and Podcast Into Social Content](https://overlap.ai/blogs/the-politician-s-clipping-playbook-how-to-turn-every-speech-and-podcast-into-social-content): Campaign teams are sitting on hours of untapped content. This playbook breaks down exactly which moments to clip from speeches, debates, and podcast appearances, how to format them for every platform, and how to automate the entire workflow with Overlap so your team spends minutes instead of hours. - [What Is a Political Clipping Campaign (And Why It Beats Paid Ads for Earned Media)](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-is-a-political-clipping-campaign-and-why-it-beats-paid-ads-for-earned-media): Political campaigns spend billions on paid ads, but the most viral political content costs $0 to distribute. Learn how clipping campaigns turn speeches, town halls, and debates into a steady stream of organic social content that builds credibility, earns press coverage, and outperforms paid ads — and how Overlap automates the entire workflow. - [How to Test Podcast Clips with Instagram Trial Reels](https://overlap.ai/blogs/instagram-trial-reels-are-here---here-s-how-to-use-them-without-adding-to-your-workflow): Use Trial Reels to learn which podcast clips make sense to new viewers. A practical plan for testing hooks, comparing results and deciding what to share next. - [9 Best Clipping Agencies for Livestreamers to Go Viral in 2026](https://overlap.ai/blogs/9-best-clipping-agencies-for-livestreamers-to-go-viral-in-2026): Overlap, listed first as software-run managed clipping campaigns on accounts you own, compared with nine clipping agencies for livestreamers by model, account ownership, pricing model, who edits, approval control, and reporting. - [What Is a Clipping Agent (And How to Build One That Runs Your Entire Distribution Pipeline)](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-is-a-clipping-agent-%28and-how-to-build-one-that-runs-your-entire-distribution-pipeline%29): Most media teams have more long-form content than they can repurpose. Learn how clipping agents automate your entire distribution pipeline, from raw video to platform-ready short clips, without manual editing - [10 Clipping Agencies iGaming and Crypto Brands Should Know About](https://overlap.ai/blogs/10-clipping-agencies-igaming-and-crypto-brands-should-know-about): Overlap’s software-run clipping campaigns, listed first, compared with ten clipping agencies iGaming and crypto brands should know, by model, account ownership, pricing model, who edits, approval control, and reporting. - [10 Clipping Agencies Worth Checking Out Before You Launch Your Next Campaign](https://overlap.ai/blogs/10-clipping-agencies-worth-checking-out-before-you-launch-your-next-campaign): Overlap’s software-run clipping campaigns, listed first, compared with 10 clipping providers by operating model, account ownership, pricing model, who edits, approval control, and reporting. - [The Clipping Economy: How Short-Form Clips Became Marketing's Most Powerful (and Misunderstood) Channel](https://overlap.ai/blogs/the-clipping-economy-how-short-form-clips-became-marketing-s-most-powerful-%28and-misunderstood%29-channel): Clipping has become one of the most effective distribution strategies in digital marketing, and most brands still don't know it exists. This piece breaks down what the clipping economy is, why it's exploding in 2026, and why the brands that win won't be running one-off agency campaigns. They'll be the ones that build clipping as an owned and earned media channel. - [What Is AI Video Editing in 2026 and How Do Agentic Tools Work?](https://overlap.ai/blogs/how-do-agentic-tools-work): AI video editing in 2026 uses agentic tools that perceive footage via multimodal analysis, plan edits with virality scores, and execute cuts autonomously, slashing production time by 90%. Creators waste 70% of time on manual edits; tools like WaveSpeedAI automate reframing, captions, and multicam sync. Human-in-the-loop workflows boost scalability and content output tenfold for TikTok and Reels. - [From Podcast to Published Clips: Build an AI Clipping Workflow in Overlap](https://overlap.ai/blogs/how-to-build-a-clipping-agent-in-overlap-a-complete-video-editing-workflow-guide): Build an AI clipping agent around an editorial brief, inspect a real finished clip, and set up framing, captions, approval and publishing for your own catalog. - [Complete Guide to Agentic Video Editing Providers](https://overlap.ai/blogs/complete-guide-to-agentic-video-editing-providers): Complete Guide to Agentic Video Editing Providers - [What Is AWS Elemental Inference: AI-Powered Short-Form Video Editing & Clipping for Modern Content Workflows](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-is-aws-elemental-inference-ai-powered-short-form-video-editing-and-clipping-for-modern-content-workflows): AWS Elemental Inference is a managed AI service inside AWS Elemental’s video suite that identifies highlights and automatically edits, crops and clips broadcast content for social and mobile distribution in real time. - [Apple Just Made Video Podcasts “Native” — Here’s What That Means for Creators (and Why Clips Matter More Than Ever)](https://overlap.ai/blogs/apple-adds-video): Apple’s move into video podcasts makes it clear that podcasts are becoming TV and distribution strategy now matters more than ever. - [10 Best AI Video Editing Tools for Marketers in 2026](https://overlap.ai/blogs/10-best-ai-powered-video-editing-tools-for-marketers-in-2026): Learn how to use AI to fully automate your video marketing workflow via promotional clips accounts. - [Everything You Need to Know About 2026 Video Editing Trends](https://overlap.ai/blogs/everything-you-need-to-know-about-2026-video-editing-trends): 2026 video editing trends center on agentic AI workflows that automate long-form to short-form clips for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, boosting output 10x. Overlap.ai, Y Combinator-backed, delivers 18,000% growth, 150M+ views, $5M savings via analysis, branding, scheduling. Creators save 20+ hours weekly, focusing on strategy over manual edits. Scale production effortlessly with predictive tools. - [What Is Clipping? The Marketing Strategy Turning Long-Form Content Into Viral Growth](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-is-clipping-the-marketing-strategy-turning-long-form-content-into-viral-growth): Clipping turns long-form podcasts and livestreams into short viral clips — and it's become a legitimate paid advertising channel. Here's how it works and who should use it. - [How to Set Up a Campaign on Vyro: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://overlap.ai/blogs/how-to-set-up-a-campaign-on-vyro-a-step-by-step-guide): Vyro is a clipping platform that pays creators to turn long-form videos from top creators and brands into short-form content. Post clips to TikTok, Reels, or Shorts, rack up views, and get paid hourly, directly to your Stripe or PayPal account. - [What Is Vyro? New Clipping Marketplace Explained](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-is-vyro): Learn how Vyro lets anyone earn by making short-form video clips from creator campaigns, with $3 CPM payouts and no audience required. - [What Is Overlap’s Agentic Workflow and How Does It Compare?](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-is-overlaps-agentic-workflow-and-how-does-it-compare): Overlap's agentic workflow uses autonomous AI agents to convert long videos into TikTok clips end-to-end, from upload to posting, saving creators 10-20 hours per video. It outperforms OpusClip's clip generation and Descript's editing by automating full pipelines with triggers, nodes, and branches. YC-backed for San Francisco media teams, it boosts efficiency and scales output without added headcount. - [What Is AI‑Driven Short‑Form Content Optimization?](https://overlap.ai/blogs/what-is-ai-driven-short-form-content-optimization): AI-driven short-form content optimization uses AI to convert long videos into viral TikTok, Reels, Shorts clips 10x faster by analyzing hooks, automating edits, and scoring virality. Creators save 10+ hours per video, with tools like Surfer SEO and Overlap boosting output via personalization, predictive optimization, quality checks. Scale production effortlessly while combining AI with human review for maximum engagement. - [Can AI Video Clipping Tools Boost Podcast Monetization?](https://overlap.ai/blogs/can-ai-video-clipping-tools-boost-podcast-monetization): Separate podcast clip views from revenue. Compare sponsorships, memberships and platform payouts, calculate production economics, and track what a clip actually earns. - [How SDRs Can Generate More Leads on LinkedIn Without Becoming Social Media Experts](https://overlap.ai/blogs/how-sdrs-can-generate-more-leads-on-linkedin-without-becoming-social-media-experts): Learn how SDRs can consistently build a presence on LinkedIn and generate more leads—without needing social media expertise. - [10 Best AI-Powered Video Editing Tools for Marketers in 2025](https://overlap.ai/blog/10-best-ai-powered-video-editing-tools-for-marketers-in-2025): Ten AI-driven video editors for marketing teams, ranked on the features that matter, ease of use, pricing and platform-specific output — for cutting production time by up to 90% without losing brand consistency. - [What Are the Limits of AI Video Clipping for Podcasters?](https://overlap.ai/blogs/limits-of-ai-video-clipping-for-podcasters): AI video clipping automates podcast highlight extraction, but the limits are real: file-length caps, transcription accuracy gaps, choppy edits that miss sarcasm, and generic branding. Here is where the barriers sit and how to work around them. - [Overlap x ChatGPT‑5: A New Era of Automated Video Clipping](https://overlap.ai/blog/overlap-x-chatgpt-5-a-new-era-of-automated-video-clipping): See how Overlap’s integration with GPT-5 unlocks smarter clipping, deeper brand understanding, and ready-to-post content in minutes. - [How iHeart Scaled Their Social Video Team to Generate 151 Million New Impressions with Overlap AI](https://overlap.ai/blogs/how-iheart-scaled-their-social-video-team-to-generate-151-million-new-impressions-with-overlap-ai): Discover how iHeart used Overlap AI to automate social video creation, scale output across platforms, and unlock massive new audience growth. - [How is Overlap Different?](https://overlap.ai/blogs/how-is-overlap-different): Learn how Overlap compares to other clipping tools—and why creators and media teams choose it for quality, speed, and scale. - [$1.9M Funding Round](https://overlap.ai/blogs/1-9m-funding-round): We’ve raised our $1.9M seed round led by top investors and angels to accelerate AI video workflows and scale Overlap’s impact. ## Optional - [Careers](https://overlap.ai/careers): Open roles at Overlap. We build AI video agents for media companies — see what we are hiring for and apply. - [Privacy Policy](https://overlap.ai/legal): How Vastly, Inc. — the company behind Overlap — collects, uses and shares your information when you use the Overlap app and services, and the privacy rights you have over it. - [Terms of Service](https://overlap.ai/terms): The terms governing your use of Overlap, the video clipping service from Vastly, Inc.: accounts, ownership of the clips you create, copyright responsibility, billing, liability and governing law.