Vertical Clips from a YouTube Channel
Clean up speech by removing filler words, repeated words, long pauses, and unnecessary transcript punctuation for tighter, more polished clips.
CATAGORY
For YouTubers
INPUTS
Video / audio from upstream
INPUTS
Video / audio to downstream
What This Workflow Does
What it automates: 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.
Who it's for: YouTubers, podcasters with video feeds, and content teams who publish long-form video regularly and want vertical short-form content running on autopilot.
When to use it: Set it up once and it runs on every new upload. No manual trigger. No editing. No timeline.
How It Works
Step 1: New YouTube Video — Detects Every New Upload Automatically
Provide your YouTube channel URL — or a specific playlist URL — and Overlap monitors it continuously. The moment a new qualifying video is published, the workflow fires automatically. Use the minimum and maximum video length settings to filter out shorts, trailers, or livestreams so only the right content gets processed.
Step 2: Find Clips — AI Identifies Your Strongest Moments
Overlap's clipping AI analyzes the full video and surfaces the moments most likely to perform on short-form feeds — based on pacing, topic density, and speech energy. Set your minimum and maximum clip length, then add a custom prompt to zero in on what matters: specific topics, guests, key arguments, or moments to avoid.
Step 3: Convert to Vertical — Reformatted for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts
Every clip is automatically reframed from landscape to 9:16 vertical using content-aware reframing — not a static crop. The subject stays centered in the frame whether it's a solo speaker, a two-person interview in split-view, or content recorded with on-screen overlays.
Step 4: Add Subtitles — Captions Burned In Automatically
Captions are transcribed directly from the video audio and embedded into every clip. Control the position, font size, max characters per line, and number of visible lines — and apply different caption styles per speaker for interview-format content.
Step 5: Post to Social — Published to Your Connected Accounts
Finished vertical clips are sent to your connected TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts accounts. Publish immediately or schedule for optimal timing — no manual upload step required.
Who's Is This For?
YouTubers publishing long-form content: Every upload you post to YouTube now automatically generates 3–8 vertical clips ready for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. Your short-form presence grows in parallel with your main channel — without any extra work.
Podcast video creators: If you record your podcast on video, this workflow turns every episode into a week's worth of short-form content automatically. Connect your YouTube channel and let the pipeline run while you focus on the show.
Social media managers and agencies: Run this workflow across multiple YouTube channels simultaneously. Each channel gets its own automated clip pipeline — fully independent, fully hands-off after setup.
FAQ's
How does Overlap know when I upload a new YouTube video?
You provide your YouTube channel URL and Overlap monitors it continuously. As soon as a new video is published and meets your length criteria, the workflow triggers automatically — no webhook or manual action needed on your end.
How many clips does it create per YouTube video?
The Find Clips node typically identifies 3–8 clips per video depending on the video length and your clip length settings. You set the minimum and maximum clip duration to control the output.
Can I target specific topics or moments in my videos?
Yes. Add a custom prompt in the Find Clips node — for example, "focus on moments where the guest shares a strong opinion" or "avoid the intro and sponsor segments" — and the AI clips to that instruction.
Does the vertical reframing work for two-person interviews?
Yes. Enable Split View in the Convert to Vertical node and both speakers are shown simultaneously in a stacked vertical layout. You can also set it to always prefer split-view when multiple speakers are detected.
Can I review clips before they're published?
Yes. Replace the Post to Social node with the Email node and all finished clips are delivered to your inbox for review. Nothing goes live until you decide to publish.
What's the difference between this page and the "Vertical Clips from a YouTube Channel" page?
Same workflow, same nodes — this URL targets the search phrase people use when they're specifically looking for an automated solution ("automatically create vertical clips"). Both pages run the same pipeline.
Customize This Workflow
Add a branded title overlay with the Add Title Overlay node
Add background music with the Add Music node
Route clips to email for review before publishing instead of auto-posting
Add smart zoom effects to bring more energy to talking-head footage
Add brainrot overlays for high-retention split-screen edits
Add a branded title overlay with the Add Title Overlay node
Add background music with the Add Music node
Route clips to email for review before publishing instead of auto-posting
Add smart zoom effects to bring more energy to talking-head footage
Add brainrot overlays for high-retention split-screen edits
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