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How to Turn a Long Video into Shorts with OpusClip (2026)

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Disclosure: the full guide contains affiliate links.

One long video can become a week of Shorts, TikToks and Reels, if you have the hours to find the best moments, reframe them to vertical and caption them. OpusClip is an AI clipping tool built to do that job. This is a short summary based on official OpusClip pages (homepage, FAQ and pricing), checked October 26, 2026, not a hands-on review. Plans and limits change, so confirm on the pricing page.

What OpusClip does

According to OpusClip, it picks highlight moments from a long video, rearranges them into a short clip and polishes it with dynamic captions, AI re-layout and transitions.

  • ClipAnything: the AI clipping model, said to work on any genre, not just talking heads.
  • ReframeAnything: resizes video per platform and keeps moving subjects centered with object tracking.
  • AI captions: animated templates with emoji and keyword highlights, and captions stay editable.
  • Virality Score and Auto hook: help you choose which clips to post (Virality Score is paid-only).

The workflow

  1. Pick a source with clear moments: podcast, interview, tutorial, livestream or vlog.
  2. Create a free account (no credit card needed for the free clips).
  3. Upload or link the video. Local uploads go up to 10GB per video on Free and Starter, 30GB on Pro. Starter and Pro can auto-import from YouTube; Pro also accepts a public MP4 URL.
  4. Set the timeframe and a clip length (0-1 min suits Shorts). Pro adds Prompt to clip.
  5. Review the clips. AI picks are a starting point, not a final edit.
  6. Polish captions and templates; paid plans add a text and timeline editor.
  7. Export the MP4, or on Starter and above post straight to social. Pro adds a scheduler, bulk export and Premiere Pro / DaVinci Resolve export.

Free plan

New users get a 7-day Pro trial with 90 minutes of processing (about 30 downloadable clips), then a free-forever plan with 60 minutes per month. Free clips are watermarked, exports are 1080p max and available for 3 days, 9:16 only, with no timeline editor, Virality Score or social posting.

Pricing (USD, per the pricing page)

  • Free: $0
  • Starter: $15/mo, no watermark, YouTube auto-import, Virality Score, editor, posting
  • Pro: $29/mo, adds Prompt to clip, more aspect ratios, scheduler, bulk export, 100GB storage, team seats
  • Business: custom

Who it fits

Podcasters, YouTubers with long uploads, streamers and small teams. It's less suited to creating short-form content from scratch or frame-by-frame editing.

Full guide: https://infinityme.dev/blog/how-to-turn-long-video-into-shorts-with-opusclip/

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