Beginner · 30-60 minutes
Repurpose Long to Short Workflow
Turn one long YouTube video into 10+ short clips for Shorts, Reels, and TikTok.
Long-form YouTubersPodcastersB2B creators
Workflow steps
- 1Pick the right long videoChoose videos with clear chapters or self-contained segments.Vlog-style videos repurpose poorly; tutorials and frameworks work best.
- 2Run AI auto-clippingLet AI find 10-20 clip candidates with strong hooks.AI auto-clippers reach 80% of the quality of human clippers.
- 3Hand-review the top 10Pick the top 10 candidates and tighten openings.AI clips usually start a beat too early.
- 4Reformat to 9:16Use AI reframing to convert horizontal to vertical.Manual reframing of 10 clips is brutal.
- 5Add captions and B-rollLayer in burned captions and 1-2 cuts of B-roll per clip.Bare talking head Shorts underperform B-roll-heavy ones.
- 6Add a unifying CTAEnd every Short with the same CTA back to the long video.Consistent CTAs drive long-form watch time.
- 7Schedule across platformsSpread 10 Shorts across 2-3 weeks on YouTube, TikTok, and Reels.Daily drip beats burst upload for repurposed content.
Publish-ready checklist
- Long video chosen
- AI auto-clipping ran
- Top 10 hand-reviewed
- 9:16 reformatted
- Captions and B-roll added
- Unified CTA used
- Scheduled across 2-3 weeks
Suggested output
Commit to a single format and publish 3 clips before iterating.
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