AI clip maker for long videos

Find the moment that matters.

Upload a long video and Shotmatic suggests its strongest moments; you pick the sections, check the credit quote and render vertical, square or landscape clips.

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Long recordings hold short moments worth sharing: the answer in an interview, the tip in a webinar, the turn in a story. Shotmatic analyzes a video you upload, suggests self-contained sections with their timing, and renders the ones you pick as short clips with captions.

It works on footage you own or have permission to repurpose. The video has to come from your computer or your Shotmatic media library: pasting a YouTube link or any other URL is not available yet.

How Shotmatic picks moments

When you create a clip task, Shotmatic analyzes the whole video and returns candidate sections. You can steer it with an optional theme, such as "the practical tips", and set an approximate number of clips and their shortest and longest length.

You then choose which sections to render. The quote shows the credits and the combined length of your selection before anything renders, and rendering charges only for the sections you pick.

How long can the source be?

The longest video Shotmatic can analyze depends on the current analysis budget, so the creator checks your file before anything is charged. If it is too long, you see the limit and can upload an excerpt instead.

Captions and sound

Rendered clips carry captions taken from the speech. You can add an AI voice-over to each clip, which costs more, and choose whether to add background music under the original sound.

How it works

01
Owned video
A video you upload, or one already in your Shotmatic media library.
02
Suggested sections
Shotmatic analyzes the whole video and returns candidate sections with their timing.
03
Your selection and quote
Pick the sections to keep and check the credits for your selection before anything renders.
04
Selected clips
Each clip renders with captions. Download the MP4 and post it on your channels yourself.

What you control

Source: A video you upload · A video from your media libraryYouTube and other URLs are not available yet.
Clips: An approximate number of clips · Their shortest and longest length · An optional theme to look for
Clip shape3 options: Vertical 9:16 · Square 1:1 · Landscape 16:9The API also takes 4:5.
Language of the video8 options: English · Spanish · French · German · Italian · Dutch · Portuguese · Portuguese (Brazil)
Sound: Captions from the speech · An optional AI voice-over per clip (costs more) · Optional background music

Limits and availability

YouTube links and other URLs can't be imported yet. Upload the file, or pick a video from your media library.
The longest source Shotmatic can analyze depends on the current analysis budget. The creator checks your file before charging anything.
Analysis costs 120 credits when the clip task is created, and each rendered clip or compilation costs 120 more (240 each with an AI voice-over).
Captioning a whole upload without cutting it into clips isn't available yet.
Shotmatic doesn't post anything for you. Download the finished MP4 and upload it to your channel or ad account yourself.

What it costs

Analysis costs 120 credits when the clip task is created; each rendered clip or compilation costs 120 more, or 240 with an AI voice-over.

See plan prices and monthly credits

Questions

Can I paste a YouTube link?

Not yet. Upload a video file you have the rights to, or pick one from your Shotmatic media library.

What does a clip cost?

Analyzing the source costs 120 credits when the task is created. Each clip or compilation you render costs 120 credits more, or 240 with an AI voice-over.

Do I choose the clips, or does Shotmatic?

Both. Shotmatic suggests sections, and you decide which to render after seeing their timing and the credit quote.

Can I caption a full video without cutting it?

Not yet. Captions come with the clips you render; a full-length caption pass for an upload is not available.

Which videos can I use?

Footage you own or have permission to repurpose, such as your own podcast, webinar, interview or tutorial recordings.

Run it from code or an agent

The hosted MCP server and the REST API run the same creation steps. This is the create_clip_task call for this format; angle brackets mark your own values.

{
  "tool": "create_clip_task",
  "arguments": {
    "source_type": "media",
    "media_id": "<media id from upload_media>",
    "aspect_ratio": "9:16",
    "number_of_sections": 3,
    "min_section_duration": 20,
    "max_section_duration": 45,
    "generate_voiceover": false
  }
}

Creates the clip task and charges the analysis. wait_for_clip_task returns the suggested sections, quote_clip_sections prices your selection, and render_clip_sections renders it.

Upload the file with upload_media first. Remote URLs are refused while URL import is off.

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