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Clipped short

A vertical short-form video cut from a longer source (podcast, webinar, YouTube long-form) with auto-captions.

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Last verified · 2026-05-29 · by Moe Ameen

What it is

Clipped shorts are the OpusClip category: take a long-form source, detect the strongest 30–90 second segments, reframe to 9:16, and auto-caption. Clipped shorts cost 14 credits each in Kompozy.

Clipped shorts are distinct from avatar shorts (where the video is generated from a script, not clipped from a source) and template shorts (where the video composites multiple layers via HyperFrames).

Frequently asked questions

What is a clipped short?

A clipped short is a vertical short-form video cut from a longer source such as a podcast, webinar, or YouTube long-form, with auto-captions. Kompozy detects the strongest segments, reframes them to 9:16, and captions them.

How long are clipped shorts?

Clipped shorts are cut from the strongest 30 to 90 second segments of a long-form source. They are then reframed to 9:16 and auto-captioned.

How many credits does a clipped short cost in Kompozy?

Clipped shorts cost 14 credits each in Kompozy. The cost is fixed per clipped short.

How is a clipped short different from an avatar short?

A clipped short is cut from an existing long-form source, while an avatar short is generated from a script rather than clipped, and a template short composites multiple layers via HyperFrames.

Related terms

  • Viral clip detectionAn algorithm that scans a long-form video and predicts which short segments are most likely to perform as standalone shorts.
  • Output bucketsThe five user-facing content categories every Kompozy generation maps to: Video, Image, Text, Blog, Newsletter.
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