For courses and webinars
Cut every lesson and webinar into teaser clips
Send a lesson or webinar recording and get back up to 20 short clips that each explain one idea, ranked 0 to 100 and captioned in a clean, minimal style. A 45 minute lesson costs ~$1.35.
- Minimal captions or SRT only
- 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 or 16:9
- Clips from 10 to 90 s
- Clip scored 89: Why budgets break in week three890:44
- Clip scored 93: The budget rule most people get backwards930:38
- Clip scored 85: One question before any purchase850:31
Workflow
From a recorded lesson to teasers that sell the course
Your lessons already hold your best explanations. clipsdk finds them and cuts them clean.
- 01
Teach
Record the lesson or webinar as usual and export one video file per lesson.
MP4, MOV, WebM and MKV
- 02
Upload
Upload each lesson with POST /v1/uploads, or pass a direct file URL from the storage your course already uses.
POST /v1/uploads
- 03
Get ranked clips
Moments that explain one idea from start to finish score highest, each with a reason you can check.
score + reason per clip
- 04
Post
Post the teasers with a link to the course or add them to your sales page. Each one has a title and a post caption.
MP4 + poster JPG
Recommended request
The request we'd send for a lesson
Fewer, longer clips than a podcast, so each one can teach something complete. Minimal captions keep the look calm.
- Clipsclips
- 5
Enough teasers to promote a lesson without giving it all away.
- Clip lengthmin_seconds, max_seconds
- 30 to 90 s
Room to explain one idea from start to finish, up to the 90 second maximum.
- Aspectaspect
- 9:16
Vertical for social. Switch to 1:1 or 4:5 when the board or slides matter.
- Reframereframe
- auto
Keeps you centered as you move around the desk.
- Captionscaptions
- minimal
A small subtitle bar that keeps the focus on what you teach.
- Promptprompt
- "one idea explained from start to finish"
Picks the kind of moment that sells the full lesson.
Try a prompt
{
"video_url": "https://cdn.example.com/courses/lesson-03-budgets.mp4",
"clips": 5,
"min_seconds": 30,
"max_seconds": 90,
"aspect": "9:16",
"reframe": "auto",
"captions": "minimal",
"prompt": "one idea explained from start to finish",
"webhook_url": "https://example.com/hooks/clipsdk"
}Teaching from a whiteboard or slides? Ask for aspect 1:1 or 4:5 to keep more of the frame.
Example output
Teasers that stand on their own
The ranking favors clips that open with a problem and close with the answer. Homework and housekeeping score low.
Rank 1
The budget rule most people get backwards
Post caption
Pay yourself first. #budgeting #moneytips
6:41 to 7:19
- clip-1.mp41080x1920 video
- clip-1.jpgPoster frame
- clip-1.srtCaptions
- clip-1.vttCaptions
Cost
What a course costs to clip
Clip one lesson or the whole library. You only pay for source minutes.
15 min lesson
~$0.45
15 min at $0.03
- Typical
45 min lesson
~$1.35
45 min at $0.03
90 min webinar
~$2.70
90 min at $0.03
A 10 hour course
~$18.00
600 min at $0.03
Every clip is included in the source minute price, up to 20 per video. Past 2,000 minutes in a calendar month the rate drops to $0.02. Your first $1 is free.
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| 15 min lesson | $0.4515 min at $0.03 |
| 45 min lesson | $1.3545 min at $0.03 |
| 90 min webinar | $2.7090 min at $0.03 |
| A 10 hour course | $18.00600 min at $0.03 |
| Price | |
| Per source minute | $0.03, every clip included |
| Past 2,000 minutes a month | $0.02 a minute |
| Free credit | $1, or 33 minutes |
| Billing | Prepaid credit, no subscription |
| Per video | |
| Longest video | 3 hours, 5 GB |
| File types | MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV |
| Clips per job | 1 to 20, 5 by default |
| Clip length | 10 to 90 seconds |
| Output sizes | 9:16 at 1080x19201:1 at 1080x10804:5 at 1080x135016:9 at 1920x1080 |
| Files per clip | MP4, poster, SRT and VTT |
FAQ
Course and webinar clipping, answered
Will my whiteboard or slides be in the clip?
In 9:16 the crop centers on you, so a board or slide beside you gets cut out. If the lesson lives on the board, ask for aspect 1:1 or 4:5 for a wider frame, or 16:9 to keep the full picture.
Which caption style suits lessons?
Minimal: a small subtitle bar that keeps the focus on what you teach. You can also turn captions off and use the SRT or VTT files in your own editor or course player.
Can I clip a recorded webinar?
Yes, as long as you have the recording as a video file. Upload the MP4, MOV, WebM and MKV file, up to 3 hours and 5 GB, or pass a direct file URL. A 90 minute webinar costs ~$2.70.
What does it cost to clip a whole course?
You pay for source minutes only. A 10 hour course is 600 minutes, so ~$18.00 for every lesson in it, with up to 20 clips per lesson included.
Can it pick clips about one topic?
Use the prompt. Try "common mistakes and how to fix them" or "moments that make someone want the full course". The ranking leans toward those moments and gives each one a reason you can check.
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