For podcasts
Turn every podcast episode into a week of shorts
Send one episode file and get back up to 20 vertical clips, ranked 0 to 100, reframed to whoever is talking and captioned word by word. A 60 minute episode costs ~$1.80, every clip included.
- The crop follows both speakers
- Files up to 3 h and 5 GB
- A title and post caption per clip
- Clip scored 91: The pricing mistake that cost us a year910:37
- Clip scored 96: We were three weeks from shutting down960:42
- Clip scored 88: Why I stopped reading resumes880:51
Workflow
From the recording to a week of posts
The same four steps every week. Only the file changes.
- 01
Record
Record the episode the way you always do. A wide shot with both of you in frame gives the crop room to switch.
MP4, MOV, WebM and MKV
- 02
Upload
Ask for an upload URL and PUT the file there, or send a direct link to the file in your own storage.
POST /v1/uploads
- 03
Get ranked clips
clipsdk transcribes the episode, scores every candidate moment from 0 to 100 and renders the best ones with captions.
score + reason per clip
- 04
Post
Each clip comes with a title, a post caption with hashtags and its timestamps. Schedule one a day until the next episode.
title, post_caption, srt
Recommended request
The request we'd send for a podcast
Seven clips cover a week. The length range fits a full story, and bold captions carry the clip for anyone watching with the sound off.
- Clipsclips
- 7
One short a day until the next episode is out.
- Clip lengthmin_seconds, max_seconds
- 25 to 60 s
Long enough for a story with a payoff, short enough to hold attention.
- Aspectaspect
- 9:16
Full screen on phones, rendered at 1080x1920.
- Reframereframe
- auto
The 9:16 frame moves to whoever is talking, so a two-shot becomes a close-up.
- Captionscaptions
- bold
Big words, one highlighted at a time, readable with the sound off.
- Promptprompt
- "moments with a strong opinion"
Optional. Leans the ranking toward a topic or a type of moment.
Try a prompt
{
"video_url": "https://cdn.example.com/off-script-112.mp4",
"clips": 7,
"min_seconds": 25,
"max_seconds": 60,
"aspect": "9:16",
"reframe": "auto",
"captions": "bold",
"prompt": "moments with a strong opinion",
"webhook_url": "https://example.com/hooks/clipsdk"
}Send the same request every week. Only video_url changes.
Example output
Ranked moments from one episode
Each clip comes back with a score, a reason, its timestamps and its files. The crop follows whoever is telling the story. Pick a moment to see it.
Rank 1
We were three weeks from shutting down
Post caption
Three weeks from shutting down. Then one cold email changed everything. #startups #founders
28:33 to 29:15
- clip-1.mp41080x1920 video
- clip-1.jpgPoster frame
- clip-1.srtCaptions
- clip-1.vttCaptions
Cost
What a podcast costs to clip
You pay for the minutes you send. Every clip cut from them is included.
30 min episode
~$0.90
30 min at $0.03
- Typical
60 min episode
~$1.80
60 min at $0.03
2 hour interview
~$3.60
120 min at $0.03
A year of weekly episodes
~$93.60
52 episodes of 60 min
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 | |
|---|---|
| 30 min episode | $0.9030 min at $0.03 |
| 60 min episode | $1.8060 min at $0.03 |
| 2 hour interview | $3.60120 min at $0.03 |
| A year of weekly episodes | $93.6052 episodes of 60 min |
| 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
Podcast clipping, answered
How many clips do I get from one podcast episode?
Up to 20 per request, each 10 to 90 seconds long. Ask for 7 and you have one short a day until the next episode. The price stays the same either way: a 60 minute episode costs ~$1.80.
Does the crop follow both speakers?
Yes. With reframe set to auto, the 9:16 frame moves to whoever is talking, so a wide shot of two people becomes a close-up of the speaker. Send the episode with everyone in frame and the crop does the switching.
Can I send a YouTube link to the episode?
No. YouTube page links aren't accepted. Upload the episode file you exported, or pass a direct file URL from your own storage. MP4, MOV, WebM and MKV files work, up to 3 hours and 5 GB.
Can I steer which moments it picks?
Yes. Add a prompt such as "stories about money or pricing" or "advice a listener can use today" and the ranking leans toward those moments. Every clip still gets a score from 0 to 100 and a one-line reason.
What comes with each clip besides the video?
A title, a post caption with hashtags, the transcript, start and end times, a poster image, and SRT and VTT caption files. Post them as they are or edit them in your scheduler first.
How long can I download the clips?
Clip files stay available for 7 days. Pass a webhook_url and copy the files to your own storage when the finished job arrives.
Start free
Your back catalog is full of shorts
Your first $1 is free: 33 minutes of video, every clip included.
