Podcast to Shorts Converter for Long Interviews

How do I turn a podcast episode into Shorts?

Send the episode as a YouTube link or an uploaded recording. ClipClap transcribes it, looks for complete exchanges such as a question with its answer or an anecdote with its ending, cuts them and reframes the picture to vertical with subtitles. You check the first and last line of each clip, then download.

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   Start with the full conversation

   Send a YouTube link or upload the recording. Use footage you own or have permission to republish, especially when a guest or a publisher owns the original episode.

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   Look for complete thoughts

   ClipClap transcribes the audio and scans for moments with enough context to work as a short. A clear question, a direct answer or a story with a payoff is easier to keep whole than an isolated sentence.

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   Check the cut and the captions

   Review the first and last line, the speaker names and the subtitle timing. Download the clips that make sense without asking the viewer to watch the episode first, and skip the rest.

Where does podcast clipping go wrong?

Three places. Overlapping speakers, music beds and poor audio hurt the transcript, so subtitles need more checking. On a two-host table the crop can rest on the quieter person for a stretch. And selection works from words, so a long silence or a visual gag is easy to miss. Review every clip.

• A podcast with overlapping speakers, music or poor audio may need more subtitle and cut review.
• ClipClap does not add a podcast cover, publish to social networks or replace an editor's final approval.
• The workflow is built around video files and links. If you only have audio, make a video version of the episode first.

How does ClipClap pick moments in an interview?

It reads the transcript for passages that stand on their own: a question followed by a complete answer, a story with its ending, a claim with its reason. A second pass drops candidates that need the rest of the episode to make sense, and a per-clip editor adjusts the start and end so a clip does not open mid-sentence.

Can it handle a two-hour episode?

Yes, on a paid plan. A source can run up to 3 hours, and a 120-minute episode uses 120 minutes of balance, so the cheapest plan that covers it is Starter monthly at €12 ($13.99) for 200 minutes.

What happens with two or more speakers?

For a conversation, ClipClap keeps the active speaker in frame and can stack two people in one vertical frame when both matter. Cuts between camera angles are detected, and the crop is re-planned after each one. Close-set faces and fast crosstalk are the weak spot, so look at the framing of every two-person clip.

Can I ask for a different cut?

Yes. If a clip starts too late or ends too early, describe the moment you wanted and ClipClap cuts it again from the same episode. Paid plans include three re-cuts per video, so a stubborn boundary can be fixed without editing anything yourself.

Does it choose clips from the whole podcast?

It reads the whole transcript, up to 3 hours on a paid plan. The result is a set of candidate moments, not a promise that every important exchange is selected. If a segment you care about is missing, pick that part of the episode with a start and an end time and run it on its own.

Can I add the clips to YouTube Shorts?

Yes. Download the vertical clips, review the subtitles and the rights, then upload the files to YouTube Shorts yourself. ClipClap delivers files only and has no direct publishing to YouTube, TikTok or Instagram, so scheduling stays in the tool you already use for that.

What does a podcast clip cost?

Billing counts episode minutes, not clips kept. On paid plans Starter is €3.99 ($4.49) a week for 60 source minutes or €12 ($13.99) a month for 200, Plus is €29 ($32.99) a month for 450, and Max is €89 ($99.99) a month for 1500.