Turn one long video into a week of reels
Drop a podcast, interview or webinar. AI finds the best moments, crops each to vertical 9:16 following the speaker, and burns in captions — ready to post.
Make my reels →AI Video to Reels turns one spoken recording into several phone-ready clips. It reads the transcript, selects moments that stand on their own, follows the active speaker in a vertical 9:16 crop, and adds synced captions plus an opening hook. Open the studio to preview the exact credit cost before generating.
What comes out of each run
- Several self-contained moments from one source.
- Vertical framing that follows the speaker.
- Word-synced captions and an opening hook.
- A visible credit cost before generation.
How it works
Drop one long video
A podcast, interview, webinar, or vlog — up to 500MB. No filming or editing needed.
AI finds the best moments
It transcribes your video, reads the whole thing, and picks the most viral, shareable moments.
Get post-ready reels
Each moment is cropped to vertical 9:16 following the speaker, with synced captions + a hook — ready to post.
What each reel includes
You do not stitch anything together afterwards. Every clip comes out of the studio already formatted the way short-form platforms reward.
Vertical 9:16 crop
Every reel is reframed to a phone-first 9:16 and upscaled to a clean 1080×1920 — the exact shape TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts want.
Active-speaker framing
The crop follows whoever is talking, so faces stay centred even when your original was a wide two-person or webinar shot.
Word-synced captions
Captions are transcribed from your audio and burned in word by word — the sound-off style short-form audiences scroll for.
A hook on every clip
The opening seconds get a hook overlay pulled from the moment itself, so each reel earns the first three seconds of attention.
One recording, a stack of reels
Here is what happens to a single long video: the AI reads the whole transcript, marks the most scroll-stopping moments, then hands each one back as a vertical, captioned reel.
Illustration of the output format — vertical 9:16, active-speaker framing, word-synced captions and a hook on every clip.
Why turn one long video into reels at all?
Most creators are sitting on a back catalogue of long-form recordings — podcast episodes, interviews, webinars, streams and talks — that already contain their best material. The short-form platforms where audiences actually discover new creators, though, reward the opposite: vertical clips under a minute, captioned for sound-off viewing, with a hook in the first three seconds. Bridging that gap by hand is the work most people never get around to, because clipping one hour of footage into a handful of good moments means an afternoon of scrubbing, trimming, reframing and captioning.
Repurposing solves a supply problem. A single hour-long recording holds enough self-contained moments to fill a week of posts, so instead of filming something new every day to feed three platforms, you mine the recording you already made. Each clip points a new slice of the short-form audience back at your long-form channel, which is where deeper watch time and subscriptions happen. The recording does the heavy lifting; the reels do the reach.
AI Video to Reels is the part in the middle that used to require an editor. It reads the whole transcript to find the moments worth posting, applies the vertical active-speaker crop, burns in word-synced captions and adds a hook — so the only creative decision left to you is which of the finished reels to post first.
What can I upload, and how long does it take?
You upload one long video at a time — up to 500MB — and choose how many reels to make (3, 5, 8 or 10) and their target length (15s, 30s or 60s). Most videos are ready in a few minutes; longer source recordings take longer because the AI transcribes the whole thing before it chooses moments. Finished reels appear in your studio as they complete, without a page reload, and each one has a save button so you can download the vertical clip and post it straight to TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts.
Max size for one source video per run.
Reels you can make from a single recording.
Target length per reel, matched to the platform.
What does a finished reel look like?
Every clip comes out as a full-height vertical 9:16 frame, upscaled to a clean 1080×1920, with the speaker centred and room at the bottom for burned-in captions — the exact shape TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts reward. These are real vertical frames rendered by the Imagera reel engine.
Illustration of the output shape — vertical 9:16, active-speaker framing and a caption zone. Your reels are cut from your own source video.
Which videos turn into good reels?
Anything with people talking works — podcasts, interviews, webinars, talks, streams and vlogs. The AI reads the transcript to find self-contained moments, so clear audio and a speaker who makes points matter more than the camera. Below is what each source type gives you, and why the active-speaker crop matters when the original was a wide shot.
How much time does this save versus editing it yourself?
Cutting one hour-long recording into a handful of good clips by hand means scrubbing the whole timeline to find moments by ear, trimming each one, reframing the crop, transcribing and placing captions, and exporting clips one at a time — the kind of afternoon that keeps most creators from ever repurposing their back catalogue. AI Video to Reels collapses that into three inputs: drop the video, pick how many reels and their length, generate. The transcript read, the moment selection, the vertical crop, the word-synced captions and the hook overlay all happen for you, and every reel arrives finished — no timeline to touch.
Built for creators who post
Podcasters
Turn every episode into a week of shorts for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts — automatically.
Marketers
Repurpose webinars and long-form content into dozens of clips without an editor.
Creators
Feed a long stream or vlog, get a stack of vertical clips with captions baked in.
Coaches & founders
Slice interviews and talks into quotable moments that build your audience.
Tips for best results
Start with clean audio
Clear speech transcribes better, so the AI can find sharper, more self-contained moments to cut.
Match length to platform
Pick 15s for punchy TikTok cuts, 30s for a balanced default, or 60s for longer Reels and Shorts.
Make a batch, then curate
Ask for more reels than you need from one video, then post the two or three that hit hardest.
Reuse one source many ways
A single hour-long recording can become weeks of posts — regenerate for a fresh set of moments.
How does the AI decide which moments become reels?
First the whole video is transcribed, so the AI is working from the actual words spoken, not guessing from the visuals. Then it reads the full transcript end to end and scores segments for how well they stand on their own — a strong opinion, a story with a beginning and a payoff, a surprising claim or a punchy one-liner scores high, while intros, filler, cross-talk and mid-thought fragments score low. The highest-scoring, self-contained moments become your reels, each trimmed to the length you chose. That is why clear audio matters more than a fancy camera: the better the transcript, the sharper the moment selection.
What gets picked
- • Strong opinions and hot takes that stand alone
- • Short stories with a clear setup and payoff
- • Surprising claims, numbers or contrarian points
- • Punchy one-liners that work without context
What gets skipped
- • Long intros, sponsor reads and sign-offs
- • Rambling or mid-thought fragments
- • Cross-talk where two people speak at once
- • Dead air and setup that needs the full episode to make sense
How do I post the reels for each platform?
Every reel is native-ready vertical 9:16 at 1080×1920, so the same clip uploads cleanly to TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and LinkedIn. What changes across platforms is length and cadence: pick the target length that matches where a clip is going, then stagger your batch across a few days rather than dumping them all at once.
TikTok & Reels
Punchy 15–30s cuts with a hook in the first three seconds perform best. Make a batch of 8–10 from one recording and post the two or three that land hardest first.
YouTube Shorts
Shorts tolerate a slightly longer 30–60s moment with a clear payoff. Self-contained tips and stories from a podcast or webinar convert casual scrollers into channel viewers.
B2B webinars and interviews cut well for LinkedIn, where native vertical video gets extra reach. Pick the moment with a concrete claim or number and let the captions carry the sound-off view.
No source video to clip — just photos? The Universal Reel Maker builds a reel from still images instead, and you can dub any of these clips into another language with AI Video Dubbing.
Frequently asked questions
How do I turn a long video into reels?+
Open the AI Video to Reels studio, drop in one long video (podcast, interview, webinar), choose how many reels and their length, and generate. The AI transcribes the video, finds the best moments, crops each to vertical 9:16 following the speaker, and burns in synced captions and a hook — you get several ready-to-post reels in minutes.
How does the AI pick the best moments?+
It transcribes the entire video and reads the full transcript, then selects the most scroll-stopping, self-contained moments — strong opinions, stories, surprising claims and punchy one-liners — while skipping filler and intros.
Does it add captions automatically?+
Yes. Every reel gets word-synced captions burned in (the style short-form audiences expect), plus a hook overlay for the first few seconds.
What formats and lengths can I get?+
Reels are vertical 9:16, upscaled to a clean 1080×1920. You choose the target length (15s, 30s or 60s) and how many reels to make from the video.
How much does it cost?+
Pricing is per reel in credits, shown on the generate button before you commit. Make more reels from the same video for a proportional cost — credits are pay-as-you-go.
Can I use the reels commercially?+
Yes — reels come with full commercial usage rights. Post them on social, run them as ads, or send them to clients.
What kind of source video works best?+
Anything with people talking works well — podcasts, interviews, webinars, talks, streams and vlogs. Clear audio helps the most, because the AI reads the transcript to find self-contained moments. You can upload one video at a time, up to 500MB.
How many reels can I make from one video?+
You choose 3, 5, 8 or 10 reels per run, and you can run the same video again for a fresh set of moments. Each reel is priced separately in credits, so making more from one source just scales the cost proportionally.
How long does it take?+
Most videos are ready in a few minutes. Longer source videos take longer because the AI transcribes the whole thing before choosing moments; finished reels appear in your studio as they complete, without a page reload.
Do I need any video editing skills?+
No. There is no timeline to edit and nothing to film. You drop in one long video, pick how many reels and their length, and the AI handles transcription, moment selection, the vertical crop, captions and hooks for you.
Can I download the reels?+
Yes. Every finished reel plays in your studio and has a save button, so you can download each vertical clip and post it directly to TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts.
How is this different from clipping the video myself in a timeline editor?+
A timeline editor makes you scrub the whole recording, find each moment by ear, cut it, reframe the crop, add captions by hand and export one clip at a time. AI Video to Reels reads the full transcript for you, picks several self-contained moments, applies the active-speaker 9:16 crop, burns in word-synced captions and adds a hook overlay — then returns all the finished reels at once. You skip the scrubbing and the manual captioning entirely.
Can I turn a Zoom, Google Meet or Teams recording into clips?+
Yes. Any recording with people talking works — Zoom webinars, Google Meet calls, Teams meetings, podcasts, interviews and streams. The active-speaker crop is built for exactly this: it follows whoever is talking, so a wide two-person call or panel still comes out as a tight vertical clip. See the guides below for Google Meet and Zoom walk-throughs.
Does the caption style match what short-form audiences expect?+
Yes. Captions are transcribed from your audio and burned in word by word, appearing in sync with the speech — the sound-off style that TikTok, Reels and Shorts viewers scroll for, since most short-form is watched on mute. The first seconds also carry a hook overlay pulled from the moment itself to earn the opening attention.
What is the difference between AI Video to Reels and a reel maker that starts from photos?+
AI Video to Reels starts from one long video you already recorded and cuts it into short clips. A reel maker like the Universal Reel Maker starts from still photos and builds camera motion around them — there is no source video to clip. Use this tool when you have footage to repurpose; use a photo-to-video reel maker when all you have are images.
Do the reels come with commercial usage rights?+
Yes. Every reel comes with full commercial usage rights, so you can run them as paid ads, publish them on brand channels, or hand them to clients. You own the clips you generate from your own source video.
Guides for every kind of video
Step-by-step playbooks for turning the recordings you already have into short-form clips.
Watch a real reel
A real vertical 9:16 reel rendered by the Imagera reel engine — the finished shape you get back from a long recording.
See it in action
Your long video is a stack of reels
Drop it in, pick how many reels — and post the best moments today.
Make my reels →