Podcast clips and Shorts from long videos, moments picked for you

I turn podcast episodes and long videos into short captioned clips, and I choose the moments as part of the job. A typical setup is a show that wants around a dozen clips a month, or a channel that wants Shorts and Reels from one or two long videos each week. I use FluidCut (fluidcut.app) to find and render the clips, then review each one before sending it.

What to send

• The recording as a video file (MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM or M4V, up to 2 GB) or a YouTube link to the full episode. A Riverside or Zoom export in one of those formats works.
• The show name, who the speakers are, and the topics your audience cares about, so I know what a good moment looks like for you.
• Preferred format (9:16 vertical, square or landscape) and a caption look.
• Anything off limits: guest asides, sponsor reads, off-the-record chat.

Audio-only files need a video version first. Episodes longer than 180 minutes are done in parts.

How moments are chosen

FluidCut reads the full transcript rather than reacting to loudness or movement, so a quiet but quotable answer can still be picked. It checks each candidate for a clear opening, a finished point and a strong ending, and drops the rest. Clips come back with a title and a short reason for the pick, and vertical clips keep the active speaker in frame.

That is the machine pass. The human pass is mine.

How I review

For each clip I compare it with the original conversation. I check that the question or setup needed to understand the answer is in the clip, that the guest is not quoted out of context, that captions have the right names and terms, and that the start and end feel natural. I cut or retitle what is weak. If a clip is nearly right, I adjust it in the editor, where captions, titles, B-roll and audio are separate layers, so a fix does not mean starting over. You get the ones worth posting, with the titles.

Some episodes simply do not have many good moments. In that case you will get fewer clips, not padded ones.

Captions and formats

Captions are word-timed, in a style we pick together. Hindi and Roman Hinglish captions are supported, and I read mixed-language captions closely before delivery. Output is MP4 at 1080p without a watermark, in 9:16, square or 16:9. Clip length can be short (around 15 to 30 seconds), mid (30 to 60 seconds) or left on auto.

For weekly long videos

If you publish one or two long videos a week, the same flow runs on a schedule: you send the link when it goes live, I run it, review, and send the batch back. We can agree a cadence and a turnaround upfront.

When something else is better

If you already have an editor who knows your show, or you want hand-animated segments, keep doing that. This is for the repeatable part: finding moments and producing clean, captioned cuts without anyone scrubbing through two hours of tape.

Clips are not auto-posted anywhere. You need the rights to the recording and to any guest content you publish.