AI Video Effect · Short form

YouTube Clips

Turns one long horizontal video (podcast, interview, YouTube episode) into ranked vertical clips. Each clip has a context card on top, the speaker below, and a bold caption on the seam. You give Claude Code the recording; it plans the edit, renders it on your computer and exports one finished MP4 per clip.

Tool: Claude Code
Format: 9:16
Output: 1080×1920 MP4

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# YouTube Clips — video style

Turns one long horizontal video (podcast, interview, YouTube episode) into ranked vertical clips. Each clip has a context card on top, the speaker below, and a bold caption on the seam.

Long video in Best moments ranked Vertical clips out Unzip the package and copy the 10-youtube-clips folder into .claude/skills/ in your project, or into ~/.claude/skills/ to use it in every project. Open Claude Code in your project and type "Set up the YouTube Clips skill." Claude installs what is needed and asks whether you want the Signature look or your own colours and fonts. Type "Find the best 3 clips in episode.mp4 and edit them in the YouTube Clips style." Claude writes a plan, edits, checks the result frame by frame and exports the clips to the Export folder. The source has to be one horizontal video between 5 minutes and 3 hours long. It runs on macOS or Linux with Python 3.9+ and ffmpeg, not on Windows. Sound effects are not included. Add your own licensed samples, or it uses clean built-in sounds.

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How it works.

my-project
- episode.mp4
01
Add your video
Put episode.mp4 in a folder and open that folder in Claude Code.
Find the best 3 clips in episode.mp4 and edit them in the YouTube Clips style.
02
Type the prompt
Paste it into Claude Code and press Enter. Claude writes a short plan first.
03
Get your edit
Claude edits it, checks it frame by frame and saves the finished MP4 in the Export folder.

First time? Unzip the skill into .claude/skills/ and type “Set up the YouTube Clips skill.” once.

Questions

What do I need to use YouTube Clips?

Claude Code (the desktop app's Code tab or the terminal), a Mac or Linux computer with Python 3.9+ and ffmpeg, and about 3 GB of free disk space for the speech and vision models, which download once. Then: one long horizontal video, 5 minutes to 3 hours: a podcast, interview or YouTube episode.

What does YouTube Clips export?

1080×1920 (9:16), 30 fps, H.264 + AAC, ready for Reels, TikTok and Shorts. One file per clip, plus CLIPS.md with the ranking.

Can I change the colours and fonts?

Yes. They live in the skill's brand settings. Tell Claude your colours and font, for example "Use my brand: #0E1A2B background, #F4EFE6 text, Gilroy font", and it updates them. The default fonts are free (SIL Open Font License).

Is my video uploaded anywhere?

No. Everything runs on your computer, and your video and voice are never uploaded. The only downloads happen during setup: Python packages, two MediaPipe models from Google, the Whisper speech model and the free fonts.

What happens when I correct something?

Claude adds your correction to the skill as a rule, so the same thing does not happen in your next edit.

What should I prepare?

One long horizontal video, 5 minutes to 3 hours: a podcast, interview or YouTube episode. Optional: the episode title and guest names.

What does YouTube Clips not do?

The source has to be one horizontal video between 5 minutes and 3 hours long. It runs on macOS or Linux with Python 3.9+ and ffmpeg, not on Windows. Sound effects are not included. Add your own licensed samples, or it uses clean built-in sounds.

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How it works.

Add your video

Type the prompt

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