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Highlight Reel Maker

Paste any YouTube video and get AI-extracted highlight clips ready for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.

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Features

AI Moment Detection

Analyzes full transcripts and audio patterns to identify peak moments — reactions, clutch plays, quotable lines — and scores them by viral potential.

Auto Reframing to 9:16

Converts landscape highlight footage to vertical format with speaker-tracking crop logic, no manual trimming needed.

Burned-In Captions

Word-level captions from Deepgram transcription, synced to the highlight reel and styled for short-form viewing.

Multi-Platform Posting

Post highlight reels directly to TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and X from a single dashboard.

How It Works

1

Paste a YouTube URL

Submit any gaming stream, sports VOD, or long-form video URL to the AutoClip pipeline.

2

AI builds the highlight reel

Gemini 2.5 Flash scores every segment for virality and returns the top moments ranked by score, with timestamps already set.

3

Post highlights across platforms

Approve clips in the dashboard or switch to auto-post — highlights go live on TikTok, Reels, and Shorts automatically.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of videos work best for highlight reel generation?

Gaming streams, sports events, interview podcasts, and reaction content all produce strong highlights. Content with emotional peaks, fast pacing, and self-contained moments scores highest. Slow vlog content and single-topic tutorials are harder to highlight automatically.

How long does it take to generate a highlight reel?

For a 2-hour gaming stream or sports VOD, AutoClip produces the top highlight clips in 8–12 minutes. A 60-minute podcast or interview typically takes 4–6 minutes from submission to ready-to-post clips.

Can I make highlight reels from channels I don't own?

Yes. AutoClip is built for clippers — you can generate highlights from any public YouTube channel. Monitor a creator's channel and AutoClip auto-generates highlights from every new upload without manual submission.

Is there a limit on how many highlight reels I can make?

Limits depend on your AutoClip plan. The Starter plan includes 10 videos per month. Growth and Scale plans cover higher volumes. Channel monitoring handles recurring highlights from watched creators automatically within your monthly limit.

Do the highlight clips include captions automatically?

Yes. Every highlight clip gets word-level captions synced to the video, generated from Deepgram's transcription of the source audio. You can adjust font style and placement in the clip editor before posting.

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