The clips are in there. Finding them is the job.
A single long upload usually holds a handful of Shorts. Getting them out means rewatching your own video with a scrubber, writing down timestamps, then rebuilding each moment vertically with captions, for every clip, every week.
Automating it only helps if you can tell whether the automation understood the video. A tool that returns a bare score gives you nothing to correct when it picks the setup and drops the punchline.
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The contrarian take that flips the whole argument
Opens on a strong claim, builds tension through the middle, and lands a clear payoff before the clip ends.
How it performs
- Hook strength2/2
- Payoff clarity2/2
What it is about
- Controversy2/2
- Emotion1/2
Every clip shows its reasoning
Clips come back scored per category, each with a written note explaining why it was picked. When you disagree with a pick, that note tells you which rule to change, so the next run is closer rather than differently wrong.
The rules are yours to write. Start from a scoring style, or describe in plain English what a good moment looks like on your channel: a strong hook, emotional moments, high energy segments, or when you go deep on a controversial topic.
Already have the clip and just want it vertical? The free reframer does that in one step, no account.
YouTube to Shorts FAQ
Do I need to download the video first?
No. Paste the YouTube link and it is handled from there. If you already have the file locally, you can upload that instead.
How long can the video be?
Long uploads are fine without splitting them up first: interviews, podcasts, and multi-hour recordings all work. The practical limit is your plan's monthly source hours, not the video length itself.
What comes back in each Short?
A vertical MP4 at 1080×1920 with word-level captions and a hook title burned in, plus per-category scores and a written reason the moment was picked. You download it and upload to YouTube yourself.
How does it pick the moments?
Against rules you control. Pick a scoring style or write your own in plain English, and each clip returns with a score per category plus a written reason, so a pick you disagree with tells you what to change instead of just being a number.
Pull Shorts out of your next upload
Paste a link and see the ranked moments, with the reasoning attached.
Free includes 1 source hour per month. No credit card required.