To create a clip of your video on Substack, you can use the AI-powered video clipping tool or make your own clips directly from the post editor.
Follow these steps:
1. When signed into your Substack publication, head to Home or Posts and select "New post". Click "Video post" from the drop-down menu.
2. On your video post draft, record a video directly from your device or upload a video file.
3. When the video has finished uploading, you can click on the Clips tab on your video dashboard. Or you can click on the scissors icon on the uploaded video which will open up Clips.
4. On the Clips tab, you can view AI-generated short clips of your vide or create your own:
- AI-generated clips: Up to six AI-generated short clips of your uploaded video will appear. Click the play button on the clip to watch it or click the three dots then "Edit" to adjust its start and end time.
Tip: To remove, edit, rename a clip, click the three-dot menu on the clip and select what you'd like to do.
- Create a clip: Click "Create" and an AI-generated transcript will appear alongside your video. Use the bottom slider or the transcript search to find the segment you want to clip. You can also highlight a section of the transcript and the clip will automatically begin and end to match the sound. Select "Download clip".
Tip: The maximum length of a manually created clip is five minutes.
What can I do with a clip?
Once you’re satisfied with a clip, click the share or download icons on the clip. Clicking “Share” will post the clip as a Note, so it can get discovered in the Substack network. Clicking "Download" will download the clip as an .mp4 file.
Once clips have been generated of your video post, you'll receive an activity notification and a shareable clips email from Substack.
You can also easily share clips of your video post from your Substack app. Tap on a post and select "View stats". Tap on the "Share clips" tab and you can select to share the AI generated clips to Notes, Instagram Stories and Reels, and more.