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" 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 sparkle 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 thumbnail to watch a clip or click the scissors icon to adjust its start and end time.
Tip: To remove or 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 "Create 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 “Export.” You’ll be able to pick between landscape and vertical orientation, and whether to show or hide captions. All clips end with a screen showing your Substack logo and URL.
Exporting a clip will automatically download it to your computer, where you can upload it to your social platforms of choice. Then click “Share” to post the clip as a Note, so it can get discovered in the Substack network.