# Upload a video and generate clips

Turn a long-form podcast, webinar, or interview into short, ready-to-post clips with AI.

The core of ViralNote is turning one long video into many short clips. This guide covers uploading a source video and generating clips from it.

## Upload a video

1. Click **Upload** in the dashboard.
2. Select a video file from your computer, or paste a link if your plan supports importing from a URL.
3. Wait for the upload and processing to finish. Larger files take longer.

**Supported formats:** common video formats such as MP4 and MOV work well.

## What makes a good source video

ViralNote finds clips by understanding what's said in your video, so the best sources are:

- **Spoken and conversational** — podcasts, webinars, interviews, livestreams, and talks
- **Long enough to be rich** — 30–90 minutes typically yields the most clips
- **Clear audio** — clean speech improves both clip selection and caption accuracy

Music-only videos, very short clips, or footage with no clear speech usually produce few or no clips.

## How clips are generated

After processing, ViralNote analyzes the transcript and identifies self-contained moments — a strong hook, a complete idea, or a memorable line — and proposes them as clips. Each suggested clip comes with:

- A trimmed start and end point
- An AI-generated caption
- A suggested title or hook

## How many clips to expect

This depends on length and how much distinct content the video contains. As a rough guide, a 60-minute conversational video typically yields **15–25 usable clips**. Denser, story-rich content produces more; repetitive or slow content produces fewer.

## Next steps

Once your clips are generated, refine them in [Edit captions, crop, and customize clips](/help/repurposing/edit-captions-and-crop), then [schedule them](/help/scheduling/schedule-and-auto-post) to your connected accounts.

If a video failed to process or produced no clips, see [Clips aren't generating](/help/troubleshooting/clips-not-generating).

## FAQ

**What video formats and lengths are supported?**

Most common formats (MP4, MOV) work. Longer, conversational videos (30–90 minutes) produce the most clips because they contain more distinct moments.

**How many clips will I get from one video?**

It depends on length and content density. A 60-minute conversational video typically yields 15–25 usable clips.


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