Video Clips in YouTube Studio

If you are a video creator, you can use the video clips tool to easily cut out engaging segments from your long-form videos on YouTube and instantly publish them as separate videos. This tool is available to all creators and is available for all videos.

Create video clips

1. In YouTube Studio, select Content Videos .
2. Open the existing video that you’d like to create a video clip(s) from .
3. Select Clips and then click “Create video clip” in the upper right-hand corner.

4. Select which part of your existing video you’d like to extract into a new video clip. There are 3 ways to do this:

• Option 1: Select the text from the transcript that you’d like to use for your video clip and then click “Confirm selection.” You will see the selected segment highlighted in the video timeline.
• Option 2: Click on the word in the transcript that you want your video clip to start with, click “Set as Start,” click on the word in the transcript that you want to end with, and then click “Set as end.”
• Option 3: Enter the timestamp that you want to start your video clip, click the “Set as Start” button in the timeline, then enter the end timestamp or move the drag handle to where in the timeline you want to end your video clip and click “Set as end.”

5. Once you’re satisfied with the video clip, select Create Draft in the upper righthand corner. You will be able to preview the video clip in the upload dialog.
6. To add an intro or outro video to your video clip, click on the “Add intro/outro” button and select an eligible video .
7. Complete the upload dialog as you would on any other video.

Create video clips with AI-powered suggestions

AI-powered suggested clips find key highlights from your podcast videos. You’ll see these suggestions when you open the video clips tool. You can also view an AI-generated outline to more easily navigate your video’s transcript. AI looks for moments that can be published as new videos.

How to create with AI-powered suggestions

1. In YouTube Studio, select Content Videos .
2. Open the existing video that you’d like to create a video clip(s) from .
3. In the left-hand menu, select Clips.
4. In the upper right hand corner, select Create video clip.
5. View each suggested clip by selecting its title.
   • Optional: You can adjust the start and end points of the clip using the transcript or the video timeline.
6. In the upper right-hand corner, click Create draft.
   • Note: If you use the suggested clip without changes, you may see a suggested title. If you adjust the clip's start or end time, you'll need to write your own title.
7. Complete the upload dialog as you would on any other video.

Find a video clip you create

Video clips are like any video on YouTube. To find the video clips you create, go to Content Videos . You can also find all the video clips made from a video by going to that video’s Details page and then clicking the Clips tab.

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