Stream and Podcast to Shorts Cut Sheet
Turns a long stream or podcast transcript into a ranked batch of 8-12 standalone short clips with exact cuts, reframes, and captions.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
Repurposing long-form content into short clips is a great strategy. You'll want to watch through your video and identify the most interesting segments or insights. Look for moments that are funny, surprising, or educational. Cut out the best 30-60 second clips and add captions so they work without sound. You might want to add some visual effects or b-roll to make them more engaging. Make sure each clip has a strong hook at the beginning to grab attention. You could add a call-to-action directing people back to your longer content. It's good to vary the topics and styles of clips so you're not just repeating the same thing. Would you like suggestions on where to find the best moments in your video?
REPURPOSING PLAN: 2-Hour Video to 12 TikTok Cuts
12 CLIPS EXTRACTED
1. Hook quote (3:47) - 15 sec - 'Most people get this backwards...'
2. Behind-scenes setup (8:20) - 45 sec - Desk tour, work environment
3. Mistake 1 (18:33) - 50 sec - Common error, fix applied
4. Mistake 2 (26:15) - 45 sec - Second pitfall, solution
5. Mistake 3 (38:42) - 40 sec - Third error, avoid this
6. Quick tip (42:08) - 20 sec - Standalone advice, highly shareable
7. Result reveal (58:12) - 45 sec - Before/after comparison
8. ROI breakdown (65:40) - 30 sec - Dollar amount, audience reaction
9. Audience question (71:33) - 25 sec - 'What would you do differently?'
10. Sustainability angle (78:15) - 35 sec - Long-term unique angle
11. Tools used (82:44) - 40 sec - Equipment and software shout-out
12. CTA to YouTube (89:00) - 15 sec - 'Link in bio for full video'
CAPTION STRATEGY (on-brand voice)
Hooks: 'This is backwards...', 'Stop doing this...', 'Most people miss...'
Educational: Numbered (Step 1, Step 2) or 'Here's the fix'
Engagement: Questions ('What would you do?'), strong statements
PLATFORM OPTIMIZATION
TikTok: 9:16 aspect, captions burned in, text top/bottom safe zones
YouTube Shorts: Duplicate 12, adjust ratio, add 10-15% platform-specific captions
Instagram Reels: 6 best performers, cover more topic diversity
POSTING SCHEDULE (Staggered)
Week 1: Clips 1, 3, 6 (varied lengths, test engagement)
Week 2: Clips 2, 4, 8 (educational and ROI-focused)
Week 3: Clips 5, 7, 11 (mistakes, results, tools)
Week 4: Clips 9, 10, 12 (engagement, sustainability, CTA)
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Each clip targets 100k+ views (based on channel average)
Estimated YouTube link-through rate: 8-12% (drives 8-14k viewers to full video)About this skill
You finished a 2-hour stream or a 60-minute podcast and need a week of shorts from it. Scrubbing the timeline yourself takes hours, and AI clip tools hand you clips that start on "so, um," depend on context the viewer never saw, or end after the payoff. This skill works from your timestamped transcript and returns a ranked batch of clips that make sense to a stranger, with cuts precise enough to hand straight to an editor.
What it does
- Scores every candidate moment on hook, standalone clarity, payoff, and novelty, then drops the weak ones instead of padding the count
- Sets exact in and out points: it starts on the claim instead of the warm-up and ends on the payoff instead of the trailing "anyway"
- Repairs or rejects clips that rely on missing context, such as "like I said earlier," reactions to chat, or on-screen content the viewer can't see
- Gives a 9:16 reframe note for each clip: face tracking, two-up layouts for back-and-forth, and split screen for screen shares and gameplay
- Writes the on-screen hook text, burned-in caption guidance, and the post caption with 3-5 topic hashtags in your voice
- Flags sponsor reads, copyrighted music or game audio, guest consent, and claims that need a disclaimer, then sets the posting order
What you get
A ranked cut sheet with a timestamp, length, score, hook, reframe, and captions for each clip. Below it you get the rejected moments with the reason each one failed, so you can override the call.
Best for
Streamers, podcasters, and YouTubers who publish long-form every week, and the editors or VAs who cut their shorts.
SKILL.md preview
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name: stream-podcast-shorts-cut-sheet
description: Turns a long stream, podcast, or long video transcript into a ranked batch of standalone short-form clips, each with exact in/out timestamps, a 9:16 reframe note, on-screen hook text, and a post caption. Every moment is scored on hook, standalone clarity, payoff, and novelty, and weak clips are cut rather than padded. Use when the user says "turn last night's stream into shorts", "find clips in this podcast", "give my editor a cut list", "I need 10 shorts from this VOD", "my clips get no views, they make no sense out of context", "AI clipping tools keep picking boring moments", or "what should I clip from this episode".
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