Plan cut points and titles to turn a long video into multiple shorts
A ready-to-use “Video & YouTube” AI prompt template, designed and tested with Opus Clip. Replace the (bracketed) parts below with your own needs.
Prompt template
I have a longer video (e.g., podcast, lecture, livestream) and want to cut it into several shorts for social — help me plan. Video topic: (one-line description) Rough content or transcript: (paste it, messy is fine) Target platform: (e.g., YouTube Shorts / Reels / TikTok) Ideal length each: (e.g., 30-60 seconds) Please: 1. Pick 5-8 highlight segments best suited to shorts from the content 2. Mark each segment's suggested start/end position or the corresponding transcript sentences 3. Come up with a click-worthy title and an opening hook line for each short 4. Give each 1-2 on-screen key text cards and 3-5 relevant hashtags Constraints: chosen segments must stand alone and be memorable; titles should be appealing but not clickbait.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the whole prompt above and paste it into Opus Clip or ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini.
- Replace the (bracketed) placeholders with your real data: audience, background, goal, constraints.
- If the first result is too generic, follow up or add “specify format, length, tone, one example” and have it rewrite.
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