Descript: Generating social media clips with Underlord
Descript
Demo summary
The user demonstrates the 'Create Clips' feature, which analyzes a long video to automatically extract short, vertical-format highlights for platforms like TikTok.
Step-by-step
- Open the Underlord panel on the right-hand side.
- Scroll to the Repurpose section and select Create Clips.
- Adjust the number of clips and the clip duration settings.
- Select a visual layout from the available options.
- Enter a topic in the text field to help Underlord understand the goal of the content.
- Click Submit to begin the analysis.
- Click Done once the clips are generated.
- Navigate to the composition dropdown at the top of the project to switch to the newly created clip composition.
Options
- Create a highlight reel
- Find highlights
- Translate the video
- Specify a specific goal (e.g., 'find the funniest moments') via the topic field
Tips
- Use the virality score to identify which clips have the best chance of performing well online.
- Provide a specific topic or context to help the AI find more relevant moments for your specific genre.
Highlights
“this can save you so much time”
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