{"id":266649,"date":"2026-10-02T04:57:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T11:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/?p=266649"},"modified":"2026-10-02T04:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T11:57:04","slug":"how-to-make-youtube-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/how-to-make-youtube-shorts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make YouTube Shorts from your long videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>To make YouTube Shorts from a long video, cut its strongest self-contained moments into vertical clips of up to three minutes each, then upload each clip as its own video.<\/strong> One podcast episode, tutorial or stream can hold enough moments for a full week of Shorts, and AI video clipping finds them without a full rewatch.<\/p>\n<p>This guide covers what YouTube counts as a Short, which parts of a long video make good ones, and a step-by-step walkthrough in Picsart&#8217;s AI video clipping tool. It ends with what keeps viewers watching to the end, and how clipped Shorts can turn into paid work.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"What_counts_as_a_YouTube_Short\">What counts as a YouTube Short<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube sorts a video into Shorts by its shape and its length. Nothing else about the file decides it, so any clip that fits the rules below lands in the Shorts feed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aspect ratio:<\/strong> vertical or square. A landscape video stays a regular video.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Length:<\/strong> up to three minutes. This applies to videos uploaded on or after October 15, 2024.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Shorts upload at a maximum of 1080p.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"What_to_pull_from_a_long_video\">What to pull from a long video<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A long video already did the hard part: the idea, the filming and the delivery. The job now is to find the stretches that make sense to someone who never saw the rest.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: auto; background: #000000; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #333333; padding: 12px 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: #ffffff; background: #000000; font-weight: bold;\">Long video<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #333333; padding: 12px 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: #ffffff; background: #000000; font-weight: bold;\">Moments that make strong Shorts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #333333; padding: 12px 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: #ffffff; background: #141414;\">Podcast or interview<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #333333; padding: 12px 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: #ffffff; background: #141414;\">A sharp answer, a bold opinion, a funny exchange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #333333; padding: 12px 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: #ffffff; background: #141414;\">Tutorial<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #333333; padding: 12px 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: #ffffff; background: #141414;\">A single tip, a result reveal, a common mistake fixed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #333333; padding: 12px 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: #ffffff; background: #141414;\">Vlog<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #333333; padding: 12px 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: #ffffff; background: #141414;\">A reaction, a reveal, a scenic beat with a caption<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #333333; padding: 12px 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: #ffffff; background: #141414;\">Stream or gameplay<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #333333; padding: 12px 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: #ffffff; background: #141414;\">A clutch play, a fail, a big reaction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Finding these by hand means rewatching the whole video and noting timestamps. That hunt is the slow part, and it is exactly the part AI video clipping takes over.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/picsart.com\/ai-video-clipping\/\">AI video clipping tool<\/a> turns one long video into as many as 12 Shorts in a single run. It works with spoken videos and footage without speech, and every clip comes with captions, an opening headline and a suggested description.<\/p>\n<section class=\"section_how_to\">\n            <h2 class=\"how_to_title\" id=\"How_to_make_YouTube_Shorts_with_AI_video_clipping\">How to make YouTube Shorts with AI video clipping<\/h2>\n    \n        <div class=\"how_to_steps\">\n                                        <div class=\"how_to_step how_to_step--highlighted\">\n                    <div class=\"how_to_step_content\">\n                        <p class=\"how_to_step_title\">\n                            <span class=\"how_to_step_number\">1.<\/span>\n                            Add your long video                        <\/p>\n                                                    <p class=\"how_to_step_description\">Upload an MP4, MOV or WebM file, or pull one from Picsart Drive. Pick a video of 10 minutes or longer, since longer sources hold more standalone moments to choose from.<\/p>\n                                                                            <div class=\"how_to_cta_wrapper\">\n                                                                <input\n                                    type=\"file\"\n                                    id=\"how_to_upload_how-to-6abfd446d9b44_0\"\n                                    class=\"how_to_upload_input\"\n                                    accept=\"image\/*\"\n                                    data-deeplink=\"https:\/\/picsart.com\/ai-video-clipping\/\"\n                                \/>\n                                <button\n                                    type=\"button\"\n                                    class=\"how_to_cta_button\"\n                                    data-upload-id=\"how_to_upload_how-to-6abfd446d9b44_0\"\n                                >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cms-uploads.picsart.com\/cms-uploads\/9b784b6b-6f78-4ee4-a748-f4ad781bfd34.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"how_to_cta_icon\" \/>\n                                    <span>Start clipping<\/span>\n                                <\/button>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"how_to_step how_to_step--highlighted\">\n                    <div class=\"how_to_step_content\">\n                        <p class=\"how_to_step_title\">\n                            <span class=\"how_to_step_number\">2.<\/span>\n                            Set the format to vertical 9:16                        <\/p>\n                                                    <p class=\"how_to_step_description\">Choose Vertical 9:16 so every clip fits the Shorts feed. Pick the clip count, with 12 as the maximum. Leave Length on Automatic, or set a minimum and maximum so every clip stays inside Shorts range.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"how_to_step how_to_step--highlighted\">\n                    <div class=\"how_to_step_content\">\n                        <p class=\"how_to_step_title\">\n                            <span class=\"how_to_step_number\">3.<\/span>\n                            Style the captions and the opening headline                        <\/p>\n                                                    <p class=\"how_to_step_description\">Browse caption styles under tabs like Creator, Podcast, Educational and Meme. Switch on karaoke captions so every spoken word lights up on screen. Then add an opening title and pick its look from three headline styles: AI thumbnail, AI backdrop or frozen frame.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"how_to_step how_to_step--highlighted\">\n                    <div class=\"how_to_step_content\">\n                        <p class=\"how_to_step_title\">\n                            <span class=\"how_to_step_number\">4.<\/span>\n                            Generate and compare the clips                        <\/p>\n                                                    <p class=\"how_to_step_description\">Hit Generate clips, and check the credit cost displayed on the button before the run begins. The results grid lists each clip&#039;s length, the timestamps it came from in the original video and a score out of 100.<\/p>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"how_to_step how_to_step--highlighted\">\n                    <div class=\"how_to_step_content\">\n                        <p class=\"how_to_step_title\">\n                            <span class=\"how_to_step_number\">5.<\/span>\n                            Export and upload to YouTube                        <\/p>\n                                                    <p class=\"how_to_step_description\">Adjust the captions, timing or opening frame on the clips you want to keep, then export them as MP4 files. 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These four habits matter more than any editing trick.<\/p>\n<h3>Hook in the opening seconds<\/h3>\n<p>The first frame has to say why the viewer should stay. A bold opening headline over the first shot does that job before anyone hears a word. Use the AI thumbnail, AI backdrop or frozen frame styles to put that headline on screen from the start.<\/p>\n<h3>Captions for sound-off viewing<\/h3>\n<p>Plenty of people scroll with the sound off. Word-timed captions keep the message readable for them and hold attention for everyone else. Karaoke-style captions add movement to talking-head footage, which helps a static shot feel alive.<\/p>\n<h3>One idea per Short<\/h3>\n<p>A Short that needs the full video to make sense loses people fast. Each clip should open on a complete thought and close on its payoff. 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