Turn a webinar recording into five useful social clips
Find self-contained moments in a transcript and prepare an editor-ready clip plan.
Best for
- Webinars, interviews and presentations with a transcript
- Creators who need accurate edit points and captions
What you need
- A timestamped transcript
- Target platform and audience
- Desired clip length
Limitations
AI cannot judge visual quality, speaker permission or music rights from a transcript alone.
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Descript
Descript edits video by editing its transcript, which suits this task. Its useful export and caption features sit on paid plans, so the free route below - a transcript plus a free chat assistant - does the same selection work manually.
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Act as a short-form video editor. Use only this timestamped transcript: [TRANSCRIPT]. Select five self-contained moments of [CLIP LENGTH] for [PLATFORM] and [AUDIENCE]. For each, return exact start/end timestamps, verbatim opening and closing words, a factual hook, suggested on-screen caption, minimal context needed, and why the moment stands alone. Do not invent quotations or change the speaker's meaning. Flag unclear timestamps, sensitive claims and moments that require visual review. Ask questions if the platform or audience is missing.
Step-by-step instructions
- 1
Generate or correct a timestamped transcript.
- 2
Run the prompt and inspect each proposed start and end point.
- 3
Cut the clips, keeping enough context to preserve meaning.
- 4
Review captions, permissions, framing and audio before export.
Check the result
- Words and timestamps match the recording
- No edit changes the speaker's meaning
- Captions are accurate and readable
- People, music and footage are cleared for use
If the result is poor
- If clips begin mid-thought, request five seconds more context before each hook.
- If the choices repeat one theme, assign a distinct audience question to each clip.
Privacy and accuracy
- Obtain permission from speakers and rights holders before publishing.
Sample input
A 45-minute product-leadership webinar for LinkedIn; clips 30–60 seconds.
Expected output
Five timestamped selections with verbatim boundaries, context notes, captions and a reason each works alone.
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