The clipping tools that actually matter.
You do not need much to start clipping videos for money. Here are the two tools that matter, what each one is for, and which to get first.
OpusClip
Start hereFinds the viral moments in a long video and cuts them into clips
The best starting point if you have never clipped before. You feed it a long video (a stream, a podcast) and it finds the best 30 to 60 second moments and turns them into clips for you, with a virality score on each. No editing skill needed. The free tier lets you try it the same day, so it is the easiest way to make your first clip.
Submagic
Adds animated captions and styling to make a clip pop
The natural second tool. Once OpusClip has found your clips, Submagic adds the fast, animated captions that keep people watching (most clips are watched on mute, so captions are not optional). This is the step that turns an okay clip into one that holds attention.
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