Zencastr Clips is a paid feature that transforms longer-form content into several shorter video clips optimized for a variety of social media platforms. Clips supports content in English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. With AI Clipping, Zencastr’s AI selects the best moments for you, while Manual Clipping lets you choose segments yourself.
After clips are generated, you can adjust their start and end times, edit post titles and descriptions, and change clip title and caption styling.
Manual Clipping is available on all paid plans. AI Clipping is available on the Grow plan or higher.
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What Can Be Edited After Clips Are Generated
After generating a clip, you can still fine-tune certain details before posting to social media. You can adjust its start and end times, change the title and caption styling, and edit the post title and description.
However, key visual elements, like aspect ratio, layout, background, and watermark, must be set before clips are generated. Additionally, captions pull directly from the transcript, so any text corrections must be made before running the clip.
For instructions on customizing clips before generation, see this article for Zencastr-recorded videos and this article for uploaded videos.
Adjusting Start and End Times
Each clip has a defined start and end time, which determines what portion of the original recording appears in the final version.
To adjust the clip’s start and end times:
On your Dashboard, click on the Clips tab in the left sidebar menu.
Click the clip grouping that contains the clip.
Locate the clip you want to update and click the Edit button below it.
Click the arrow (>) next to Adjust Clip.
On the Preview, the highlighted green section in the playbar represents the clip’s current boundaries.
Clicking play in the Start Time section will play the entire clip from the beginning.
Clicking play in the End Time section will play the clip from a few seconds before the end.
Drag the circle on the playbar to find the timestamp for the desired new start or end time.
Copy the timestamp and paste it into either the Start Time or End Time field.
The time should be entered as hh:mm:ss.sss (hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds).
Click the play button in the Start Time section and watch the entire clip again to make sure you are satisfied with the timing changes.
Click the Save changes at the top right.
Result: The edits to the clip start processing. The clip timing is adjusted. If you are adjusting the start time, the clip thumbnail will also update automatically.
Editing the Clip Title and Post Title
A clip’s post title is the name displayed on some social media platforms when sharing it, while the clip title appears within the first few seconds of the clip. You can edit the text of both at the same time, update the clip title’s styling, or disable the clip title while keeping the post title.
To edit the clip title and the post title:
On your Dashboard, click on the Clips tab in the left sidebar menu.
Click the clip grouping that contains the clip.
Locate the clip you want to update and click the Edit button below it.
Edit the post title.
If the clip title is enabled, this change will also update the video title.
Click Save changes at the top right.
Result: The edits to the clip start processing. The post title and clip title are updated unless the clip title is turned off.
To update clip title styling:
On your Dashboard, click on the Clips tab in the left sidebar menu.
Click the clip grouping that contains the clip.
Locate the clip you want to update and click the Edit button below it.
Ensure the checkbox next to Clip Title is checked.
Click the arrow (>) next to Clip Title to access styling options.
Position:
Position, Vertical, Left, and Right: Adjust the captions’ position within the overall video layout.
Font:
Font, Font Size, and Color: Adjust the font style, weight, size, and color.
Outline:
Style, Outline Color, and Outline Size: Adjust the outline style, color, and size.
Shadow Color and Shadow Offset: Adjust the font shadow color and offset.
Click Save changes at the top right.
Result: The edits to the clip start processing. The clip title styling is updated.
To turn off/remove the clip title:
On your Dashboard, click on the Clips tab in the left sidebar menu.
Click the clip grouping that contains the clip.
Locate the clip you want to update and click the Edit button below it.
Uncheck the checkbox next to Clip Title.
Click Save changes at the top right.
Result: The edits to the clip start processing. The title is removed from the clip.
Editing the Post Description
A clip’s post description is the text that is displayed alongside the clip when shared on social media.
To edit the post description:
On your Dashboard, click on the Clips tab in the left sidebar menu.
Click the clip grouping that contains the clip.
Locate the clip you want to update and click the Edit button below it.
Edit the post description.
Click Save changes at the top right.
Result: The edits to the clip start processing. The post description is updated.
Updating Clip Caption Styling
Clip captions are subtitles generated from the transcript that display on your clips. After clips are generated, you can update their styling or remove them entirely, but the text itself cannot be changed.
To update clip caption styling:
On your Dashboard, click on the Clips tab in the left sidebar menu.
Click the clip grouping that contains the clip.
Locate the clip you want to update and click the Edit button below it.
Ensure the checkbox next to Captions is checked.
Click the arrow (>) next to Captions to access styling options.
Position:
Position, Vertical, Left, and Right: Adjust the captions’ position within the overall video layout.
Font:
Font, Font Size, and Color: Adjust the font style, weight, size, and color.
Outline:
Style, Outline Color, and Outline Size: Adjust the outline style, color, and size.
Shadow Color and Shadow Offset: Adjust the font shadow color and offset.
Highlight Active Word:
Off: Displays one word at a time.
On: Displays two to six words at a time with the spoken (“active”) word highlighted in a different color.
Highlight Color and Highlight Scale: Adjust the color and scale of the highlighted word.
Click Save changes at the top right.
Result: The edits to the clip start processing. The caption styling is updated.
To turn off/remove the captions on the clip:
On your Dashboard, click on the Clips tab in the left sidebar menu.
Click the clip grouping that contains the clip.
Locate the clip you want to update and click the Edit button below it.
Uncheck the checkbox next to Captions.
Click Save changes at the top right.
Result: The edits to the clip start processing. The captions are removed from the clip.
