Zencastr Clips is a paid feature that uses AI to transform longer English-language videos into several shorter video clips, optimized for a variety of social media platforms.
In this article:
1. Navigating To Your Clips Dashboard
To access your clips dashboard:
Log into your Zencastr account.
On your Podcast Dashboard, click your avatar in the top right corner.
Select Clips Dashboard from the dropdown.
2. Creating Your Clip Profile
What Is A Clip Profile?
A clip profile is your representation of the content you are clipping. Our AI incorporates the information provided in your clip profile in its decision-making process, determining which parts of your videos to highlight and how to present them. The clip profile is also the collection that the individual clips are organized under.
Creating your Clip Profile
To create a new clip profile:
Enter your clip profile’s details in the form.
Upload your clip profile image.
Click the Create button to add.
Title
Enter a title that describes what podcast or content your clips are for.
Example if you have a podcast:
Show name and clips description, e.g. “Magnificent Animals Podcast: Conservation Clips”
Example if you’re a video creator:
Video series name and clips description, e.g. “Food Tours: Best Things I Ate Clips”
Description
Describe what you are creating and who it is for, highlighting what makes it unique.
Example of a bad description:
“A podcast about animals to raise awareness about threats to global biodiversity”
Example of a good description:
"Magnificent Animals is a podcast dedicated to exploring the awe-inspiring diversity of the world's wildlife. We aim to shed light on the profound significance of every living creature within our intricate global ecosystem and to highlight the pressing challenges they and we all confront due to climate change. This podcast is designed to be inclusive, welcoming nature enthusiasts, wildlife advocates, and anyone with even a passing interest. Our objectives are to inform, inspire, and cultivate support for essential conservation and sustainability initiatives."
Optimize Clips For
Select which social platforms you want your clips to be optimized for and posted on. Which platforms can be connected depend on your plan.
Post-Roll Link
The post-roll link is a clickable link that appears at the end of each of video clip. Set one to direct your audience to discover more about your podcast, brand, or content in another site.
None: No link appears in the post-roll
Link In Bio: Links to your Zencastr profile page, e.g.
https://zencastr.com/@[YOUR USERNAME]
Custom: Any link added by you
Post-Roll Image
An image that identifies your clip profile. This image will also be appear at the end of each video clip.
Must be a JPG, JPEG, or PNG file.
Resolution must be at least 1400 x 1400 pixels.
Recommended resolution is 3000 x 3000 pixels.
3. Selecting Videos To Clip
You can clip videos that are recorded on Zencastr or upload your own.
Selecting Videos Recorded on Zencastr
To select a video recorded on Zencastr to clip:
On your Clips Dashboard, from the Rooms tab, hover a room.
Click the Get Clips button on the room name.
Click the Create Clips button.
Result: A message appears notifying that your clips have been successfully queued for generation.
Uploading Videos
To upload a video to clip:
Click Create at the top right of your Clips Dashboard.
Click Upload and upload your file.
Note: The file type must be MP4.After the video finishes uploading and processing, click the Create Clips button.
Result: A message appears notifying that your clips have been successfully queued for generation.
4. Editing Clips
After a clip is generated, you can adjust its start and end times, display the title on the video, remove it, or edit it, and edit the post title and caption.
Adjusting Start and End Times
To adjust the clip’s start and end times:
On your Clips Dashboard, click the Clips tab.
Locate the clip you want to update.
Click the pencil icon next to the clip.
On the Adjust Clip tab, click the Start Time.
Result: The clip, highlighted in green on the playbar, plays from the beginning.When the clip stops playing, click and hold the circle on the playbar and drag it to the point before or after the clip that you wish to edit the start or end time to.
Copy the timestamp and paste in into either the Start Time or End Time field.
Note: The time should be entered as hh:mm:ss.sss (hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds)
Result: The clip boundaries, highlighted in green on the playbar, adjust.Click the play button and watch the clip again to make sure you are satisfied with the changes.
Click the Save changes button.
Result: A message indicates that edits are in progress. Edits can take a few seconds to a few minutes to complete.
Removing the Video Title
To remove the title from the video itself:
On your Clips Dashboard, click the Clips tab.
Locate the clip you want to update.
Click the pencil icon next to the clip.
On the Adjust Clip tab, uncheck Show title on video to remove the title on the video itself.
Click the Save changes button.
Result: A message indicates that edits are in progress. Edits can take a few seconds to a few minutes to complete.
Editing the Video Title
When you edit the title of the post, you also edit the title on the video itself. To edit these:
On your Clips Dashboard, click the Clips tab.
Locate the clip you want to update.
Click the pencil icon next to the clip.
Click the Clip Info tab.
Edit the post title.
Click the Save changes button.
Result: A message indicates that edits are in progress. Edits can take a few seconds to a few minutes to complete.
Editing the Post Caption
To edit the post caption:
On your Clips Dashboard, click the Clips tab.
Locate the clip you want to update.
Click the pencil icon next to the clip.
Click the Clip Info tab.
Edit the post title.
Click the Save changes button.
Result: A message indicates that edits are in progress. Edits can take a few seconds to a few minutes to complete.
5. Downloading Clips
Once you have clicked the Create Clips button, a success message indicates that your clips have been queued for generation. You can either close the Clips Dashboard or stay on it as the clips will be generated in the background and you will receive an email when they complete.
To download your clips:
On your Clips Dashboard, click the Clips tab.
Locate the clip you want to download.
Click the download arrow icon next to the clip.
Result: Your clip files will be zipped and then a zip file will download to your computer.
After Clipping - What's Next?
Post your clips to social media right from your Clips Dashboard.
Embed your clips on your website.