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Overview

Reap’s clipping workflow helps you turn long-form videos into short, engaging clips for social media. Start with a video upload or pasted link, configure your clip settings, and let Reap generate ready-to-edit clips in a few minutes.

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Step-By-Step Workflow

1

Upload your video or paste a link

Open the clipping workflow and add your source video from a local upload or a supported video link.
2

Click Get Clips

Use the first Get Clips action to open the clipping setup screen.
3

Choose your clip settings

Configure genre, caption style, language, orientation, resolution, timeframe, and clip length before starting generation.
4

Start processing

Click Get Clips again to begin generating your clips.

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1. Add Your Source Video

  • Upload a local video file, or paste a supported video URL.
  • Supported formats: .mp4, .mov, .webm, .mkv.
  • Supported uploads start at 1 minute and go up to 180 minutes (3 hours).
  • Maximum file size: 10 GB.
  • After your video loads, click Get Clips to move into the clipping setup flow.

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2. Select Video Genre

Choose the genre that best matches your video so Reap can optimize the clipping behavior.
  • Talking
  • Presentation
  • Gaming

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3. Choose Caption Style Or Brand Template

  • Pick a built-in caption style from the Caption styles tab.
  • If you have reusable brand presets, switch to Brand templates and select one there instead.

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4. Set Language And Translation

  • Set the main spoken Language of the source video.
  • Optionally choose a Translate to language if you want translated clips.
Translation is optional. If you do not want translated clips, leave Translate to set to None.

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5. Choose Script Mode

Select how the script should be handled:
  • Native for captions in the original script of the selected language.
  • Roman for romanized captions, where the spoken language is written using Latin characters.

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6. Choose Orientation

Pick the aspect ratio based on where you plan to publish the clips.
OrientationBest for
Portrait (9:16)YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook
Landscape (16:9)YouTube, Facebook
Square (1:1)Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn
Choose orientation based on the target platform first. This usually has the biggest impact on how native the final clip feels.

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7. Choose Resolution

Select the export resolution for the generated clips:
  • 720
  • 1080
  • 2K
  • 4K

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8. Set Processing Time Frame

Use the Processing Time Frame slider to control which part of the video Reap should analyze.
  • Select the full video if you want clips from the entire upload.
  • Narrow the range if you only want clips from a specific section.

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9. Choose Auto Clip Length

Pick the clip-length range Reap should target:
  • <30s
  • 30s-60s
  • 60s-90s
  • 90s-3min

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10. Add Clip Topics (Optional)

Use Clip Topics to guide Reap toward specific subjects you want included in the output.
  • Add keywords or topics separated by commas.
  • Leave it empty if you want Reap to choose freely from the full video.
Clip topics are optional. They are most useful when you want the clips to focus on a specific theme, person, or talking point.

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11. Generate Your Clips

Once your setup is ready:
  • Review your selections.
  • Click Get Clips again to start processing.
Reap will begin generating clips based on your selected settings, and your viral-ready clips should be available within a few minutes.

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What To Adjust First

If you want the best results quickly, prioritize these settings first:
  1. Video Genre
  2. Orientation
  3. Auto Clip Length
  4. Processing Time Frame
Those choices usually have the biggest effect on how the final clips look and feel.