AI Shorts Maker

Start with one MP4 or MOV file. The default limits are 3 to 60 seconds and 100 MB; the upload step shows the current limits because these settings can change. Files outside those limits, unsupported formats and clips whose duration cannot be read are rejected before any coins are reserved. If your footage is longer, trim it elsewhere and upload the shorter file. Shorts Maker works with the clip you provide, without selecting highlights from a longer recording.

A preset supplies the look and its caption style. You can browse the available presets before signing in; uploading, generating and creating a preset require an account. To create your own, add a reference image in JPG, PNG or WebP, name the preset and optionally describe the style. The default is one reference image, subject to the current limit. Creating a preset is free; running a video with it is a paid generation.

For longer clips, the tool handles the parts for you. With the default settings, footage up to 10 seconds is restyled in one piece. Longer footage is divided into similar lengths and joined in its original order: a 12 second clip becomes two 6 second parts, while a 60 second clip becomes six 10 second parts. The result follows the original timing. The visual style may vary at joins. A part redone on the backup model may look slightly different.

The Generate button shows the price after the clip has been checked. The total depends on the clip's duration, the output resolution and the preset's caption style. Duration is rounded up to whole seconds for billing. Captions have a fixed charge per job rather than a per-second charge; animated styles use the configured multiplier. Turning captions off removes that charge. The selected aspect ratio does not change the price, and one job covers the whole clip rather than charging separately for each part.

Coins are reserved when you submit and settled when your short is made. If the submitted quote has changed, no coins are reserved: the updated price appears and you can submit again. If a part needs the backup processing path, the total can be recalculated and shown in the tracker. The original reservation is returned and replaced; if your balance cannot cover a higher total, the job finishes at the original quote. A failed or timed-out generation returns all reserved coins.

Captions use the speech already in your clip. The spoken-language control starts at Auto and can be set to the source language; it does not translate the speech. With no audio track, captions are disabled and the result stays silent. If captions still fail after a retry, the short is delivered without them and the caption charge is returned. The result explains what happened. When captions are added, both the captioned and uncaptioned versions are kept for download.

You can leave the tool while it works. The global tracker shows stages such as Preparing your clip, Restyling your clip, Joining the parts and Adding captions when those stages apply. Closing a tab or losing your connection does not cancel the job. An in-app notification opens the result when it is ready. Cancellation before processing begins returns the reserved coins; cancellation after the first part has been sent for processing does not. Disliking the finished look does not qualify for a refund.

Your finished short is saved to Library. Open the result to play it, publish it to Explore, favorite it, rename it or download an MP4 under your plan's watermark rules. When captions were added, choose With captions or Without captions in the download menu. Reuse starts a new paid job with the previous inputs. If the source clip has expired, upload it again; your existing finished short remains available. Publishing here uses Explore, and downloads let you take the video to your own workflow.