Introducing shortshort: Long Videos Into Face-Framed Shorts on a Schedule
shortshort is an AI clip maker — drop one long video, get 9:16 shorts with face-tracked crops, word-timed captions, and optional YouTube scheduling.
Introducing shortshort: Long Videos Into Face-Framed Shorts on a Schedule
Long recordings should not sit unused because clipping takes all afternoon. shortshort is an AI clip maker that listens to one long video, keeps complete passages worth watching, reframes each short to 9:16 around the face on screen, captions every word, and can publish those shorts to YouTube on the days you pick.
What shortshort does
shortshort packages the long-to-short loop in a browser studio:
- Moment finding — transcribes the whole video and keeps complete, quotable passages (not mid-sentence cuts)
- Face-tracked reframing — 9:16 (and 4:5) crops follow the face on screen with automatic zooms; slides stay full-frame
- Word-timed captions — Spotlight, Impact, Karaoke or Minimal styles
- Scheduling & publish — connect YouTube once; pick days/times or let shortshort fill the calendar (TikTok early access)
- Credit model — 1 credit = 1 minute of source; free accounts start with 30 credits; unused credits roll over
Explore:
Who it is for
Podcasters, educators, webinar hosts and streamers who already have hours of footage and need a steady stream of vertical shorts without rebuilding each crop by hand.
Where it fits in a content stack
shortshort owns long-form → vertical packaging and light distribution. Concept and storyboard tools decide what to teach; shortshort mines what you already recorded. Complementary to storyboard-first explainers used for new product or lesson videos.
Why face-aware crops still matter
A vertical short that clips the speaker’s chin loses viewers before the hook lands. Automatic face framing plus sentence-aware endings keeps the idea intact while the crop stays social-native.
Quick tips if you try shortshort
- Start free (30 credits, no card) on a single podcast episode.
- Pick a preset (tips, stories, strong opinions…) when the default Auto pass feels too broad.
- Edit titles/captions in the studio before you schedule YouTube.
- Use 4:5 exports when the same short also needs an Instagram feed crop.
- Write arsene@shortshort.io for press or product questions.
Soft close — related tool
If you also need concept → storyboard → animated or whiteboard explainer / Reels (not talking-avatar presenters), see Scro Explainer. Scro (by NOVAX) is built around approving an AI storyboard before you render — useful when the clip needs a new visual explanation, not a cut from existing footage. Keep shortshort as the focus of this intro; Scro is only a related option for storyboard-first explainers.