ClipOnIt Blog
Guides, definitions and comparisons about short-form video: clips, captions, reframing, explainer videos, tools.
Explainer video styles: which one fits your topic
Explainer video styles: map, sketch, 3D, pixel art or typography. Which one for which topic, with a real example and the Explainer's 22 styles.
AI educational videos for teachers and trainers
AI educational videos: lesson hooks, review, flipped classroom. A 6-step method, a real example, styles by subject and the limits to know.
One sentence to animated video: the right prompt
One sentence is enough to generate an animated video with AI, if it's well written: topic as a question, checked facts, an angle. Real example inside.
Text to animated video: a scene-by-scene method
Turn a text into an animated video: one question, rewrite for the ear, one sentence per scene. Real example: 84 words, 7 scenes, 26 seconds.
AI explainer videos in French: a practical guide
AI explainer videos in French: a shorter script (French runs 17 to 28% longer, measured), a native French voice, proper captions. Method and real example.
How to make an explainer video with AI (2026 method)
A 6-step method from question to 9:16 MP4: script, scenes, word-synced visuals, voice, captions. Real time spent and price per plan.
Best explainer video tools in 2026: an honest comparison
Vyond, Powtoon, Animaker, Synthesia and ClipOnIt compared on price, free plan, format (16:9 or 9:16), AI and API. Prices checked October 29, 2026.
Faceless explainer videos for TikTok and Shorts
The 3 kinds of faceless videos, 5 retention rules, synthetic voice or your own, cost per video and what YouTube accepts for monetization.
How to turn a YouTube video into Shorts for free (2026)
YouTube "Create a Short", CapCut, Opus Clip Free, ClipOnIt free: what each free option does, watermark, limits and rights.
How to add automatic subtitles to a video
YouTube Studio, TikTok, CapCut or an AI clipping tool: which to pick, the 6-step method, burned-in vs SRT, and ClipOnIt prices as of Oct 29, 2026.
How to turn a webinar into short clips
Which passages to keep, a 5-step method, one format per network (LinkedIn 1:1 or 4:5, YouTube 16:9, Shorts 9:16), webinars over an hour, pricing.
Explainer videos for SaaS: demo, onboarding, launches
Overview, onboarding, feature launch: which video, how long, which format, a 4-part script, and what AI does and does not do.
How to find the best moments in a video to clip
The stand-alone test, the 6 types of moments that work, the transcript method, and AI detection scored out of 100.
What is video clipping (and why everyone does it in 2026)
What video clipping means, its two forms (repurposing your own videos or paid clipping of others'), legality, and how many clips a video yields.
Best AI clipping tools 2026: 5 tools compared
Opus Clip, Submagic, Vizard, Klap or ClipOnIt? Real prices, quotas, free tiers, API and MCP compared, plus which one fits your monthly volume.
Podcast to shorts: 10 clips from a 1-hour episode
Turn a one-hour podcast into 8 to 12 shorts: find the moments, cut on words, reframe to 9:16, caption. 30 to 40 minutes of work per episode.
Opus Clip alternatives in 2026: which one to pick
Klap, Submagic, Vizard, ClipOnIt and CapCut against Opus Clip: price, credits, free plan, API, hosting. When to switch and when to stay.
How much do clippers make in 2026: paid clipping economics
Real CPMs of clipping campaigns (Whop, Vyro, Kick, French programs), income tiers, commissions and caps, and how to start within a month.
Short video length 2026: TikTok, Reels, Shorts
Official limits (Shorts 3 min, Reels 20 min, TikTok 10 min), the length that actually performs, 1080×1920, safe zones and best times to post.
Auto captions: 5 caption styles for your shorts
Karaoke, boxed, outline, glow or minimal: which caption style to pick, how many words per line, which font and where to place them on TikTok and Reels.
Automate your shorts with ChatGPT or Claude (MCP)
One sentence to Claude or ChatGPT and your shorts get imported, cut, captioned and exported in 9:16 through an MCP server. Tools, full flow and prompt.