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YouTube to Shorts

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uxjoseph·v1.0.0·video-media·MIT

Convert YouTube videos to vertical short-form clips using yt-dlp, FFmpeg, and Whisper. Auto-detects highlights, crops to 9:16, and overlays subtitles.

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    Run this in your terminal

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    $ openclaw skills install youtube-to-shorts

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uxjoseph

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About this skill

What it does

This skill automatically converts YouTube videos into three short-form (Shorts) videos. It leverages AI to identify engaging highlights within the original video and transforms them into vertical 9:16 aspect ratio Shorts, complete with automatic subtitle generation. The tool aims to streamline the process of repurposing longer YouTube content for platforms like TikTok or Instagram Reels.

When to use it

  • Repurposing Educational Content: Convert a long tutorial video into bite-sized instructional Shorts.
  • Promoting YouTube Channels: Create engaging Shorts from existing videos to attract new viewers.
  • Highlighting Key Moments: Transform interviews or vlogs into short, shareable clips focusing on the most interesting segments.
  • Creating Content for Short-Form Platforms: Quickly generate content optimized for platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels.

Key capabilities

  • Automatic Shorts video generation from YouTube URLs.
  • AI-powered highlight selection.
  • Vertical (9:16) video conversion.
  • Automatic subtitle synthesis.
  • Subtitle styling with a yellow title, white body text, and specific font sizes.

Example prompts

  • /shorts https://youtube.com/watch?v=yourVideoID
  • "Create three Shorts from this YouTube video: [YouTube URL]"
  • "/shorts [video ID] - generate short clips with subtitles"

Tips & gotchas

  • Requires yt-dlp and ffmpeg to be installed for video downloading, editing, and subtitle integration.
  • Each generated Short is limited to a duration of 30-60 seconds.

Requirements

Required binaries

yt-dlpffmpeg

Tags

youtubeshortsvideoffmpegwhispertranscription