Opus Clip vs clipping long-form by hand

Opus Clip vs clipping long-form by hand
Repurposing a podcast into Shorts is the whole game now. Auto-clippers promise to do it for you.

Opus Clip wins:
— Finds 'viral moments' and reframes to vertical with face tracking
— Auto-captions and a hook score per clip

Manual wins:
— You actually know which 8 seconds land — the AI guesses
— No virality score inflating mediocre cuts

Reality: I keep maybe 3 of 10 Opus clips. It's a shortlist generator, not a finisher.

Price: Opus Clip free (limited) / $19mo Starter. Manual: free.

Best for: high-volume repurposers use Opus as a first pass. Verdict: low-volume creators clip by hand. Not for perfectionists.