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Turn a podcast into a week of short clips

Use Opus Clip or CapCut to cut the long episode into clips, with an AI model picking the best moments and writing hooks.

$15/mo to start1-2 hoursBeginnerSource linked

Source

@EvanGuerrerox on X · 2026-10-07

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-14.

What they did

Use Opus Clip or CapCut to cut the long episode into clips, with an AI model picking the best moments and writing hooks.

Result (as claimed)

A how-to thread: CapCut or Opus Clip cuts the clips, Claude picks the moments and writes the hooks. No numbers claimed.

Tools they used

CapCutOpusClipClaude

Tools in our setup

Suggested in the setup steps below; not named in the source.

ZapierDescriptJasper

Cost: OpusClip from $15/mo; Descript has a free plan; CapCut free to start.

Set it up

  1. Clean the episode

    Give me a Descript checklist for this episode: remove filler words, cut dead air, and mark 10 candidate highlight moments by timestamp.

    Docs: help.descript.com/

  2. Clip it

    From these timestamps, choose the 6 best clips (20-60 seconds) with a strong first line. Explain why each will work.

  3. Hooks and captions

    For each clip write an on-screen hook under 8 words and a caption with one question to drive comments.

  4. Show notes

    From the transcript, write show notes: summary, 5 key points with timestamps, and links mentioned.

  5. Schedule

    Build a Zapier zap that takes a new row in my content sheet (clip URL, caption, date) and creates a scheduled post draft in my scheduler for review.

    Docs: help.zapier.com/

Copy the full setup prompt

Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.

You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code.

Goal: Turn a podcast into a week of short clips
What the original author did: Use Opus Clip or CapCut to cut the long episode into clips, with an AI model picking the best moments and writing hooks.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): A how-to thread: CapCut or Opus Clip cuts the clips, Claude picks the moments and writes the hooks. No numbers claimed.
Source: https://x.com/EvanGuerrerox/status/2107981441598734494
Tools they used: CapCut, OpusClip, Claude
Category: Creators & video

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

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