Podcast / long video → Vertical short for TikTok
Take a podcast / long video to a vertical short for TikTok. A workflow decides the cut, the safe-zone, the captions, and the export preset - not just the format.
The decision that matters: Pick 6-10 highlights by hook-density, not by topic. A 60-minute podcast becomes ~10 vertical clips with captions; the cut selection is the workflow's whole value.
Step by step
- Check the source file
Use the File Doctor to confirm container, codec, duration, resolution, and file size before deciding anything.
File Doctorproduct-backed - Get a clean transcript
Auto-generated timestamps; supports 12+ languages. Removes filler before highlight detection.
Clean transcriptproduct-backed - Detect highlight moments
Pick 6-10 hook-dense windows: topic intro, story arc midpoint, surprise / twist, callback.
product-backed - Reframe to the target vertical aspect
Centre-cover-crop (lose sides) or letterbox (keep everything, add bars). Pick by what survives at the target resolution.
Aspect previewproduct-backed - Apply the platform safe-zone
Subject + CTA inside the safe band; text/face outside the overlay.
product-backed - Burn per-platform captions
TikTok-classic, Reels-modern, Shorts-bold. Word-by-word timing, not paragraph dumps.
Burn-inproduct-backed - Export at the tiktok preset
Per-platform bitrate, codec, and safe-zone. The platform constraint registry is the source of truth.
Export presetproduct-backed
Recommended Content Pack
- Vertical short (9:16) product-backed
- Text summary / hook copy product-backed
- Vertical short (9:16) product-backed
What this path cannot do
- Workflow outputs depend on the source - a 60-minute podcast produces ~10 vertical clips, not 60.
- Per-platform captions and safe-zones are platform-specific, not generic.
- Capability today: SUPPORTED_NOW. Steps marked 'product-backed' run inside Koldflux; the rest is recipe guidance.
Why this page exists
Demand: D5-direct-high-confidence: 'podcast to tiktok' / 'podcast to shorts' (Phase 2 evidence)
Market: competitor_count=14 (OpusClip, Riverside, Descript, Submagic...)
Verified: 2026-09-18
Koldflux runs this whole sequence automatically from one source recording. Upload, validate, reframe, caption, export - all in one Content Pack.
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