Vertical shorts, made or cut for you

Shorts need a hook in the first second and something new on screen every moment after it. VidGenius has formats built for exactly that - and a tool that cuts the shorts out of a long video you already have.

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Shorts from a line of text

AI Video draws a short in the look you choose, with a new picture on every phrase and big captions mid-screen. 2D Map Animation tells geography on a real map.

Shorts from your own footage

Commentary writes and voices a story over a video you upload. Roblox Rant puts a fast story over your own gameplay.

Shorts from a long video

The Clipping tool finds the best moments of a long video, cuts them, frames them tall on whoever is speaking, and captions them.

Tall versions of long styles

Most long-form styles - whiteboard, stickman, stock footage, presenter - can be made in 9:16 too.

Styles that fit

AI Video - a sample frame

AI Video

Shorts in any style, a picture on every phrase.

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2D Map Animation - a sample frame

2D Map Animation

Real borders, lit up as they are named.

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Commentary - a sample frame

Commentary

Your footage, a voice, and a cut that does not let go.

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Roblox Rant - a sample frame

Roblox Rant

A rant over your gameplay.

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Wojak Story - a sample frame

Wojak Story

A real event, told by two meme faces.

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All 19 styles

How it works

  1. 1

    Choose a style

    Pick how the video should look: a hand-drawn whiteboard, a real-footage documentary, an AI presenter, a vertical short. Every style shows a sample before you choose it.

  2. 2

    Say what it is about

    One line is enough - the script is written for you. Or paste your own script, upload your own voice recording, or bring your own footage or links, depending on the style.

  3. 3

    Check the script and the credits

    Read the script, change any line, pick the language and the narrator. You see exactly what the video takes before anything is made.

  4. 4

    Get your video

    VidGenius narrates, draws or finds every picture, adds captions and edits the video. Swap anything you do not like, render, and download a 1080p MP4.

Questions, answered

How long can a short be?

Up to three minutes. Most are made at about one minute.

Can I turn a podcast or a stream into shorts?

Yes - that is what the Clipping tool does, from a link or from your own file.

Type an idea. Get a finished video.

Create a free account and look around the studio. You choose a plan when you make your first video.

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