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# Shorts: Viral clips with AI

# What is Panda Video Shorts?

**Shorts** is a Panda Video feature that uses artificial intelligence to create viral short videos from long-form content. You upload a video, set your preferences, and the AI generates a list of clips for you to review and select.

**Summary:**

* [Step-by-step: How to use Panda Video Shorts](#2-step-by-step-how-to-use-panda-video-shorts)
* [1. Content input](#3-1-content-input)
* [2. Shorts settings](#3-2-shorts-settings)
* [3. Shorts generation and selection](#3-3-shorts-generation-and-selection)
* [How many credits do I need to generate clips?](#2-how-many-credits-do-i-need-to-generate-clips)
* [Can I subscribe to Shorts separately?](#2-can-i-subscribe-to-shorts-separately)

## Step-by-step: How to use Panda Video Shorts

### 1. Content input

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/5/e/f/c/5efce8ce8b62b000/shorts-first-page_420dv7.png =1200x853)

You can start generating Shorts in 3 different ways:

* Pasting a YouTube link
* Uploading a video from your computer
* Selecting a video from your Panda Video library (available in all plans, **except in the Clipador plan**)

|| To generate a Short from YouTube, the video must be set to **Public** or **Unlisted**. Private videos cannot be used.

|| You can upload videos between 5 minutes and 05 hours long, but Shorts will be generated from segments of up to **3 hours** per project.

### 2. Shorts settings

As soon as the video is loaded, you’ll land on the Shorts editing screen to configure how the final clips should look.

#### Segment selection

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/5/e/f/c/5efce8ce8b62b000/segment-selection_d71hbd.png =1200x851)

First, you can select the segment the AI should analyze. This helps eliminate irrelevant parts and save on credits.

#### AI instructions

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/5/e/f/c/5efce8ce8b62b000/ai-instructions_1wsps4r.png =1200x853)

Here, you can define:

* **Short aspect ratio:** Vertical (9:16), Horizontal (16:9), or Square (1:1)
* **Average duration:** to guide the AI on how long each generated video should be (for shorter or longer Shorts)
* **Layout:** the editing style the clip should follow

Additionally, you can optionally provide **video context** to help the AI better understand your content and generate more relevant clips.

* **Caption style** (visual appearance of the captions)

#### Appearance

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/5/e/f/c/5efce8ce8b62b000/appearance_fiaxu9.png =1200x852)

In the **Appearance** section, you can:

* Choose the **Caption Style**, which customizes how the captions are displayed in the video
* Set the Font
* Choose the text and highlight color

### 3. Shorts generation and selection

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/5/e/f/c/5efce8ce8b62b000/shorts-generation-and-selectio_r68e19.png)

Once the AI finishes processing, you’ll see a list of Shorts generated for you to review and either save to your library or download.

Each clip is scored to indicate its potential to go viral.

| Previews are shown in 360p to load faster, but the export can be up to 1080p, depending on the original video quality.

|| Each project can generate up to 15 Shorts. In some cases, you may get fewer, especially if the original video is short or you’ve chosen a **longer average duration** for the Shorts.

## How many credits do I need to generate clips?

Panda Video Shorts consumes 1 credit for every 10 minutes. For example, a 1-hour video (60 minutes) will use 6 credits.

## Can I subscribe to Shorts separately?

Yes, you can subscribe to the Clipador plan for US$ 2.90 to access AI-powered clip generation. [Learn more about the plan here](https://www.pandavideo.com/pricing).

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