Clip a viral video

The clip-a-video format takes any video URL and pulls a short, share-worthy clip out of it. It’s the fastest way to repurpose a long video into a Short or Reel.

When to use this

• A long YouTube video has one viral-ready minute.
• You want to repurpose a podcast/interview/livestream into shorts.
• You want to rework an existing video — your own or someone else’s — with new framing or captions.

Prompt pattern

Make a viral clip from <URL>. Focus on <the moment / the topic / the type of moment>. <Length>. <Captions / framing notes>.

Examples

Make a viral clip from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXX. Focus on the most engaging argument the speaker makes. 30 sec, vertical, with auto-captions.

Clip the funniest 15 seconds out of this TikTok: . Vertical. Add a punchline overlay at the end.

What Popp will do

1. Download the source video.
2. Use AI to analyze the video and identify the strongest moment(s) for the brief you gave.
3. Trim and re-frame the clip to your target orientation and length.
4. Add captions, animated text, or new audio as requested.
5. Compose the final video.

Tips

• Tell Popp what to look for. “the funniest moment”, “the moment where the speaker drops the punchline”, “the segment about pricing” — explicit signals beat “the best part”.
• Set the orientation. Most viral clips are vertical; if you want a 16:9 native cut, say so.
• Add commentary or captions. A clean clip is good; a clean clip with a punchline overlay or auto-captions is better for distribution.
• Use it together with reactions. You can pair a clip with a reaction host in the same movie. Just say so in the prompt.

Specifying an exact time range

If you already know the moment, give Popp the timestamp directly:

Clip the segment from 1:23 to 1:48 of <URL>. Vertical. Add captions.

Popp will use the exact range instead of running scene analysis.

A note on rights

You’re responsible for the rights to the source content. Popcorn will pull whatever URL you give it.