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What is AI clipping?
AI clipping is software that finds short standalone moments in a long video and exports them, usually as 9:16 with captions. It is not text-
GlossaryWhat is a virality score?
A rank of how likely a clip is to hold attention. Useful as a sort. Not a promise of views. Clippingli calls this Smart Review.
GlossaryWhat is the 9:16 safe zone?
The center region of a vertical frame that UI chrome on TikTok, Reels, and Shorts is less likely to cover. Keep faces and captions inside it
GlossaryWhat are karaoke captions?
Captions that highlight the spoken word. Built for mute autoplay.
GlossaryWhat is a hook in Shorts?
The first one to three seconds that tells a viewer why to stay.
GlossaryWhat is BYOK?
Bring your own key. You paste an OpenAI API key. They bill you. The vendor does not mark tokens up as a plan. Clippingli keeps the key on th
GlossaryWhat does lifetime license mean?
In Clippingli Terms, the period we commercially offer and support the product. Not a guarantee that servers or OpenAI exist forever.
GlossaryWhat is face tracking in clipping?
Keeping a speaker centered when turning a wide recording into a vertical clip.
GlossaryWhat is a watermark on AI clips?
A logo or brand burned into a free-tier export so you cannot post it clean. Clippingli does not burn a Clippingli watermark into paid export
GlossaryWhat are clipping credits?
A monthly wallet of processing minutes or videos. When the wallet is empty, you wait or pay more. Clippingli does not sell credits. You pay
GlossaryWhat is a talking-head clip?
A clip framed on a speaker's face, usually from a wide interview or podcast recording, exported as vertical for Shorts.
GlossaryWhat is a desktop AI clipper?
Software you install on a Mac or PC. The file is processed on that computer. It is the opposite of a browser clipper that uploads the master
GlossaryWhat is short-form video?
Vertical clips, usually under a minute, made for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Reels. AI clipping cuts them from a longer recording.
GlossaryCan I clip a video under NDA?
Only if your contract allows the tools you use. A local desktop clipper keeps the master off a vendor render farm. AI features may still sen
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What is AI clipping?
Software that finds short standalone moments in a long video and exports them as vertical clips, usually with captions.