Last updated: 2026-01-15

If you’re searching for an "AI powered video editor" in the U.S., the most straightforward path is to record and stream in StreamYard, then use our built-in AI Clips to turn long videos into short, captioned vertical clips. For high-volume, multi-platform repurposing beyond your StreamYard recordings, tools like Opus Clip or VEED can layer on extra automation.

Summary

• StreamYard offers integrated AI Clips that turn your live streams and recordings into vertical, captioned shorts in just a few clicks, with plan-based monthly limits. (StreamYard Help Center)
• You can generate clips from recordings up to six hours long, and even mark moments during a show by saying “Clip that,” so highlights are captured without manual timestamps. (StreamYard Help Center)
• Opus Clip and VEED are web-based alternatives focused on repurposing uploaded or linked videos from many sources; they add things like AI B‑roll, filler-word removal, and cross-platform imports. (OpusClip · VEED Repurpose)
• For most creators who already host or record in StreamYard, staying in one workspace cuts down exports, subscriptions, and cost per minute compared with jumping to a separate AI clipping app.

What is an AI-powered video editor, really?

When people say “AI powered video editor,” they usually mean a browser-based tool that:

• Finds interesting moments automatically in a long video
• Cuts those moments into shorter clips
• Adds captions, reframes the shot, and maybe cleans up audio

In other words, you’re not drawing keyframes on a timeline. You’re giving AI a long stream, podcast, or webinar and asking it: “Give me the best parts, in a format I can post today.”

At StreamYard, this shows up as AI Clips: once your stream or recording finishes processing, you click Generate clips and we automatically create vertical (9:16) clips with captions and a title from that one recording. (StreamYard Help Center)

When does an AI editor actually save you time?

Most U.S. creators care about a few simple outcomes:

• Not spending nights manually scrubbing timelines
• Avoiding endless file exports between different apps
• Getting an engaging, shareable short from every good moment
• Paying as little as possible per minute of video processed

If you already stream or record inside StreamYard, AI Clips hits those outcomes with minimal friction:

• No exports: Your recording is already in your StreamYard video library. One click to generate clips, no uploading.
• Long-video support: You can generate AI clips from recordings up to six hours long, so one webinar or marathon live show can produce a whole batch. (StreamYard Help Center)
• Captured while live: Say “Clip that” during your show and AI will later use the previous 30 seconds (or so) as a highlight suggestion, so you’re not hunting for timestamps afterward. (StreamYard Help Center)

Compared with standalone tools where you must export from your streaming app, upload, and wait again, this integrated flow is where many creators save the most time.

How does StreamYard AI Clips work in practice?

Here’s a realistic scenario.

You host a one-hour weekly livestream with a co-host and occasional guests. You want 3–5 vertical clips for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels each week.

With AI Clips you can:

1. Go live from StreamYard like you normally do.
2. Whenever someone drops a great soundbite, say “Clip that”—on paid plans this quietly marks a highlight in the background.
3. After the stream, open the recording in your video library and hit Generate clips.
4. StreamYard analyzes the full recording, automatically:
   • Reframing the shot to follow the current speaker when possible
   • Turning the output into 9:16 vertical clips
   • Adding captions and a title for each clip (StreamYard Help Center)

From there, you can select the clips you like, make light trims if needed, download, and post.

The goal isn’t to replace a full editor like Premiere for complex storytelling. It’s to get you from “long show” to “publishable short” fast, directly where you already work.

How much can you process before it gets expensive?

Cost per minute is where integrated AI inside StreamYard becomes surprisingly efficient.

A few key points:

• StreamYard tracks AI Clips usage by batch, not by minute. Each generation can process a recording up to six hours long. (StreamYard Help Center)
• On the Free plan, you get 2 generations per month. Because each generation can run on a six-hour recording, you can process up to 12 hours of content in a month.
• For context, Opus Clip’s free tier documents roughly 60 minutes of processing per month, mapped to credits. (Opus Clip Pricing)

Putting that together:

• Processing 12 hours on StreamYard’s Free plan would require about 720 credits in Opus Clip’s world (90 minutes ≈ 30 clips ≈ 180 credits, so 12 hours is roughly 720 credits), which they price at around $87/month on higher tiers, while you are still at $0 in StreamYard for that usage band. (Opus Clip Pricing)
• On StreamYard’s Advanced-level clip allowance (25 generations), you can process roughly the equivalent of 1,500 credits worth of content in Opus Clip, which their pricing associates with about $145/month—significantly more than what most users pay for a StreamYard subscription.

The takeaway: because each AI Clips generation can cover a very long recording, your effective cost per processed hour is low, especially if you’re already using StreamYard for live production.

How do StreamYard’s AI Clips limits compare by plan?

If you’re evaluating “Do I need a separate AI video editor?” you’ll want to know whether your clip volume fits inside your streaming tool.

StreamYard’s documented monthly AI Clips limits are:

• Free – 2 clip generations per month (with StreamYard logo required)
• Core – 6 clip generations per month
• Advanced – 25 clip generations per month
• Business – Unlimited clip generations (pooled across seats)

All of these use the same underlying capability to analyze recordings up to six hours long. (StreamYard Help Center)

For many solo creators and small teams making a weekly show, even the modest allowances cover a month of content. If you’re pushing daily long-form uploads from many sources, that’s when it may be worth pairing StreamYard with an external AI editor.

Where do Opus Clip and VEED make sense as add-ons?

There are real cases where you may want to bring in another AI-powered tool alongside StreamYard.

Opus Clip

Opus Clip is a standalone web app that turns a long video into multiple short clips, with features like:

• Importing from YouTube, Zoom, Google Drive, Twitch, Riverside, StreamYard, and more on certain plans (OpusClip)
• Automatic multi-clip generation from one video
• AI captions, reframing, and options like AI B‑roll and voice-over on some tiers (OpusClip)

This can help if:

• You frequently repurpose content that wasn’t recorded in StreamYard
• You want advanced extras like AI B‑roll layered on top of your clips
• You’re comfortable with a credit-based model and a separate subscription

VEED

VEED’s browser-based repurpose tool lets you upload a video (longer than two minutes) and have AI:

• Automatically select shorter clips
• Reframe to keep the speaker centered
• Add subtitles and remove filler words like “um” or “uh” (VEED Repurpose)

Because VEED is also a full online editor, it can be useful if you want to combine AI repurposing with more traditional, manual editing in one workspace—but that does mean managing a second tool on top of StreamYard.

How should you build a simple, reliable AI clip workflow?

If your primary content is live streams, interviews, or webinars, a pragmatic setup looks like this:

1. Record and multistream in StreamYard. That’s your production and capture hub.
2. Use AI Clips as your first pass. Generate vertical, captioned highlights from each recording. Favor the clips marked by “Clip that” during the show plus a few automatically detected moments.
3. Refine lightly in-app. Trim start/end points, rename clips for platforms, download, and post.
4. Add a secondary AI tool only when needed. If you routinely repurpose Zoom archives, client webinars, or non-StreamYard footage, send that specific content to Opus Clip or VEED for extra automation.

This keeps StreamYard as your central stack—covering live production and the majority of your repurposing—while reserving other tools for edge cases instead of daily use.

What we recommend

• Default: If you already go live or record in StreamYard, start with AI Clips and see how far you can get staying in one browser tab.
• Cost-conscious creators: Use StreamYard’s generous per-generation processing (up to six hours per batch) to keep your effective cost per hour low before adding any separate subscriptions.
• Power repurposers: When you regularly process content from many platforms or need extras like AI B‑roll or filler-word removal, layer Opus Clip or VEED on top of a StreamYard-centric workflow.
• Long term: Optimize for fewer tools, predictable monthly limits, and a workflow you can actually maintain—not just the longest feature list on a pricing page.