Last updated: 2026-01-12

For most coaches in the U.S., the simplest move is to record your sessions or shows in StreamYard and use our built-in AI Clips to generate engaging, vertical highlights in a few clicks. If you later need extra processing from multiple platforms or heavier editing, you can layer on tools like Opus Clip or VEED without changing your core workflow.

Summary

• StreamYard’s AI Clips turns your coaching recordings into vertical, captioned shorts directly inside the same tool you already use to go live or record. (StreamYard Help Center)
• You can generate clips from recordings up to six hours long, which dramatically reduces the cost per processed minute versus credit-based tools like Opus Clip. (StreamYard Help Center)
• Saying “Clip that” during a session marks highlights for later AI clipping, so you don’t have to scrub timelines after every coaching call. (StreamYard Help Center)
• StreamYard explicitly states that your recordings are not used to train external AI models, which matters for privacy-sensitive coaching content. (StreamYard Help Center)

What does an AI clip generator actually do for coaches?

When coaches search for an “AI clip generator,” what they really want is a shortcut from long, deep conversations to short, shareable moments.

In practice, the right tool should help you:

• Turn 30–90 minutes of sessions, webinars, or live shows into a handful of vertical clips you can post on Reels, Shorts, TikTok, and LinkedIn.
• Add captions automatically so your biggest ideas land even when viewers watch on mute. (StreamYard Help Center)
• Avoid downloading, re-uploading, and bouncing between multiple apps just to get one usable clip.

At StreamYard, AI Clips is built around those exact needs. You record or go live as usual, then generate vertical (9:16) captioned clips once the recording finishes—no extra uploads required. (StreamYard Help Center)

Why is StreamYard the best default AI clip generator for coaches?

If you already coach or create content on camera, you probably care less about raw AI features and more about:

• Saving time on manual editing
• Reducing the cost per minute of processed video
• Avoiding extra subscriptions

StreamYard’s AI Clips lines up well with those priorities:

• Everything happens where you record. You complete a coaching session or live show in StreamYard, then click “Generate clips” on the recording in your video library. No exporting or uploading is required. (StreamYard Help Center)
• Huge input length per generation. You can generate AI clips from recordings up to six hours long, so a single generation can cover several coaching segments or an entire workshop. (StreamYard Help Center)
• Prompt-based and voice-based highlight selection. AI Clips supports prompt-based selection of moments, and during a live session you can say “Clip that” to mark highlights without touching any controls on screen. (StreamYard Help Center)
• Speaker-aware framing and auto-captions. The AI automatically reframes to keep the speaker in view and adds captions, which helps your advice stand out in fast social feeds. (StreamYard Help Center)

For most coaching businesses, that combination—recording, highlight marking, and clip generation in one place—is enough to build a consistent short-form presence without learning a full editing suite.

How does StreamYard compare to Opus Clip and VEED on cost and limits?

When you coach regularly, the real cost is not “price per month”—it’s price per processed minute and how often you have to juggle files.

Here’s how the economics line up for typical coaching use:

• Opus Clip uses a credit and minutes system. On the free tier, you can process about one hour of video per month. (Opus Clip)
• At StreamYard, AI Clips is tracked by the number of clip generations (batches), not minutes. On the free plan you can generate from videos up to six hours long, which means you can process up to 12 hours of footage per month—without paying a separate AI-clip subscription. (StreamYard Help Center)
• In the Opus Clip pricing model, that same 12 hours equates to around 720 credits, which is associated with plans in the $87/month range, stacked on top of whatever you already pay to record or stream. (Opus Clip)

On higher usage:

• StreamYard’s Advanced tier includes 25 generations per month. Because each generation can cover up to six hours, coaches can process large batches of content while staying on a single plan for both recording and clipping. (StreamYard Help Center)
• To match that processing volume with Opus Clip, you would be into credit bundles worth roughly 1,500 credits per month, tied to pricing shown in the $145/month range. (Opus Clip)

VEED takes a more traditional SaaS approach with different subscription tiers and separate AI usage entitlements, including daily caps in its Gen‑AI Studio for some plans. (VEED Support) For many coaches, it ends up being another subscription on top of what you already pay to record.

The upshot: if you are already using StreamYard to run group calls, live shows, or content recordings, AI Clips usually delivers far more processed minutes per dollar than separate AI tools, while also cutting out export/import steps.

How do StreamYard, Opus Clip, and VEED fit different coaching workflows?

A simple way to decide is to think in terms of your primary recording home base and your clip volume.

1. StreamYard as your recording hub (most coaches)

• You run live shows, group coaching, or office hours in StreamYard.
• You mainly want 2–10 clips per session to post across platforms.
• You care about low friction and minimal tools.

Here, AI Clips as your default makes sense. You stay inside one browser tab, mark key moments with “Clip that,” and let AI Clips generate vertical, captioned videos without worrying about minutes or credits. (StreamYard Help Center)

2. Multi-platform recording and very high clip volume

• You record coaching content in Zoom, StreamYard, Riverside, and in-person events.
• You want to squeeze a large number of shorts out of each long-form asset.

Opus Clip is positioned as a multi-source, AI-heavy repurposing app: you upload files or paste links from many platforms, including StreamYard on its Pro plan. (Opus Clip) You might pair StreamYard (for recording and basic AI Clips) with Opus Clip for rare, high-volume campaigns or back-catalog processing.

3. Browser-based editor with more manual control

• You’re comfortable editing on a timeline.
• You prefer a traditional web editor where you can trim, add text, and export in many formats.

VEED provides a browser-based editor where you upload longer videos and create shorter subclips, plus some AI tools for auto clips and text-to-video that vary by plan. (VEED) It may be useful if you want a classic editor on top of your StreamYard recordings, though it adds another subscription and file-transfer step.

For most coaching businesses creating consistent weekly content, StreamYard alone covers the essentials; the other tools become optional add-ons rather than core infrastructure.

How do AI Clips help you guide the AI instead of fighting it?

Coaches often worry that AI will “miss the point” of a nuanced story or a breakthrough coaching moment. StreamYard’s approach is to give you lightweight control without turning you into a full editor.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

• Prompt-based selection. You can guide what the AI looks for—specific topics, objections, or transformation moments—so the clips focus on conversations that actually move clients.
• “Clip that” during live sessions. When a client has an insight or you deliver a strong teaching point, you simply say “Clip that” out loud. That marker is saved, and AI Clips uses it when generating highlights later. (StreamYard Help Center)
• Speaker-aware crops. AI reframing tracks who is speaking and adjusts the crop, which is especially helpful on split-screen coaching calls or panel-style Q&A. (StreamYard Help Center)

A quick scenario:

This is the kind of low-friction control most coaches want: enough guidance to get great clips, without a new learning curve.

How does privacy factor into AI clip generators for coaching?

Coaching content can be deeply personal, so privacy and data usage matter.

StreamYard answers this clearly: your recordings and personal data are not used to train AI models. (StreamYard Help Center) AI Clips analyzes only your own video to generate clips.

Opus Clip and VEED publish their own privacy policies and AI usage terms, which you should review directly—especially if you handle sensitive client stories or regulated topics. (Opus Clip, VEED) For many coaching practices, keeping recording and AI processing inside one trusted platform is a simpler way to manage both consent and compliance.

What we recommend

• Start with StreamYard as your home base for recording and live coaching, and turn on AI Clips for fast, in-place repurposing.
• Use “Clip that” and prompt-based selection to guide the AI toward your most valuable teaching moments and client breakthroughs.
• Add Opus Clip or VEED only if you truly need extra workflows, like multi-platform ingestion, heavy B‑roll, or long back-catalog processing.
• Revisit your stack every few months, but default to fewer tools, lower effective cost per minute, and a simpler path from long coaching sessions to shareable clips.