How to turn a lecture or online course recording into short clips
Upload the lecture recording (or paste a link to a finished video) to Vyexa: AI picks the segments that work on their own, crops them to vertical 9:16 and burns in subtitles. With the Education layout the slide or text panel stays on top and the speaker is below.
Free plan: 20 clips a month, no card, with a Vyexa watermark. Paid plans remove the watermark.
Before you start: the Free plan takes videos up to 60 min. Not supported yet: Bengali, Urdu, Thai, Hebrew and most Indian languages (Hindi — talk formats only).
Steps: lecture to short clips
- Sign in with Google. No card needed for the Free plan.
- Upload the recording or paste a link. A video file up to 3 GB, or a link to a public, finished video (not a live stream or premiere).
- Layout. Auto switches to the Education layout when it detects a text or slide panel next to the speaker. On a paid plan you can choose Education yourself.
- Subtitle style and generate. AI transcribes the speech in the language of the lecture, picks the moments and burns in subtitles and a hook title.
- Download. Review each clip, download it and post it yourself.
What it does for educators
- Several short clips from one long lesson, each built around a moment that can stand alone.
- Education layout: text or slide panel on top, speaker below, subtitles on the video.
- Subtitles in the language of the lecture, including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Turkish and many European languages.
- Face tracking keeps the lecturer in the vertical frame when there is no slide panel.
What Vyexa does not do
- It does not summarise or restructure a lecture: it cuts existing moments, it does not write a new lesson.
- Slides that fill the whole screen without a speaker are cropped to 9:16 like any other video; check that on-slide text stays readable.
- Subtitles are not offered for Hebrew, Bengali, Urdu and Thai; Hindi runs only as a limited pilot.
- On the Free plan the source must be 60 minutes or shorter; a 2-hour lecture needs a paid plan or a trimmed file.
- Use only recordings you own or have the right to process. It does not publish to social networks for you.
Plans for a teacher or course author
| Plan | Price | Clips | Watermark | Layout choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 20 per month | Yes | Auto only |
| Starter | $5 one-time | 40 within 30 days | No | All layouts |
| Creator | $15 per month | 120 per month | No | All layouts |
| Pro | $29 per month | 300 per month | No | All layouts |
FAQ
Can I turn a recorded lecture into short clips for free?
Yes, up to 20 clips a month on the Free plan, without a card. Free clips carry a Vyexa watermark and the source video must be up to 60 minutes.
Does it keep the slides visible?
The Education layout puts a detected text or slide panel on top and the speaker below. Auto selects it when a side panel is detected; on paid plans you can choose it manually.
Which languages are supported for subtitles?
Subtitles follow the language of the video: English, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Turkish, Arabic, Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and more.
Can I paste a link to a lecture on YouTube?
Yes, a public finished video. Private videos, live streams and premieres cannot be imported; upload the file instead.
Does AI pick good moments in a lecture?
It picks the segments most likely to work as standalone clips, but it will not match a teacher's own judgement every time, so review the clips before posting.