Think Bigger From Filmora User Guide

Access Smart Short Clips Feature

Entry 1: Access from the Home Page

• When you open Filmora, you can find the entrance of the Smart Short Clips in the list of features under New Project.

Separate Functional Entry

Entry 2: Access from the Filmora Cloud

• You can click on Filmora Cloud and find the entry in the Cloud Space general buttons.

Entry on Filmora Cloud

Entry 3: Access from the Toolbox

• You can click on Toolbox and find the Smart Short Clips entry in the function card, or you can check the latest new features.

Entry on Toolbox

Steps to Use Smart Short Clips

Step 1: Upload Your Videos

Simply paste a link to a YouTube video, upload a video file, or directly choose a file from Filmora Cloud into Filmora.

Note: Remember to use your own YouTube videos if you are choosing to paste a YouTube URL.

Upload Your Videos

When uploading a video, you need to select the video source language manually. You can also adjust the Duration and Themes yourself if you don't want to accept the default settings.

Fill Project Information

You can access the Advanced menu to choose the Aspect ratio and activate Smart BGM Generation to auto-generate music that fits your content.

Tip: You can enter a few keywords about your content in the Main Topic box to help the AI generate relevant animations.

Access Advanced Settings

Rich templates are available under different themes. You can scroll down to find various high-quality short video templates. Select the one that catches your eye and click on Generate to continue.

Rich Templates

You will need to wait a short time for the software to detect the video source language and upload the video.

Wait for the Completion

Tip: During the generation process, you can click Generate Offline to close the current page and edit your other videos. Moreover, an email will be delivered for notification when it is generated.

Step 2: Choose Your Shorts

Based on the uploaded video and the selected settings, the system will generate several results and will give a rating based on the platform rules.

Generate Different Videos

Tips:

• You can also click Reset to regenerate it.
• You can choose AI Speech Enhancement to improve the quality of your voice recordings beyond just denoising.

Choose your favorite video clips which can be exported directly or refined.

Choose Your Favorite Clip

Step 3: Edit Your Video

After clicking Edit you will enter the editing panel of Smart Short Clips. You can choose to use or hide specific captions in Select Mode or view the script by timecode for easier editing in Time Code Mode.

Choose Time Code Mode

Tip: You can also generate Thumbnails and edit them by selecting the appropriate location.

Edit Your Thumbnail

You can also change the font style to better fit your video's theme by selecting the clip and navigating to the Text tab. Then click Apply to All to apply it to the whole video.

Choose Text Template

In the top toolbar, there are many other templates and resources for titles, transitions, effects, filters, and stickers that you can choose to add to your video.

To modify the text, go to the Basic option under the Text tab. You can adjust the text, merge, or emphasize certain words as needed.

Edit Video Text Script

If you're not satisfied with the existing speech or want to add more dialogue to the video, you can use the Text-to-Speech feature to generate new voiceovers from the text.

Text to Speech

You can also adjust the stickers etc. in the generated video by deleting them, zooming in or out.

Edit Stickers in Video

AI will intelligently recognize characters according to specific scenarios and place them in the middle with a reasonable split-screen layout.

Split Screen

Step 4: Export Your Shorts

Finally, open the Export window, select the social media platform (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo) for your video upload, and customize settings such as the title, description, category, resolution, and more.

Export Your Video

If you want to schedule your post, enable the Schedule option and set the desired date and time.

Schedule Your Videos

Check Social Media Data to Get Insights

The Analysis feature in Wondershare Filmora's Smart Short Clips tool provides comprehensive insights into your video performance across multiple platforms. After creating a short video and uploading it to your social media platform, this feature allows you to view detailed statistics like account views, likes, and comments. You can toggle between 7-day and 30-day analytics, conveniently accessing all your social media stats in one place. Let's get into further details:

Step 1: Access the Analysis tool

Access the Analysis Tool using one of the two methods. Either click the Analysis section directly from the Home Screen or navigate to Smart Short Clips and click the Analysis button.

Entry 1: Access from the Home Screen

• Launch Wondershare Filmora. From the home screen, locate the Publish Tasks section on the right panel. Click on More to directly open the feature and view your stats.

Access Analysis Tool

Entry 2: Access from Smart Short Clips

• Look for the Analysis button within the Smart Short Clips interface (near the upload section). Click on Analysis to access the statistics and analytics feature for your content.

Access Analysis Tool

Step 2: Choose the Desired Platform

Choose the desired platform (YouTube, Facebook, or Instagram) for which you want to view stats.

Select Platform

Choose between 7 days and 30 days to filter the data.

Set Time Duration

Step 3: View Social Media Data

The tool will display social media data, such as:

• Account Views
• Account Likes
• Account Comments

View Social Media Data

Below the data, there are some tips for short video creation to help improve your video performance.