फिर से उपयोग करने का तरीका इतना अच्छा क्यों है

Short form content dominates right now. TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts all compete for the same attention, and they all reward consistent posting. But creating original short content every day is exhausting.

The smarter approach is to pull the best moments from your long form videos and redistribute them. A 15 minute tutorial can easily become 5 to 8 standalone clips. Each one works as its own piece of content that drives viewers back to the full video on your YouTube चैनल.

तकनीकी चुनौती

YouTube videos are usually 16:9 landscape. Short form platforms want 9:16 vertical. So you need to:

वीडियो को व्यक्तिगत क्लिप में काटें (सर्वश्रेष्ठ 30 से 60 सेकंड के क्षण)
लैंडस्केप से वर्टिकल में क्रॉप करें, विषय को फ्रेम में रखते हुए
अधिकतम संगतता के लिए H.264 MP4 में पुनः एन्कोड करें
Upload each clip to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Shorts

You can do all of this manually in Premiere or DaVinci Resolve. Or you can automate the entire process. Let\'s look at both.

चरण 1: FFmpeg के साथ क्लिप और क्रॉप करें

The fastest way to convert a landscape video to vertical is with FFmpeg. This command takes a 16:9 video, crops the center to 9:16, resizes to 1080x1920, and extracts a 45 second clip starting at the 2 minute mark:

ffmpeg -i full-video.mp4 \
  -ss 00:02:00 -t 45 \
  -vf "crop=ih*9/16:ih,scale=1080:1920" \
  -c:v libx264 -preset medium -profile:v high \
  -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:a aac -movflags +faststart \
  clip-01.mp4

Don\'t want to run FFmpeg locally? Upload-Post has a built in FFmpeg API that does it in the cloud:

curl -X POST https://api.upload-post.com/api/uploadposts/ffmpeg/jobs/upload \
  -H "अधिकार: Apikey your-api-key-here" \
  -F "[email protected]" \
  -F 'full_command=ffmpeg -i {input} -ss 00:02:00 -t 45 -vf "crop=ih*9/16:ih,scale=1080:1920" -c:v libx264 -preset medium -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:a aac -movflags +faststart {output}' \
  -F "output_extension=mp4"

The API returns a job_id. Once processing finishes (you can poll the status), download the result and you\'ve got a perfectly formatted vertical clip ready for publishing.

चरण 2: क्लिप को सभी शॉर्ट फॉर्म प्लेटफार्मों पर अपलोड करें

Now take that clip and send it everywhere with a single API call:

curl -X POST https://api.upload-post.com/api/upload \
  -H "अधिकार: Apikey your-api-key-here" \
  -F "[email protected]" \
  -F "user=mybrand" \
  -F "title=The one editing trick most people miss" \
  -F "tiktok_title=The one editing trick most people miss #editing #tutorial" \
  -F "instagram_title=This changed my editing workflow. Full tutorial on YouTube (link in bio)" \
  -F "youtube_title=The one editing trick most people miss #shorts" \
  -F "platform[]=tiktok" \
  -F "platform[]=instagram" \
  -F "platform[]=youtube" \
  -F "first_comment=Full video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=your-video-id"

Notice how each platform gets a slightly different caption. TikTok gets hashtags inline, Instagram gets a call to action mentioning the full video, and YouTube gets the #shorts tag. The first_comment parameter automatically adds a link to the original video.

YouTube Shorts detection is automatic: any video under 60 seconds in vertical format (9:16 or 1:1) is treated as a Short.

चरण 3: n8n के साथ पूरी पाइपलाइन को ऑटोमेट करें

Here\'s where things get really powerful. You can set up an n8n workflow that watches your YouTube channel, detects new uploads, clips them automatically, and publishes the clips to TikTok and Instagram without you doing anything.

We have several templates that do exactly this:

The most advanced version uses Whisper for transcription and Gemini AI to identify the most engaging moments from your video. It then clips those exact segments, crops them to vertical, generates captions, and publishes them to your connected accounts. All in the background.

You can also set up similar workflows with Make.com or Zapier if you prefer those tools.

प्रत्येक प्लेटफ़ॉर्म के लिए वीडियो प्रारूप आवश्यकताएँ

When you\'re creating clips for multiple platforms, it helps to know the technical requirements so you hit the right specs on the first try:

प्लेटफार्म	अधिकतम अवधि	अधिकतम फ़ाइल आकार	रिज़ॉल्यूशन
TikTok	10 min	4 GB	1080x1920 (9:16)
इंस्टाग्राम रील्स	15 min	300 MB	1080x1920 (9:16)
YouTube शॉर्ट्स	60 sec	256 GB	1080x1920 (9:16)
Facebook Reels	90 sec	कोई सीमा नहीं	1080x1920 (9:16)

The safe zone is: 1080x1920, H.264, under 60 seconds, under 300 MB. A clip that meets these specs works on every platform. For the full breakdown, check the video requirements documentation.

बैच क्लिपिंग और अपलोडिंग के लिए एक Python स्क्रिप्ट

Here\'s a practical script that takes a long video and a list of timestamps, creates vertical clips for each one, and uploads them all:

import subprocess
import os
from upload_post import UploadPostClient

client = UploadPostClient(api_key="your-api-key-here")

source_video = "full-tutorial.mp4"
clips = [
    {"start": "00:01:30", "duration": 45, "title": "यह टिप ने मुझे घंटे बचाए"},
    {"start": "00:05:10", "duration": 55, "title": "कोई इस फीचर के बारे में बात नहीं करता"},
    {"start": "00:12:00", "duration": 40, "title": "पहले और बाद की तुलना"},
    {"start": "00:18:45", "duration": 50, "title": "अंतिम परिणाम ने मेरा मन मोह लिया"},
]

for i, clip in enumerate(clips):
    output = f"clip-{i+1:02d}.mp4"

    # Crop to vertical and extract clip
    cmd = [
        "ffmpeg", "-y", "-i", source_video,
        "-ss", clip["start"], "-t", str(clip["duration"]),
        "-vf", "crop=ih*9/16:ih,scale=1080:1920",
        "-c:v", "libx264", "-preset", "medium",
        "-pix_fmt", "yuv420p", "-c:a", "aac",
        "-movflags", "+faststart", output
    ]
    subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)

    # Upload to all short form platforms
    response = client.upload_video(
        video_path=output,
        title=clip["title"],
        user="mybrand",
        platforms=["tiktok", "instagram", "youtube"],
        add_to_queue=True,
        async_upload=True
    )
    print(f"Clip {i+1} queued: {clip['title']}")

    os.remove(output)  # Clean up local file

print("All clips processed and queued!")

बेहतर पुनः उपयोग किए गए सामग्री के लिए सुझाव

मजबूत हुक के साथ क्षण चुनें। The first 3 seconds decide whether someone keeps watching. Choose clips that start with a question, a surprising statement, or a visual payoff.
क्लिप को 60 सेकंड के तहत रखें so they work as YouTube Shorts (which has the strictest limit). TikTok and Reels allow longer, but shorter clips tend to perform better anyway.
एक लिंक के साथ पहला टिप्पणी जोड़ें to the full video. Use the first_comment parameter to drive traffic back to YouTube.
सप्ताह भर क्लिप्स शेड्यूल करें instead of posting them all at once. Use the queue system to spread them out automatically.
प्रत्येक प्लेटफ़ॉर्म के लिए विभिन्न कैप्शन का उपयोग करें। What works on TikTok (hashtags, trends) doesn\'t always work on LinkedIn or YouTube.

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

क्या प्लेटफार्म मुझे वही सामग्री फिर से पोस्ट करने के लिए दंडित करेंगे?

Each platform has its own algorithm and audience. Posting the same clip on TikTok and Instagram is totally normal and won\'t hurt your reach. Just make sure you\'re not uploading the exact same file to the same platform multiple times within 48 hours, as platforms have duplicate detection.

क्या मैं यह पॉडकास्ट के साथ भी कर सकता हूँ?

Absolutely. The workflow is similar: extract the best audio segments, add a waveform or video background, and publish. We have a specific n8n template for turning podcasts into TikTok clips with automated captions.

क्या मैं क्लिप में कैप्शन या उपशीर्षक जोड़ सकता हूँ?

Yes. If you\'re using the n8n AI templates, Whisper handles transcription and the captions get burned into the video automatically. If you\'re doing it manually with FFmpeg, you can add an SRT subtitle file with the subtitles filter.

How to Repurpose YouTube Videos into Shorts, Reels and TikToks