# Find clip-worthy moments in a video file

**Use case:** 

Paste a direct link to an MP4 or other video file and get the best short moments for social clips: timestamps, the spoken text, title ideas and an SRT subtitle file per clip. Use the timestamps to cut the clips in any editor. The example is a public-domain space station video, first 5 minutes only, transcribed by the built-in engine without an API key.

## Input

```json
{
  "episodeSelection": "latest",
  "maxEpisodesPerFeed": 1,
  "mediaUrls": [
    "https://images-assets.nasa.gov/video/301_BlackHoles/301_BlackHoles~mobile.mp4"
  ],
  "confirmRights": true,
  "transcriptionProvider": "local",
  "language": "en",
  "localModel": "tiny.en",
  "groqWhisperModel": "whisper-large-v3-turbo",
  "maxClipsPerEpisode": 3,
  "minClipSeconds": 20,
  "maxClipSeconds": 60,
  "maxAudioMinutesPerEpisode": 5,
  "useLlmScoring": false,
  "llmModel": "openai/gpt-oss-120b",
  "hookTitlesPerClip": 3,
  "minLlmScore": 5,
  "subtitleFormats": [
    "srt"
  ],
  "maxWordsPerCue": 7,
  "saveFullTranscript": true,
  "maxFileSizeMb": 500
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "episodeTitle": {
    "label": "Episode title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "rank": {
    "label": "Rank",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Score (0-100)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "startTimestamp": {
    "label": "Start (HH:MM:SS.mmm)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "endTimestamp": {
    "label": "End (HH:MM:SS.mmm)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "durationSeconds": {
    "label": "Duration (s)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "hookTitles": {
    "label": "Hook title ideas",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Clip transcript",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "srtUrl": {
    "label": "SRT file URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "vttUrl": {
    "label": "WebVTT file URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Podcast & Video Clip Finder (AI Shorts Moments + SRT) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find clip-worthy moments in a video file". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/9AxAauqnyoYxweDcp) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find clip-worthy moments in a video file" task

The Podcast & Video Clip Finder (AI Shorts Moments + SRT) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like which episodes, max episodes per feed, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find clip-worthy moments in a video file" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as episode title, rank, score (0-100), and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find clip-worthy moments in a video file" task via API](https://apify.com/prime619/podcast-clip-finder.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Podcast & Video Clip Finder (AI Shorts Moments + SRT)](https://apify.com/prime619/podcast-clip-finder.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/prime619/podcast-clip-finder.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/prime619/podcast-clip-finder.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).