You have the footage. You do not have the time to clip it.
Shorts Lab takes a long gaming video, finds the moments worth posting, and hands you vertical clips with captions already burned in. You skim, you pick, you upload.
The wedge
Shorts feed the algorithm. Clipping eats your week.
Every gaming creator knows Shorts are the cheapest way to stay in the feed between uploads. The problem was never knowing that. The problem is sitting through a two-hour VOD to find the 30 seconds worth posting, then reframing and captioning each one by hand. Shorts Lab does the watching so you do not have to.
- +You already record more than enough footage
- +One long video holds a week of Shorts inside it
- +The blocker is hours in an editor, not ideas
- +Shorts Lab turns that into a skim-and-pick job
How it works
Long video in. Vertical clips out.
Drop in a full gameplay video and Shorts Lab scans it for clip-worthy moments: the reaction, the clutch, the bit where you actually said something. It surfaces those moments as candidates so you are reviewing a shortlist, not scrubbing a timeline. Nothing posts automatically. You stay the editor in chief.
- +Auto-detects clip moments across the full video
- +Surfaces them as a shortlist you can scan in seconds
- +You keep the ones that hit, drop the rest
- +Captions burned in so the clip works on mute
- +Reframed from 16:9 to 9:16 for the vertical feed
Built for gaming
Made for gameplay footage, not corporate webinars.
Most short-clip tools are built for podcasts and talking-head business content. Shorts Lab is built for creators working off raw gameplay, where the moment that matters is a reaction or a play, not a quotable sentence. From a bedroom setup to a full-time channel, the workflow is the same: feed it footage, get back clips.
- +Works off raw gameplay VODs, not just talking heads
- +Captions sized and styled to read on a phone
- +Faceless channels fully supported, no face required
- +Same pipeline whether you post once a week or daily
Where it fits
One stage in the packaging studio.
Shorts Lab is part of LaunchLens, the packaging studio that takes you from raw footage to a finished upload. Cut Lab trims your long video by editing the transcript. Optimize turns the real video into titles, a description, and tags. Thumbnail Director handles the last 5 percent everyone judges. Shorts Lab handles the part that keeps you in the feed between uploads. Every plan includes all four stages.
- +Cut Lab: edit the transcript, the footage follows
- +Shorts Lab: long video into vertical clips
- +Optimize: 10 titles, a description, and tags from the real video
- +Thumbnail Director: generate, place your face, reshoot, and refine
Try it
Start with 25 credits. No card.
Sign up and you get 25 credits to actually use, not a blurred preview held for ransom. Rival tools advertise free and then paywall the first generation. We do not. When you are ready for more, Starter is 9 dollars a month, Pro is 15, Premium is 25, and every plan includes Shorts Lab, Cut Lab, Optimize, and Thumbnail Director.
- +25 credits on signup, no card required
- +No watermark, no blurred result you have to pay to see
- +All four stages on every plan
- +Single-surface rivals charge 17 to 69 dollars a month
Questions, answered straight.
How do I turn a long YouTube video into Shorts?+
Upload your long gaming video to Shorts Lab and it scans the footage for clip-worthy moments, then surfaces them as a shortlist. You pick the keepers, and it hands back vertical clips with captions already burned in. No timeline scrubbing required.
Does it automatically clip my gaming videos for me?+
Shorts Lab auto-detects the moments worth posting and presents them as candidates. It does not post for you and it does not decide for you. You review the shortlist and keep the clips that actually hit, so you stay in control of what goes out.
Will it add captions and reframe to vertical?+
Yes. Every clip comes out reframed from 16:9 to 9:16 for the vertical feed, with captions burned in so it reads on mute. That is the part that usually eats your time by hand, and it happens automatically here.
Does it work for faceless gaming channels?+
Completely. Shorts Lab works off your gameplay footage and does not require a face on camera. Face tools elsewhere in LaunchLens are optional, so faceless channels get the full clipping workflow with nothing missing.
What kind of footage does Shorts Lab work best with?+
It is built for raw gameplay VODs, where the moment that matters is a reaction or a play rather than a quotable line. Most clip tools are tuned for podcasts and talking-head business content. This one is tuned for gaming creators.
How much does it cost to clip videos into Shorts?+
You start with 25 credits free, no card. After that, Starter is 9 dollars a month, Pro is 15, and Premium is 25, and every plan includes Shorts Lab plus Cut Lab, Optimize, and Thumbnail Director. Single-surface rival tools typically charge 17 to 69 dollars a month for just one feature.
Is there a free version, or do I hit a paywall right away?+
There is a real free tier: 25 credits to use on signup, no card and no blurred result held for ransom. A lot of rival thumbnail and clip tools advertise free and then paywall the first generation. We let you actually try it first.
Is Shorts Lab a full video editor like Premiere?+
No, and that is on purpose. Shorts Lab is a packaging step that turns a long video into postable vertical clips fast. If you want to trim the long video itself, Cut Lab lets you edit by changing the transcript instead of dragging a timeline.
How is this different from the long-form editing in Cut Lab?+
Cut Lab is for shaping your main upload by editing the transcript, where the footage follows the text. Shorts Lab is for mining that same footage for vertical clips to fill the Shorts feed between uploads. They are two stages of the same packaging studio.
Stop watching your own VODs to find clips.
Feed Shorts Lab one long video, pick the moments that hit, and walk away with captioned vertical clips. 25 credits free, no card.