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YouTube Shorts maker: cut, caption, and export at 1080p vertical
Vyra turns raw or long footage into a vertical Short from a description, adds captions, and exports with a YouTube Shorts preset at 1080p.
By Sulan Zhang, co-founder of Vyra · Updated 2026-09-24
- Best for
- Repurposing long YouTube videos, or shooting vertical for Shorts directly
- Input
- Any footage, horizontal or vertical
- Output
- 9:16 MP4, YouTube Shorts preset at 1080p and 20 Mbps, or up to 4K
- Time
- Minutes per Short after processing (TODO confirm)
- Works with
- Built-in chat, Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor over MCP
- Price
- Free to start, plans from $24/mo
A Short is a vertical clip under 60 seconds that opens fast and reads without sound. Vyra makes the cut from your description, reframes to 9:16 if needed, captions it, and exports with a preset made for Shorts.
How it works
- Upload the source. A long video or a set of vertical clips.
- Describe the Short. Length, the line or shot to open on, what to cut, caption style.
- The agent cuts, reframes with masks if the source is horizontal, and captions.
- Check the first two seconds and the caption placement.
- Export with the YouTube Shorts preset.
What you can control
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| Length | Up to 60 seconds, or the exact target you give |
| Opening | A quoted line or a described shot |
| Framing | Subject-centered crop, split for two people, PiP for screen |
| Captions | Word-by-word, highlight, or phrase, in the safe zone |
| Title | Text or a title card for the first seconds |
| Export | YouTube Shorts preset, 1080p, 20 Mbps, MP4 |
Prompts to paste
Make a 45-second Short from this 12-minute video. Open on the line "most people get this backwards", keep me centered in 9:16, add word-by-word captions above center, and end on the payoff sentence.
Pull three separate Shorts from this episode, each under 50 seconds, each about a different point. List what each one covers before cutting.
Export with the YouTube Shorts preset and name the file shorts-pricing-01.
When to use something else
- You want automatic clip discovery with scores across a whole back catalog. Opus Clip and Vizard do that at volume.
- You're editing on a phone with no computer. Vyra runs in the browser.
- The Short is a slideshow of images. A template tool is faster for that.
FAQ
What does the Shorts preset do? 1080p vertical MP4 at 20 Mbps. Uploads cleanly.
Can I go above 1080p? Yes. Pick 1440p or 4K in custom settings. Starter plans go to 1440p, Pro to 4K.
Will captions get covered by the Shorts UI? Ask for captions above the bottom safe area.
Related
- /tools/tiktok-video-editor
- /tools/reframe-video-to-vertical
- /how-to/repurpose-long-form-to-shorts
- /prompts/export-for-platform