{"schemaVersion":"1.0","source":"The Workflow Finder","sourceUrl":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com","license":"Free to use with attribution and a link to the cited page","generated":"2026-08-28","workflow":{"title":"Produce Short-Form Video Content at Scale","slug":"produce-short-form-video-content-at-scale","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/workflows/produce-short-form-video-content-at-scale","description":"Repurpose one long-form video or podcast into 10+ short clips with captions, hooks, and platform-specific formatting, in under 2 hours per week.","difficulty":"Intermediate","timeEstimate":"2 hrs per week","schemaDuration":"PT2H","expectedResult":"10–15 platform-ready short clips (Reels, TikTok, Shorts) with burned-in captions, strong hooks, and thumbnails, scheduled and ready to post for the week.","tags":["Video","Social Media","Content","Repurposing","Marketing"]},"steps":[{"position":1,"title":"Identify the best clips automatically","instructions":"Upload your long-form video or podcast to Opus Clip. It uses AI to score moments by virality potential and exports the top 10 clips with auto-generated captions and aspect-ratio cropping.","input":"Workflow inputs: the topic, goal, or raw materials the user is starting from.","output":"Handoff artifact consumed by Step 2 (\"Write stronger hooks for each clip\").","toolSlots":[{"slug":"opus-clip","name":"Opus Clip","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/opus-clip","category":"Video","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Video generation"]}]},{"position":2,"title":"Write stronger hooks for each clip","instructions":"Export the Opus Clip transcripts and feed them to Claude. Ask it to rewrite the opening 3 seconds of each clip as a pattern-interrupt hook optimized for each platform's audience.","input":"Output of Step 1 (\"Identify the best clips automatically\").","output":"Handoff artifact consumed by Step 3 (\"Add B-roll and visual polish\").","toolSlots":[{"slug":"claude","name":"Claude","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/claude","category":"Writing","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Long-form writing","Code generation","Web research"],"hasApi":true}]},{"position":3,"title":"Add B-roll and visual polish","instructions":"Import the best clips into Descript. Add B-roll, fix jump cuts, apply Studio Sound, and update captions to use the new hooks. Export in the correct format for each platform.","input":"Output of Step 2 (\"Write stronger hooks for each clip\").","output":"Handoff artifact consumed by Step 4 (\"Generate custom thumbnails\").","toolSlots":[{"slug":"descript","name":"Descript","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/descript","category":"Video","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Video generation","Audio & voice generation"]}]},{"position":4,"title":"Generate custom thumbnails","instructions":"Use Canva AI to create thumbnails for YouTube Shorts and TikTok. Use Magic Design to generate options, then edit the text overlay to match your hook.","input":"Output of Step 3 (\"Add B-roll and visual polish\").","output":"Handoff artifact consumed by Step 5 (\"Schedule across platforms\").","toolSlots":[{"slug":"canva-ai","name":"Canva AI","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/canva-ai","category":"Design","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Image generation","Social media content","Video generation"],"hasApi":true}]},{"position":5,"title":"Schedule across platforms","instructions":"Upload all clips and thumbnails to Buffer AI. Use its optimal-time scheduling to queue posts across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn for the week.","input":"Output of Step 4 (\"Generate custom thumbnails\").","output":"Final workflow output: 10–15 platform-ready short clips (Reels, TikTok, Shorts) with burned-in captions, strong hooks, and thumbnails, scheduled and ready to post for the week.","toolSlots":[{"slug":"buffer-ai","name":"Buffer AI","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/buffer-ai","category":"Content Creation","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Social media content"],"hasApi":true}]}]}