OpusClip Prompts: Your Natural Language Shortcut to Smart Video Clipping

In a world flooded with video content, the key to standing out is speed, relevance, and precision. OpusClip Prompts offer an innovative way to repurpose long-form videos into short, high-impact social clips—using simple natural language commands.

Whether you’re a content creator, marketer, educator, or editor, OpusClip’s ClipAnything AI lets you generate viral-ready clips just by describing what you’re looking for. No scrubbing through timelines. No guesswork. Just fast, AI-powered results.


OpusClip Prompts


What Are OpusClip Prompts?

OpusClip Prompts are short, natural language phrases or sentences that tell the platform what kind of moment you want it to extract from your video. These prompts are used within the ClipAnything feature to identify specific:

  • Scenes

  • Actions

  • Characters

  • Emotions

  • Events

Instead of manually editing or searching, you type something like:

“Find the moment when the host unboxes a new gadget.”

And OpusClip’s AI finds it for you—instantly.




How OpusClip Prompts Work

  1. You describe the scene you want to extract using a written prompt.

  2. The AI interprets your request using natural language processing.

  3. It searches the video for moments that match your description.

  4. Relevant clips are surfaced for you to preview, edit, or export.

The better your prompt, the better your clip—making this feature ideal for fast, targeted repurposing.


What Can You Do with OpusClip Prompts?

Here are just a few examples of what you can prompt the AI to find:

Find a Scene or Moment

  • “Find the moments most likely to go viral.”

  • “Show me impactful quotes or strong opinions.”

Find a Specific Action

  • “Show me the athlete scoring a goal.”

  • “Find the moment of Will Smith smacking Chris Rock.”

Find an Emotion

  • “Clip my excited reactions to tasting shawarma.”

  • “Find all the laughing scenes.”

Find a Character

  • “Find Emma Stone walking down the red carpet.”

  • “Find Spiderman.”

Create a Compilation

  • “Compile all scoring moments from Man City.”

  • “Find all scenes with audience cheering.”


Prompt Categories & Examples

Category Example Prompt
Scene “Give me the part where Patrick Mahomes throws a 3-yard touchdown.”
Action “Show the host unboxing a new iPhone and giving first impressions.”
Emotion “Find all the crying scenes during the final act.”
Character “Find clips of Barack Obama speaking at the event.”
Compilation “Compile all moments with people applauding.”

Elements of a Good Prompt

To increase accuracy, include these elements when crafting a prompt:

Element Example
Subject “The woman in a yellow dress”
Action “Throwing a touchdown”
Emotion “Laughing hysterically”
Sound “Audience cheering”
Event “Product launch begins”

Prompting Guidelines

Best Practices

  • Be clear and specific – Include subject, action, and context.

  • Use natural English – The AI is trained on English-language prompts.

  • Think visually/emotionally – Describe what the viewer would see or feel.

  • Use full sentences – Avoid vague phrases like “make a video.”

Avoid This

  • Generic phrases like “clip a video” or “create a highlight”

  • Prompts for tasks like audio cleanup, aspect ratio change, or applying effects

  • One-word or abstract input (e.g., “funny,” “good,” “cool”)


Example of a Detailed Prompt

“Smiling woman planting herbs in an urban garden at sunset, with warm natural lighting and a realistic video style, slow lateral camera movement.”

This kind of prompt helps the AI deliver cinematic, highly targeted clips that align perfectly with your creative vision.


Tips for Prompt Success

  • Experiment with phrasing: Try a few variations to see what gets the best clip.

  • Combine elements: Subject + action + setting = better accuracy.

  • Use for B-roll requests: OpusClip can suggest related visuals, too.

  • Use compilations for engagement: Repetitive themes like “all scoring moments” or “all jokes” make great Shorts/Reels.


What Prompts Can’t Do

  • Edit visuals (color, transitions, aspect ratio, etc.)

  • Apply cinematic effects like zoom or lens flare

  • Set exact clip duration (this is done in settings, not the prompt)

  • Replace manual editing tools for fine-tuning output


Final Thoughts

OpusClip Prompts are a game-changer for anyone working with video. By converting simple text into smart video commands, you can generate high-impact short clips faster than ever before. Whether you're a podcaster looking to highlight key moments, a marketer targeting emotional responses, or a content creator chasing virality—OpusClip’s natural language prompt system turns your words into ready-to-publish content.

It’s time to stop scrubbing timelines and let AI do the heavy lifting—just prompt and publish.



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