# Every episode becomes Shorts that prove themselves. > Everpop turns each episode into clips and publishes them to YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and Facebook Reels. One episode counts as one video, from $9/mo. HTML version: https://everpop.app/podcast-to-shorts Upload the episode once. Everpop finds the strongest moments, cuts vertical clips with speech-timed captions, and publishes them to YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and Facebook Reels — with your tap, or hands-free on Pro. TikTok gets a ready-to-post draft in your inbox, and going public on TikTok stays your tap. Then it brings back what each eligible Short actually did. ## One conversation. Three different reasons to watch. A small-team podcast about making useful videos Original fictional script and editorial plans by Everpop, October 15, 2026. This is a teaching example, not a customer episode or an Everpop-generated result. Each proposed Short answers one question. Read the source, compare the opening and ending, and see which context must survive the cut. There is no recorded audio for this script, so these plans have no measured durations or timecodes. Choose the exact in and out points against your recording; do not infer them from word count. ### Plan 01: Start with the question **Source question:** What would you change first in a short interview clip? **Source answer:** I would start with the question the viewer came for, not our job titles. If the clip is about fixing a muffled microphone, let them hear the problem and the fix before the introductions. That is an editing choice, not a rule for every show. A guest's role still belongs up front when it changes how the answer should be understood. **Open on:** I would start with the question the viewer came for, not our job titles. **End after:** A guest's role still belongs up front when it changes how the answer should be understood. **Why this cut:** A concrete editing decision makes sense without the rest of the episode. **Keep this context:** Keep the exception about the guest's role. Cutting it would turn a situational suggestion into a blanket rule. **Review before sharing:** Does the first frame explain the microphone example? Does the ending preserve the qualification? ### Plan 02: Give one clip one job **Source question:** How do you choose between several useful points? **Source answer:** Give one clip one job. In our imaginary microphone episode, a clip can explain where to put the microphone, or how to hear room echo. Trying to teach both may leave neither clear. I would make separate drafts, then keep the one that makes sense on its own. If the explanation needs the previous question, keep that question in the cut. **Open on:** Give one clip one job. **End after:** If the explanation needs the previous question, keep that question in the cut. **Why this cut:** One practical choice gives this clip a different purpose from the first. **Keep this context:** The microphone episode is imaginary. Keep that framing; this is an editorial suggestion, not a reported experiment. **Review before sharing:** Can a new viewer explain the takeaway without watching another clip? ### Plan 03: Keep the boundary with the claim **Source question:** What do you check before publishing? **Source answer:** Before publishing, I listen once without looking at the captions, then read the captions with the sound off. Did the cut change what the speaker meant? Did a missing 'not' reverse the sentence? I also check names and numbers against the recording. That review catches different problems from deciding whether the clip is interesting. A catchy opening does not replace an accurate ending. **Open on:** Before publishing, I listen once without looking at the captions, then read the captions with the sound off. **End after:** A catchy opening does not replace an accurate ending. **Why this cut:** A repeatable review routine turns a general concern into a concrete next step. **Keep this context:** Keep the distinction between accuracy review and editorial taste. Neither promises audience results. **Review before sharing:** Is the word 'not' present in both the speech and captions? Are names and numbers faithful to the source? ### What this example can and cannot show - These are three editorial possibilities, not a promise that a real episode will yield three suitable clips. Everpop's selections and your final edits can differ. - Check names, numbers, captions and the meaning of every claim against the source. A clean-looking cut can still remove a necessary qualification. - Upload a video recording you own or have permission to use. A pasted YouTube link or an audio-only podcast file cannot replace the video upload. - For a wide shot with several speakers, check who remains in frame. See the framing FAQ at https://everpop.app/podcast-to-shorts#intent-faq for the current limits and the whole-picture option. Free planning files; no login. The CSV is an editorial worksheet, not an Everpop import file, EDL, caption file or rendered video. [Download the edit-plan CSV](https://everpop.app/podcast-to-shorts/examples/podcast-edit-plan.csv) · [Download the source and plan (Markdown)](https://everpop.app/podcast-to-shorts/examples/podcast-source-and-plan.md) [Watch real Everpop renders](https://everpop.app/see-it). The gallery shows Everpop's explainer and founder-owned gameplay. Those are separate examples, not renders of this script. ### Try it on your own episode Create an account or sign in, then upload your video recording. Review the drafts before choosing what to share. Your account's current allowance applies. [Upload my episode](https://everpop.app/signup?next=%2Fdashboard%2Fvideos%23upload-your-video) ## A two-hour episode counts as one video. Plans count source videos, never processing minutes, so a forty-minute episode and a two-hour one cost the same: one video off your monthly allowance. Starter takes 8 videos a month with 3 clips from each; Pro takes 30 with up to 10 clips from each — up to 300 Shorts a month at full use. Files up to 32 GB on Pro (4 GB on Free, 8 GB on Starter). A failed render never uses another allowance. ## Captions that read on mute, in the languages your audience speaks. - **Captions timed to speech** — Six curated fonts on every plan; your own brand font on Pro. - **9 native caption languages** — English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish and Bulgarian — and 90+ other spoken languages captioned in English. - **Every aspect ratio** — 9:16 for Shorts, Reels and TikTok; 1:1 and 4:5 for feeds; 16:9 for YouTube and LinkedIn. - **Auto B-roll cutaways** — Rights-clean, made in-house — a talking head does not have to stay a talking head. - **Finish in your editor** — Export eligible source-video clips to Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve with FCPXML and EDL. SRT captions are included when available. ## Drafts wait for your tap. Clips arrive as drafts with vertical framing and captions when enabled and available. Review each clip's opening and title. You publish with one tap, schedule YouTube Shorts up to a week ahead, or — on Pro — let Everpop auto-post to YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. TikTok arrives as a ready-to-post draft in your TikTok inbox; going public stays your tap. ## Then the numbers come back. Eligible YouTube Shorts come back with 48-hour and 7-day numbers from the YouTube Analytics API — views, average view percentage, subscribers gained — and, once your channel has measured history, the prediction Everpop recorded before publishing. On Pro and Scale, your Weekly Pop brings back the moments those receipts proved. The Weekly Pop is a best-of reel Everpop builds every Friday from your week's strongest clips and your channel's best-performing moments. It lands in your Library for you to review and never posts on its own. ## Upload the file you already have. Upload the episode, link a Drive folder, or deliver it through the API. Connect your YouTube channel and Everpop checks it for new uploads at least daily and emails you to upload the file — because Everpop never downloads your videos from YouTube, you hand it the same file you uploaded there. ## Questions, answered ### Does a two-hour episode count as one video? Yes. Plans count source videos, not minutes. Any file up to 32 GB on Pro is one video off your monthly allowance. ### Which files work? The video export of your episode — MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV or M4V, up to 32 GB on Pro. Audio-only files (MP3, WAV, M4A) are not accepted yet: Everpop needs the video. ### What if my episode file is over 32 GB? Re-export it at 1080p around 4 Mbps, or at 720p — a two-hour episode at 1080p and 4 Mbps comes in under 32 GB — or trim it to the part you want. One file up to 32 GB on Pro is one video. ### Do I have to edit anything? Not necessarily. Clips arrive as drafts with vertical framing and captions when enabled and available. Review the opening and title before you tap publish, or turn on hands-free auto-posting on Pro. ### How are two or three people framed? If your export is an edited multicam, each shot longer than a second or two is framed on the person it holds, up to eight shots per clip; in a faster-cut clip, some shots keep the framing of the shot before. On a single wide camera, Everpop holds the frame on one person — usually the most prominent face — and doesn't yet follow who is talking. For those clips, upload your multicam edit, or, on any plan, re-render them in the editor with Framing set to “Keep the whole picture”. ### Which platforms can it publish to? YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and Facebook Reels publish directly through the official APIs. TikTok receives a ready-to-post draft in your inbox; going public stays your tap. ### Can I clip a Riverside, StreamYard or Zoom recording? Yes, as a file. Export the recording as a video from Riverside, StreamYard or Zoom, then upload it or drop it in your linked Drive folder — MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV or M4V, up to 32 GB on Pro. Everpop has no direct integration with those tools, and it needs the video: an audio-only export is not accepted. ### Can I paste the YouTube link of my episode instead of uploading? No — by design. Everpop never downloads your videos from YouTube, so it works from the file you upload, a Drive folder you link, or the API. ### What does the free first video include? Your first video is free — up to 3 clips, no card. You can post one of those clips to YouTube and get its 48-hour receipt. ### Can I see how an episode could become three Shorts? The worked example on this page shows an original fictional conversation and three editorial cut plans, with a free CSV worksheet and the source text to download. They explain what to keep and what to review; they are not an engine render or a customer result. The separate See it gallery shows real Everpop renders of our explainer and founder-owned gameplay. ## Related - [See it on a real video](https://everpop.app/see-it) - [Pricing](https://everpop.app/pricing) - [Data study: 940 podcast channels — how many post Shorts](https://everpop.app/blog/how-many-podcast-channels-post-shorts) - [Podcast clip maker: turn episodes into Shorts](https://everpop.app/blog/podcast-clip-maker-turn-episodes-into-shorts) - [Turn a long interview into Shorts](https://everpop.app/blog/turn-a-long-interview-into-shorts) Whop, Vyro, ClipAffiliates, Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Google Drive, Riverside, StreamYard and Zoom are trademarks of their owners; none of them is affiliated with or endorses Everpop.