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How the moments for your Shorts are chosen

How StreamLive Pro chooses the moments for Shorts: smart cuts at pauses in speech on Creator and the trial, AI that ranks moments on Pro and Studio, and the limits.

Updated November 5, 2026 · 4 min read

When a broadcast ends, or when you upload a video with Create Shorts, StreamLive Pro looks for moments that work on their own and cuts up to 5 Shorts from them. How it looks depends on the plan. On Creator and the 7-day trial it uses smart cuts: it finds the natural pauses in speech and cuts there. On Pro and Studio it uses the AI mode: it transcribes the whole recording and ranks the moments. Both can pick a weak moment, so watch each Short before you publish it.

The two modes

The names in Settings are "On: smart cuts at the pauses in speech" and "On: AI picks the strongest moments". On Creator and the trial the AI option is shown as available on Pro plans and up; if an AI preference was saved on a higher plan, it runs as smart cuts after a move to a lower one.

While the AI mode works, the Shorts page shows what it is doing, for example "listening to the whole recording, finding where the speaker leans in".

What makes a moment

Whatever the mode, a moment is kept only if it holds up without what came before it:

• A first line that stands alone. Viewers decide in the first seconds, so a Short should not open with "and then" or with half a sentence.
• A complete thought. It should end where the idea ends, not mid-sentence.
• No dead air. Long silences are left out.
• No technical noise. If the broadcast dropped and reconnected, the reconnect screen is never cut into a Short.

Pressing Create again on the same video gives Shorts from other parts of it, not the same ones. When a video has given everything it can, the Shorts page says so.

What you can change

1. The mode. Open Settings, find the card "Auto-generate Shorts after every stream / recording" and choose the generation mode. Off stops the automatic run; see Turn automatic Shorts on or off.
2. How many. "Shorts from every live" sets 1 to 5. Fewer Shorts per video means only the top-ranked moments are kept. See How many Shorts can I make?.
3. The length. Standard keeps each Short around 30 to 60 seconds (the default); Long keeps it around 60 to 90 seconds. A longer Short suits explanations; a shorter one suits a single sharp line.
4. The edit style. Automatic chooses the look from the content: niche, tone, number of speakers and energy. You can pick a style yourself on the same card.
5. The editing level. Light gives cuts and captions only, Balanced adds a few cutaways, Dynamic adds a faster pace and motion. Dynamic is on Pro plans and up.

How to get better moments from your broadcast

The selection can only pick what was said. A few habits make a clear difference:

• Say the point in one sentence, then explain it. A sentence that carries the idea on its own is the easiest moment to cut.
• Pause between topics. Smart cuts depend on pauses; one breath between ideas gives it a clean place to cut.
• Keep housekeeping together. "Can you hear me", links and sign-offs at the start and end are easy to leave out; spread through the broadcast, they break up good moments.
• Repeat a question before answering it. A Short with the question and the answer stands alone; an answer without the question does not.
• Say names clearly. Captions are made from the same transcript. A clearly spoken name is spelled right more often.

Honest limits

• The selection does not know your audience. A moment that is strong in general can be the wrong one for your channel.
• It cannot judge whether something should not be published, such as a private remark or a name that should stay out. Watch every Short.
• Music, overlapping speakers and a noisy room make both modes less accurate.
• You cannot mark the moments yourself in the automatic run. To cut a specific part, open the video in Translate and subtitles and cut it there, or trim a Short with Edit (Edit a Short before you publish it).

Related: How to create Shorts from any video, no live stream needed, How to make Shorts from a live stream automatically, Shorts were not created after my live stream.

Frequently asked questions

Does AI choose the moments on every plan?

On Pro and Studio the AI mode transcribes the whole recording and ranks the moments. On Creator and the trial the moments come from smart cuts at the natural pauses in speech. Both are automatic and both can miss.

Is my recording sent to an outside service?

For the AI mode, yes. The audio is sent for transcription to Whisper and for ranking to Claude or GPT, as the disclosure in Settings says.

Why did I get a Short that starts in the middle of a thought?

The cut was placed at a pause that was not the start of the idea. Trim the start in the editor, or delete the Short and press Create again on the same video for other moments.

Can I choose which part of the video becomes a Short?

Not in the automatic run. Open the video in the editor and cut the part you want, or trim an existing Short with Edit.

Will I always get 5 Shorts?

No. 5 is the most from one video. A short or mostly silent video can give fewer, and your monthly Shorts can limit the number too.

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