StreamLive ProMake Shorts from a video on your phone
Turn a video on your phone into captioned vertical Shorts with the StreamLive Pro app: pick it from the gallery, choose how many, and publish them to your networks.
To make Shorts on your phone with the StreamLive Pro app, open Create Shorts, pick a video from the gallery or film one, choose one Short or several, and tap Create: our servers find the moments, crop them to vertical, add captions in your style, and notify you when they are ready to publish. In version 1.2.0 the same screen is called Create short videos. The app is a direct Android download from streamlivepro.io/app today; it is not in Google Play or the App Store yet.
Before you start
- The app installed and signed in: Install the StreamLive Pro app on Android (APK). On an iPhone, make Shorts on the website until the app is in the App Store.
- A video with speech. A talk, a class, an interview or a live recording works best, because captions and the choice of moments follow what is said.
- Wi-Fi for long videos. The whole video is uploaded first.
- Shorts left in your account. The screen shows how many short videos are left in your plan. Read more in How many Shorts can I make?.
Steps
- Open Create Shorts. On the Shorts tab (Videos from 1.2.0), or from the Create (+) button, tap Create Shorts ("From a video in your gallery, edited and ready").
- Pick the video. Tap Choose from gallery, or Record now to film one. The question on the screen is "Which video should become Shorts?". The upload starts right away and you can keep using the app.
- Wait for the length check. The screen shows the video's length. If the video is too short, it says so and you can pick another one.
- Choose one or several. I have a short video makes one edited Short. I have a long video makes several. With several, use Fewer and More under How many Shorts.
- Tap the button. It says Edit into one Short, Create N Shorts or Create up to N Shorts. "Up to" means we keep only moments that are good enough. The screen estimates each Short at about 30 to 60 seconds and how many minutes it will take.
- Close the screen if you like. The upload continues in the background and editing starts right after it. You get a notification when the Shorts are ready, and they appear in the Shorts tab.
- Watch and publish. Open a Short. Publish everywhere sends it to your networks; Schedule picks a time; Save to gallery and Share are there too. Posting to several networks: Publish a post to every network from the phone app.
Your Shorts style
On the Shorts list, the palette button (Shorts style) opens optional settings for your next Shorts. You do not have to change anything; the defaults choose per Short.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Captions | The caption design burned into each Short: Short style: set the look of all your Shorts once |
| Caption language | Automatic (the spoken language), or Translate to another language, where your plan includes caption translation |
| Music | Background music under the speech: Background music in Shorts: choose a mood or turn it off |
| Sound effects & transitions | Small sounds and transitions on cuts |
| Cutaway video (B-roll) | Short cutaways only where they truly fit; off keeps the Short on the speaker: B-roll in Shorts: what it is and how to turn it off |
| Accent colour | The highlight colour; Smart picks one per Short |
| Brand logo | Your logo on every Short, placed and sized for you. PNG, WebP or SVG, under 20 MB, not animated: Add your logo to every Short automatically |
The style is saved to your account and applies to the Shorts you make next, not to ones already made.
Shorts from your lives
You do not have to upload a live recording yourself. After a live, StreamLive Pro makes Shorts from it automatically unless you turned that off, and the app's end-of-live screen says it will let you know when they are ready. See Turn automatic Shorts on or off and How to make Shorts from a live stream automatically.
What can go wrong
| Symptom | Likely cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| "The video did not finish uploading" | The connection dropped during the upload | Tap Try again on Wi-Fi |
| "Waiting for the network, the upload will resume" | No connection right now | Nothing to do; it resumes by itself |
| The video is too short | It is under the minimum length the screen shows | Pick a longer video |
| "Please choose a video." | A photo was picked | Pick a video file |
| Fewer Shorts than you asked for | Not enough strong moments | That is what "up to" means; try a longer video |
| Shorts take long | A long video or a busy moment | You get a notification; see Shorts are taking long or "Creating shorts is stuck |
Publishing to TikTok
TikTok posts are made by you, from the publish screen, one at a time. StreamLive Pro does not schedule or auto-post to TikTok, so Schedule does not apply there. See Post a Short to YouTube Shorts, Reels and TikTok.
Frequently asked questions
Can I make Shorts from any video on my phone?
Yes, from a video in your gallery or one you film in the app, as long as it is long enough. Videos with speech work well, because captions and moments follow the words.
How long is each Short?
The screen estimates about 30 to 60 seconds each. Choose I have a short video when you want a single edited Short.
Do I have to stay on the screen while Shorts are made?
No. You can close it. The upload continues in the background and you get a notification when the Shorts are ready.
Are captions added automatically?
Yes. Every Short gets captions in the spoken language, in the design set in your Shorts style.
Can I make Shorts on an iPhone?
Not in the app yet, because it is not in the App Store. Use the Shorts page on the website until then.
Keep reading
Add stickers to a video in the StreamLive Pro editor: arrows, highlight boxes, Subscribe and Like badges, reactions, with their place, size and timing.
Change a video's aspect ratio in the editorSwitch a video between 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5 in the StreamLive Pro editor, choose which part of the picture stays, lock the frame, and export at the network's size.
Fade in, fade out and dissolves in the video editorAdd a fade in, fade out, dip to black or white, or a dissolve at a cut in the StreamLive Pro editor, and fade music with the handles on audio clips.
Keyframes and effects in the video editorAnimate a clip with keyframes in the StreamLive Pro editor, such as a slow zoom, a move or a fade of opacity, and add looks like black and white or a vignette.
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