Split Video for YouTube Shorts
The fastest way to turn one long recording into a week of YouTube Shorts: SplitVideo's Shorts Studio slices your video into vertical 9:16 clips at Shorts-friendly lengths — free, no watermark, and everything happens on your device.
Why creators use it for Shorts
- One-tap presets: 15s, 30s, 60s, and 90s — the lengths that work best as Shorts.
- True 9:16 output: hardware-accelerated re-encode to 1080×1920, not a stretched fake.
- Batch everything: a 10-minute recording becomes twenty 30-second Shorts in one run, with a single ZIP download.
- Gameplay-ready: built for long gaming sessions — split a 2-hour stream into Shorts while you make chai.
Horizontal recording? Two good options
9:16 Crop zooms into the center of the frame — best when the action stays middle-screen (talking head, centered gameplay). 9:16 Blur BG keeps the full horizontal frame visible and fills the top and bottom with a blurred copy — best for wide gameplay or screen recordings where cropping would cut off UI.
FAQ
What length should YouTube Shorts clips be?
YouTube Shorts can be up to 3 minutes long, but clips between 15 and 60 seconds tend to hold attention best. The Shorts Studio has one-tap 15s, 30s, 60s, and 90s presets so you can slice a long video to the right length instantly.
What video size do YouTube Shorts need?
Shorts are vertical: 1080×1920 pixels (9:16 aspect ratio). If your recording is horizontal, use the studio's 9:16 Crop for full-screen vertical or 9:16 Blur BG for the blurred-fill style — both re-encode to true 1080×1920.
Can I split a long video into multiple Shorts at once?
Yes. Drop in a long recording, choose the Every X sec mode with a 30s or 60s preset, and the studio renders every clip in one batch. Download them individually or as a single ZIP.