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Media Tools
Turn a long recording into captioned, cropped, short-form clips with an audio kit and a transcript, in one workspace.
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Who it is for
- Content creators and podcasters
- Social media managers
- Marketers
The problem
Repurposing one long video into short clips means a transcript in one tool, captions in another, cropping in a third, and an export from each.
How GistCite solves it
Upload a file up to 500 MB, or import a public video from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook or Bilibili. Get automatic captions, burn them in, trim, crop for each social format, compress, normalise loudness and remove silence, and let AI suggest clips from the transcript.
Capabilities
Transcribe and caption
Automatic captions with burn-in and SRT export.
Benefit: Every clip is readable with the sound off.
Caption a videoTrim, crop, compress
Cut a segment, crop to 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5, and shrink the file.
Benefit: One upload, every platform.
Crop a video for social formatsAudio kit
Convert, normalise loudness, trim, cut silences and denoise.
Benefit: Podcast-ready audio without a DAW.
Every Audio Kit tool explainedAI clip ideas
Suggested short segments from a saved transcript, with timestamps.
Benefit: Start from the best moments, not from minute zero.
Find clip ideas from a transcriptBenefits
- Transforms are 1 unit each; downloads of public media are 1 unit per MB, shown before you confirm.
- Files stream through the server and are not kept after the response.
How it works
Step 1
Upload or import
A file up to 500 MB, or a public video link.
Step 2
Transform
Captions, trims, crops, compression, audio fixes.
Step 3
Export
Download each result; the transcript joins your history.
Integrations and formats
- ffmpeg
- Whisper transcription
- Public video and audio import
- REST API
Security and data handling
Read the full picture on the security and compliance page.
- Media is streamed to a temporary file for the duration of the job and deleted afterwards.
- Every extraction endpoint is rate-limited per IP; signed-in use is metered against the plan's monthly quota.
- TLS in transit; passwords bcrypt-hashed; API keys stored only as SHA-256 digests.
Evidence
- Transforms run on ffmpeg; transcription on Whisper; both are named in the Media Tools guide. Check this
Worked examples
Independent podcaster
From a one-hour podcast episode to a newsletter, captions and three clips
One public episode on YouTube becomes a transcript, a chaptered summary, a newsletter draft, SRT captions and three short clips, all from one upload.
Read the independent podcaster walkthroughPricing
- Plans
- Pro and API
- Cost per action
- 1 unit per transform or Audio Kit export; downloads 1 unit per MB; clip ideas 10 units.
- How it is priced
- Included in Pro and API plans.
Media Tools questions
- What file sizes are supported?
- Uploads up to 500 MB.
- Can I import from TikTok or Instagram?
- Yes, public videos from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Bilibili; downloads are metered at 1 unit per MB.
Try Media Tools now
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