Generating Short Clips from Long Videos with Python

This guide walks through clip_generator.py , a script in the clip-api-examples repo that uses the Clip API to extract short, captioned segments from a longer video. You provide a video source, either a YouTube URL or a local MP4 file, and the script handles the rest: downloading or uploading the video, analyzing it, and rendering a new clip based on your instructions. The example in this guide uses a YouTube URL to keep the setup simple. The full source code is available at github.com/reka-ai/clip-api-examples . Prerequisites Clone the repository and install dependencies: git clone https://github.com/reka-ai/clip-api-examples cd clip-api-examples/python pip install -r requirements.txt Then export your API key: export REKA_API_KEY = your_key_here If you don't have a key yet, get one here . Free credits renew every month. Running the Script From the python/ folder, run: python clip_generator.py The script prompts you for a YouTube URL. Paste it in, and the job starts immediately. The Job