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Choose a clip length that fits your footage

15/30/60/90 seconds, a custom length, or let AI choose, and see whether you have enough footage.

Goal: a clip that's just long enough for its content: not stretched out and boring, and not so short of footage that pictures repeat.

Set the length

  1. In the บอก AI สั้น ๆ ก่อนเสนอเรื่อง (Brief AI Before It Suggests a Story) card, find the ความยาว (Length) row
    Length options
  2. Pick 15 วิ (15 sec), 30 วิ (30 sec), 60 วิ (60 sec), or 90 วิ (90 sec)
  3. Not sure? Pick ให้ AI เลือก (Let AI Choose). AI checks how long a story your footage can tell
  4. For an exact number, press กำหนดเอง (Custom) and type the number of seconds
    Set a custom length

Do you have enough footage?

  • Clips with someone speaking: under the length row, the app shows how many seconds of speech your footage has and a "แนะนำ … วิ" (Recommended … sec) value. Press the recommended number to use it
  • Picture-only clips (no one speaking) count as about 3 seconds per clip. The sample café has 5 picture-only clips, so 15–30 seconds fits
  • If you set a length longer than your footage, you'll see a warning that the footage may not be enough

Rough guide:

  • 5–10 picture-only clips → 15–30 sec
  • 1–2 minutes of talking to the camera → 60 sec
  • 3+ minutes of talking → 90 sec or custom

Common problems

  • If you get the not-enough-footage warning, shorten the length or add 3–5 more B-roll clips
  • If the clip comes out shorter than you expected, check whether ให้ AI เลือก (Let AI Choose) is selected. Switch to a number and have AI suggest again
  • If a long talking clip gets cut very short, try lowering the tightness level

Read more: The Footage step · Write a brief for AI

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