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Highlight Selector

Find highlights, make Shorts —
in Premiere Pro.

Plentake analyzes a long video and finds the moments with the highest short-form potential — the self-contained, attention-holding parts most likely to perform as a clip — and copies each into its own 9:16 (or horizontal) sequence for Shorts, Reels and TikTok. Then the rest of Plentake trims it to length and dresses it up with motion graphics, b-roll and captions, so each clip leaves Premiere ready to post. It's a Premiere-native alternative to browser clip tools.

See it in action
Short demo — coming soon

Repurpose long videos into clips — without scrubbing the timeline

You already know the gold is in there somewhere: the story that landed, the answer that hit, the thirty seconds worth posting. The problem is finding it. Repurposing a long podcast, interview or stream into Shorts usually means scrubbing the whole recording, jotting timestamps, and rebuilding each clip by hand — for every clip, every time.

Plentake's Highlight Selector does the finding for you. It reads the full recording, picks the moments that stand on their own, and copies each one into its own ready-to-post sequence — sized horizontal or 9:16 vertical, right inside your project. You open a sequence, finish it, export it. The hunting is done.

How the highlight extractor works

Three moves, all inside Premiere Pro — no exporting to a browser tool, no re-importing.

1

It reads the full recording

Plentake works from your transcript, so it understands the whole recording — every point, story and answer from start to finish.

2

It picks the strongest moments

Instead of random cuts, it finds the moments that stand on their own — the parts that make sense and hold attention as a clip.

3

It builds a sequence per clip

Each highlight is copied into its own ready-to-post sequence — horizontal or 9:16 vertical — waiting in your project to finish and export.

Why this is different

Most clip finders live in a browser, chop by rough rules, and hand you files to re-import. Plentake picks standalone moments — not random cuts — and delivers each one as its own sequence inside the project you're already editing.

✓ Standalone moments, not random cuts ✓ Own sequence per clip ✓ Vertical or horizontal ✓ In your Premiere timeline ✓ Works from your transcript ✓ Ready to post

From highlight to viral-ready clip — all in one panel

Finding the moment is only half the job. Browser-based clip tools (like Opus Clip) find a highlight and hand you a file — then you still open an editor to trim, caption and polish it. Because Plentake lives inside Premiere, the clip it finds flows straight into the rest of your toolkit:

One panel takes a long recording all the way to a posted-ready vertical clip — the moment found, cut to length, dressed up and captioned, without leaving your timeline.

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Step-by-step tutorial

From one long recording to a set of ready-to-post sequences.

  1. Install Plentake & open the panel

    In Premiere Pro: Window → Extensions → Plentake. Sign in — a free account unlocks the A-Roll Cleaner and gives you trial credits for the AI tools.

  2. Open the Highlight Selector

    Switch to the Highlight Selector tab with your long recording — a podcast, interview, stream or talking-head video — on the timeline.

  3. Transcribe your recording

    Click Generate transcript, or reuse one you already made. Plentake works from your transcript, and it's shared by every tool, so you never transcribe the same video twice.

  4. Choose horizontal or vertical

    Pick the aspect ratio for your clips: keep it horizontal, or go 9:16 vertical for Shorts, Reels and TikTok.

  5. Find the highlights

    Plentake reads the full recording and picks the strongest standalone moments — the ones that work as a clip on their own.

  6. Open each clip's sequence

    Every highlight is copied into its own ready-to-post sequence in your project. Open one, finish it however you like, and export.

Watch the full walkthrough

Full tutorial
Complete walkthrough — coming soon

Turn your next long video into Shorts

Start free with the A-Roll Cleaner, then try the Highlight Selector and every other tool with trial credits — no credit card to begin.

Get started — free

Frequently asked

Can I make horizontal and vertical clips?

Yes. Each highlight can be horizontal or 9:16 vertical, so you can keep the original framing or export straight to Shorts, Reels and TikTok.

How does it pick the moments?

Plentake works from your transcript. It reads the full recording and picks the strongest standalone moments — the parts that hold up as a clip on their own — instead of chopping the video at random points.

Does each clip get its own sequence?

Yes. Every highlight is copied into its own ready-to-post sequence in your project, so you can open each one, finish it and export it independently — all without leaving Premiere Pro.

How much does it cost?

The Highlight Selector runs on credits, and your video is transcribed once and reused by every tool, so you never pay for that twice. See pricing.

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