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The Opus Clip alternative when you have no footage

Opus Clip alternative: create new videos instead of cutting yours

Opus Clip takes a long video you already have, like a podcast or a webinar, and turns its best moments into vertical clips. Rewatch starts from nothing but an idea: it writes the story, casts characters, voices them and animates every scene into a 9:16 video.

Create a videoFeature by feature
Output exampleGrandma shreds3D animation
Output exampleFridge dramaLiving fruits
Output exampleThe talking strawberryLiving fruits
How they differ

Repurposing vs creating

Opus Clip works on footage that exists. Rewatch makes the footage itself. Which one you need depends on what you have when you sit down.

Making shorts with Opus Clip

  1. 01

    Upload a long video

    Bring a podcast episode, an interview, a stream or a talk you recorded.

  2. 02

    Let the AI find the moments

    It spots the strongest passages and reframes them for vertical screens.

  3. 03

    Polish and export the clips

    Adjust captions and trims, then download or share the short clips.

Excellent when you already publish long content and want more shorts out of it.

Making a short with Rewatch

  1. 01

    Start from an idea

    One sentence, a script you wrote, or a TikTok link you want to remake in another style.

  2. 02

    Check the story first

    Read the script, meet the characters and see the shot list before any image is generated.

  3. 03

    Approve a scene, then finish

    One scene is made first. Once you like it, the rest is animated, voiced, captioned and edited.

Built for creators who have stories to tell but no camera, no actors and no raw footage.

Made with Rewatch

Videos you could never clip, because they were never filmed

Each one starts from a short prompt and comes out as a captioned vertical MP4.

  • Mystery short

    A lighthouse keeper finds a letter dated tomorrow, slow push in on his trembling hands.

  • Educational story

    A water drop narrates its trip from a cloud to the ocean, in cut paper style.

  • Motivation tale

    A boxer trains alone at dawn, cinematic lighting, a mentor's voice over the final shot.

  • Fantasy episode

    A young mage's spell backfires and turns the castle cat into a dragon, anime style.

  • Funny storytime

    A grandpa explains smartphones to his parrot, flat cartoon, deadpan ending.

  • Horror two parter

    Part 1 ends on a scratching sound under the bed, part 2 opens right there.

Your call

Which one is right for you?

Pick Opus Clip if

  • You already record podcasts, streams or long YouTube videos
  • You want many clips from one recording with little effort
  • Your face or your guests are the content
  • You need your existing footage reframed to vertical

Pick Rewatch if

  • You have no footage and do not want to film
  • You want fiction: characters, dialogue, twists
  • You want the same characters and voices across a series
  • You want to approve the story and one scene before the rest is made

Use both if

  • You clip your long videos and also want original story shorts
  • You turn ideas from your podcast into animated stories
  • You fill your posting calendar with two kinds of content
Side by side

Feature by feature

Opus Clip alternative: create new videos instead of cutting yours
FeatureRewatchOpus Clip
Turn a long video into short clipsNoYes
Reframe your own footage to verticalNoYes
Create a video from a single ideaYesNot its focus
Story and dialogue written for youYesNot its focus
Animated characters with consistent facesYesNot its focus
A distinct voice per characterYesUses your audio
Remake a TikTok in a new style from its linkYesNot its focus
Automatic captionsYesYes
14 visual styles, from anime to film noirYesYour footage's look

Based on public information available as of October 2026. Features change: check each product for the latest.

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No footage? Start with a story

Type one sentence and Rewatch writes, casts and animates it. You approve the story and the first scene along the way.