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Gameplay highlight workflow

How to Make Gameplay Highlights From Long Videos

Long gameplay recordings are full of useful moments, but cutting them manually takes time. Polley AutoClip helps turn long videos into gameplay highlights by batch generating short clips from your source footage. This works well for stream archives, lets plays, challenge runs, boss fights, funny moments, and short-form gaming content.

Video walkthrough

Watch the workflow for converting a long gameplay recording into short highlight clips.

How to turn long gameplay into highlight clips

  1. 1. Choose the right profile for the game

    Use Modern for action games, platformers, shooters, racing games, and visually active footage. Use Retro when the video has dialog, cutscenes, or story pacing that matters.

  2. 2. Set clip length for short-form platforms

    A common starting point is 8 seconds minimum, 13 seconds target, and 29 seconds maximum. This gives you short gaming clips that are easier to reuse for Shorts and social posts.

  3. 3. Adjust Scene Thresh for more highlight candidates

    Lower values create more cut points. This is useful when your gameplay has lots of movement, transitions, attacks, or quick camera changes.

  4. 4. Import the full gameplay recording

    Add a stream VOD, lets play, challenge run, match replay, or any longer gameplay video that you want to repurpose into smaller clips.

  5. 5. Select an export folder and generate clips

    Pick your output folder, generate clips, and review the exported results. You can quickly sort through the candidates and keep the best gameplay moments.

  6. 6. Upload the best moments as highlights

    Use the exported files for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels, gaming compilations, or channel promo clips.

Best use case: This page is focused on creators who want a faster way to pull gaming highlights from long recordings without manually editing every moment.

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