Long-video clippers · reviewed 17 August 2026
Shorty vs Eklipse
Choose Shorty if you have footage and want AI to turn a visual reference or written brief into one complete cut. Choose Eklipse when its primary fit matches your job: gamers and streamers who want automatic highlights, vertical conversion, memes, captions, and direct publishing. The products overlap around video, but their primary jobs are different.
01 / Quick verdict
Which should you choose?
Choose Shorty if…
- You have a set of raw clips and want one new edit shaped by a reference video or written direction.
- You want shot selection, pacing, reframing, captions, transitions, and colour planned together.
- You want a cloud-rendered MP4 without first learning a timeline or assembling every decision.
Choose Eklipse if…
- You have one long podcast, webinar, interview, or stream and want the best moments extracted into many shorts.
- Gamers and streamers who want automatic highlights, vertical conversion, memes, captions, and direct publishing.
- Specialised game and live-stream highlight detection.
02 / Side by side
Shorty and Eklipse solve different editing problems
Shorty assembles; clippers extract. Shorty chooses among multiple source clips to build a directed edit, while a clipper searches inside an existing long recording for self-contained highlights.
| Question | Shorty | Eklipse |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Your footage plus an optional reference video, built-in reference, or written editing brief | Connected Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Facebook, or console streams scanned for gaming highlights |
| Primary job | Plan and render one complete, style-directed edit from uploaded footage | Gamers and streamers who want automatic highlights, vertical conversion, memes, captions, and direct publishing |
| Editing model | AI analyses the media, builds a shot plan, applies the treatment, and cloud-renders the cut | Eklipse is purpose-built for streamers. It connects directly to streaming platforms, understands thousands of games, finds highlights automatically, and can add gaming-oriented memes, captions, vertical layouts, and publishing steps. |
| Manual control | Review the result in Shorty's read-only timeline; use a traditional editor for exact frame/layer changes | Game-specific highlight detection, voice command, vertical conversion, memes/effects, mobile review, and publishing |
| Output | Downloadable MP4 in 9:16, 4:5, 3:4, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, or 21:9 | Gaming and stream highlights packaged for Shorts, Reels, and TikTok |
| Pricing model | Creator US$9, Pro US$49, or Studio US$99 month-to-month; annual billing is discounted by 30% across all paid plans. All paid plans use credits for analysis and rendering, and actual edit cost varies with the footage processed. | The official July 2026 guide says clipping moved to paid plans after a free preview, starting around US$12.50/month billed annually. |
Research reviewed 17 August 2026 from Eklipse's official product information, official plan or pricing information, and Shorty's verified product guide. Features and prices can change; confirm the linked source before buying.
03 / Detailed comparison
Where each product is strongest
What Eklipse does well
Eklipse is purpose-built for streamers. It connects directly to streaming platforms, understands thousands of games, finds highlights automatically, and can add gaming-oriented memes, captions, vertical layouts, and publishing steps.
- Specialised game and live-stream highlight detection
- Direct Twitch, YouTube, Kick, console, and mobile workflows
- Gaming-specific memes, voice commands, vertical edits, and content publishing
Where Shorty's workflow differs
Shorty is genre-agnostic and directed by an explicit creative reference. It is better for assembling a planned creator or brand video from uploaded clips; Eklipse is better at not missing the exciting moment in hours of gameplay.
Shorty's reference is optional. You can upload one, choose a built-in example, or describe the desired cut. It creates new visuals from your source footage rather than reusing the reference's video frames.
Control and revisions
Eklipse offers game-specific highlight detection, voice command, vertical conversion, memes/effects, mobile review, and publishing. Shorty's current timeline is for playback and inspection, not frame-by-frame authoring. If exact masks, layers, keyframes, or clip trims are mandatory, finish in a dedicated editor.
Pricing in context
Eklipse: The official July 2026 guide says clipping moved to paid plans after a free preview, starting around US$12.50/month billed annually.
Shorty: Creator US$9, Pro US$49, or Studio US$99 month-to-month; annual billing is discounted by 30% across all paid plans. All paid plans use credits for analysis and rendering, and actual edit cost varies with the footage processed. Shorty shows an estimate before processing and settles credits from actual analysis/render usage.
Can they work together?
Let Eklipse find the plays, then combine exported highlights with face-cam, reaction, or lifestyle footage in Shorty for a more authored creator edit.
04 / Media, privacy & rights
Your source material still matters
Shorty stores uploaded media privately to your account and uses AI providers including Google Gemini and Anthropic to process media, derived samples, analyses, and instructions as needed to plan and render the edit. You must own or have permission to use uploaded footage, music, brands, and likenesses. A reference guides the edit; it does not transfer third-party rights. Read the privacy policy and terms.
05 / FAQ
Shorty vs Eklipse questions
Is Shorty better than Eklipse?
Shorty is better when you have a set of raw clips and want one new edit shaped by a reference video or written direction. Eklipse is better for gamers and streamers who want automatic highlights, vertical conversion, memes, captions, and direct publishing.
What is the main difference between Shorty and Eklipse?
Shorty assembles; clippers extract. Shorty chooses among multiple source clips to build a directed edit, while a clipper searches inside an existing long recording for self-contained highlights. Eklipse starts with connected twitch, youtube, kick, facebook, or console streams scanned for gaming highlights; Shorty starts with your footage plus an optional reference video or written editing brief.
Can Eklipse automatically edit raw footage?
Eklipse is purpose-built for streamers. It connects directly to streaming platforms, understands thousands of games, finds highlights automatically, and can add gaming-oriented memes, captions, vertical layouts, and publishing steps. Its automation should be judged against that job. Shorty specifically analyses a set of uploaded clips, creates an edit plan around a reference or brief, and cloud-renders the result.
Which costs less, Shorty or Eklipse?
Eklipse: The official July 2026 guide says clipping moved to paid plans after a free preview, starting around US$12.50/month billed annually. Shorty: Creator US$9, Pro US$49, or Studio US$99 month-to-month; annual billing is discounted by 30% across all paid plans. All paid plans use credits for analysis and rendering, and actual edit cost varies with the footage processed. Compare the amount of source footage, processing, manual finishing, and number of outputs you actually need—not only the headline subscription price.
Can I use Shorty and Eklipse together?
Let Eklipse find the plays, then combine exported highlights with face-cam, reaction, or lifestyle footage in Shorty for a more authored creator edit.
Published and fact-checked 17 August 2026