At a glance
| OpusClip | Submagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Core job | Clips from long videos | Captions and short-form editing |
| Extras | AI editing of clips | B-roll, silence removal, scheduling, exports up to 4K/60fps |
| Best for | Repurposing long videos | Captioned Shorts and Reels |
| Price | See OpusClip | See Submagic |
What OpusClip is
OpusClip is an AI clipping and editing tool that turns long videos, such as podcasts, webinars and YouTube videos, into short clips for vertical platforms.
What Submagic is
Submagic is an AI editor for short-form video. Its site lists styled captions, silence removal, b-roll, automatic clips from long videos, scheduled publishing to social platforms and exports up to 4K at 60fps.
Choose OpusClip if
- Your main input is long videos you want cut into many clips.
- Finding the best moments is the hard part for you.
Choose Submagic if
- Captions and styling matter most.
- You want scheduling in the same tool.
- You already film short videos and just need them polished.
What DoneEdit is (and isn't)
DoneEdit is a done-for-you editing service run by Vadim Soin. You send one raw talking-head video and get back a finished edit with captions, punch-in zooms, b-roll and music within 48 hours. AI does the repetitive work and a person checks the result. Two revisions are included, and if the second revision still misses, you get a refund. Files are deleted after 30 days.
It's deliberately narrow: one English speaker, up to 10 minutes of raw footage and up to 5 finished minutes. It doesn't edit multi-speaker podcasts or long-form videos. The founding price is $27 per video for the first 20 customers, then $67, with thumbnails for +$10. DoneEdit is new, so we don't publish customer results yet.
Worked example
A podcaster with a weekly hour-long episode may find OpusClip's clip-finding the bigger time saver. A coach who films 60-second tips on a phone may get more out of Submagic's captions and b-roll. Try both on the same video with their free options and compare the results you'd actually post.
Run the same long video through both
Pick one long recording, such as a podcast episode or webinar, and run it through each tool. For each, count:
- Clips you'd post as-is.
- Clips you'd post after small fixes.
- Clips you'd throw away.
OpusClip's main job is finding moments in long videos, so judge it mostly on the first number. Submagic also lists automatic clips but puts more emphasis on caption styling, b-roll, silence removal and scheduling, so also judge how finished each clip looks and whether scheduling saves you a step.
When each one wins
- You record long-form and the bottleneck is finding moments: OpusClip.
- You film short videos and the bottleneck is making them look good: Submagic's captions, b-roll and 4K/60fps exports.
- You want scheduling in the same tool: Submagic lists publishing to social platforms.
- You need the main video edited, not clipped: DoneEdit edits one talking-head recording into a finished video, $27 (first 20 customers) or $67.
Which input do you have?
The most useful question is what you feed in. Both tools can produce clips, but they start from different assumptions.
Long recordings in, many clips out. If you publish podcasts, webinars, interviews or long YouTube videos, the hard part is finding the 30–60 seconds worth posting. That's OpusClip's core job, turning long videos into short clips, so judge it on whether its picks match what you'd have chosen.
Short recordings in, polished Shorts out. If you already film vertical tips on your phone, there's nothing to find; the work is styling. Submagic's caption styles, silence removal, b-roll and scheduling matter more there.
One talking-head recording in, one finished video out. Neither tool is designed to be your main editor. If the video you care about is a single-speaker piece for YouTube or your website, DoneEdit edits it and you can run the finished file through OpusClip or Submagic afterwards. Whichever tool you use, keep the original files, so you can re-clip when a topic comes back around.
Decision checklist
- Clipping long videos? OpusClip.
- Styling short videos and scheduling? Submagic.
- One polished talking-head video? DoneEdit.
- Always review AI clips before posting.
Bottom line
OpusClip is the pick when clipping long videos is the main job. Submagic is the pick when caption styling, polish and scheduling matter most. Both still need a human to review clips before they go out.