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Paste the Instagram link
Drop the link in the box. The whole video isn't downloaded; only the audio is fetched first, so even long recordings start quickly.
Instagram content isn't ready for YouTube as it is: the ratio is different, the way people watch is different, attention spans are different. On Instagram viewers watch fast in the feed, strangers in Explore and decide within the first 3 seconds; on YouTube it's sound on, often on a big screen and the first 15 seconds. BeamTake bridges the gap: it pulls out the parts of a long recording that stand on their own, frames them for 16:9 (long-form) · 9:16 (Shorts) and burns in the captions.
Drop the link in the box. The whole video isn't downloaded; only the audio is fetched first, so even long recordings start quickly.
Speech is transcribed with word timing, and segments that start and end cleanly and make sense on their own are scored. Pick the ones you want from the list.
The frame follows the speaker's face and leaves room for the part of the screen YouTube's interface covers (on Shorts the bottom ~180 px is covered by the title and channel name).
Captions are rendered into the video, no separate file needed. Pick one of nine styles; font size scales to the ratio automatically.
If your account is connected the clip goes straight out; or put it on the calendar for a good time on YouTube.
First, framing. A Instagram recording is 9:16 (Reels) · 4:5 (feed), while YouTube wants 16:9 (long-form) · 9:16 (Shorts). Cropping the center leaves the speaker out of frame; when the speaker moves, the frame has to move with them.
Second, length. On YouTube: Shorts up to 3 minutes. Cutting from the start of a long recording doesn't work, because what grabs viewers is where the topic turns, not the opening.
Third, sound. In the YouTube feed video is often sound on, often on a big screen. Without captions, it might as well not be watched.
| Source ratio | 9:16 (Reels) · 4:5 (feed) |
|---|---|
| Target ratio | 16:9 (long-form) · 9:16 (Shorts) |
| Target resolution | 1920×1080 · 1080×1920 |
| Length | Shorts up to 3 minutes |
| Hook window | the first 15 seconds |
| Interface safe area | on Shorts the bottom ~180 px is covered by the title and channel name |
Content on YouTube travels two ways: search and recommendations. Search keeps sending traffic for years, recommendations spike in the first hours and fade. The Shorts feed sits in between: it spreads through recommendations but is also fed by search.
On Instagram, Reels reach people who don't know you through Explore, while the feed reaches your followers. The two audiences expect different things: an Explore viewer has no context, a follower does. That's why the same first sentence can work in one place and fall flat in the other.
Yes. Just paste the link; you don't need to download anything. Only the audio is transcribed, and video is fetched just for the ranges you pick.
Framing follows the face and is smoothed, so it doesn't jump. If you're not happy, re-render the clip with a different ratio; nothing is re-transcribed, only the framing changes.
It depends on how dense the conversation is. A forty-minute recording typically gives 6–10 standalone moments; you pick which ones to publish.
Yes. Edit them line by line in the dashboard, or download the .srt, fix it and burn it in again. Handy for names and brand names.
Burn word-by-word captions into the whole video, with .srt and .txt files.
OpenTranscriptTurn video or audio into text: clean paragraphs, .srt, .vtt and an optional summary with chapters.
OpenVideo translatorTranscribe the speech, translate it and burn the translated captions into the video. .srt in both languages.
OpenCrop and resizeTurn a horizontal video vertical or square, following the speaker. Framing only, no captions.
OpenTrim videoSet a start and end and keep that part. Change the aspect ratio too if you like.
OpenSplit videoSplit a long video into equal parts, each labeled 'Part 1/5'.
OpenProcess 30 minutes of video free every month and see the results. Upgrade if you like it.
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