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Paste the YouTube 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.
YouTube content isn't ready for Instagram as it is: the ratio is different, the way people watch is different, attention spans are different. On YouTube viewers watch sound on, often on a big screen and decide within the first 15 seconds; on Instagram it's fast in the feed, strangers in Explore and the first 3 seconds. BeamTake bridges the gap: it pulls out the parts of a long recording that stand on their own, frames them for 9:16 (Reels) · 4:5 (feed) 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 Instagram's interface covers (~250 px at the top and ~320 px at the bottom are covered by the interface).
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 Instagram.
First, framing. A YouTube recording is 16:9 (long-form) · 9:16 (Shorts), while Instagram wants 9:16 (Reels) · 4:5 (feed). Cropping the center leaves the speaker out of frame; when the speaker moves, the frame has to move with them.
Second, length. On Instagram: Reels up to 3 minutes for recommendations. 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 Instagram feed video is often fast in the feed, strangers in Explore. Without captions, it might as well not be watched.
| Source ratio | 16:9 (long-form) · 9:16 (Shorts) |
|---|---|
| Target ratio | 9:16 (Reels) · 4:5 (feed) |
| Target resolution | 1080×1920 · 1080×1350 |
| Length | Reels up to 3 minutes for recommendations |
| Hook window | the first 3 seconds |
| Interface safe area | ~250 px at the top and ~320 px at the bottom are covered by the interface |
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.
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.
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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