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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 TikTok 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 TikTok it's one-handed, vertical, often starting muted and the first 2 seconds. BeamTake bridges the gap: it pulls out the parts of a long recording that stand on their own, frames them for 9:16 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 TikTok's interface covers (~140 px of buttons on the right edge, ~340 px of username and caption at the bottom).
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 TikTok.
First, framing. A YouTube recording is 16:9 (long-form) · 9:16 (Shorts), while TikTok wants 9:16. Cropping the center leaves the speaker out of frame; when the speaker moves, the frame has to move with them.
Second, length. On TikTok: up to 10 minutes; 21–34 seconds is the comfortable range in the feed. 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 TikTok feed video is often one-handed, vertical, often starting muted. Without captions, it might as well not be watched.
| Source ratio | 16:9 (long-form) · 9:16 (Shorts) |
|---|---|
| Target ratio | 9:16 |
| Target resolution | 1080×1920 |
| Length | up to 10 minutes; 21–34 seconds is the comfortable range in the feed |
| Hook window | the first 2 seconds |
| Interface safe area | ~140 px of buttons on the right edge, ~340 px of username and caption at the bottom |
On TikTok, follower count doesn't decide distribution: every video is shown to a small group first and grows based on how they react. A new account's clip can travel as far as an old one's, but for the same reason every clip has to prove itself from zero.
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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