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VelaClip
How it works

From sermon to clips, in five moves.

A single, predictable pipeline. Everything happens on your Mac — no uploads, no queue, no per-clip cost.

100% on-device
Works offline
Nothing uploaded
~20 min per sermon
The pipeline

Five steps. One afternoon's work, done in minutes.

Drop in Sunday's service and walk away with a week of platform-ready clips.

  1. 1
    01 · Source
    Drop in the sermon

    MP4, MOV, ProRes, MKV or a raw audio file. One service, one drag.

    sunday-service.mp4 · 1h 14m
  2. 2
    02 · Transcribe
    On-device transcript

    Word-level timestamps, speaker turns and scripture references — all on your Mac.

    12,480 words · 0 cloud calls
  3. 3
    03 · Find moments
    AI ranks the strongest clips

    Semantic search, emotional beats, applause and pauses score every candidate.

    18 moments · avg score 0.86
  4. 4
    04 · Reframe & caption
    Vertical, square, wide

    Speaker-aware framing, editorial captions and your brand kit applied automatically.

    9:16 · 1:1 · 16:9
  5. 5
    05 · Export
    Ready for every platform

    One click prepares files, thumbnails and post copy for TikTok, Reels, Shorts and YouTube.

    Reels · TikTok · Shorts · YT
01 · Source

Drop in the sermon

MP4, MOV, ProRes, MKV or a raw audio file. One service, one drag.

  • MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, HEVC, ProRes
  • MP3, WAV, AAC, M4A audio imports
  • Multi-camera or single-file workflows

Tip: No cloud upload. Your file stays on disk.

sunday-service.mp4
1h 14m · 4.2 GB · HEVC
Drop to import
02 · Transcribe

On-device transcript

Word-level timestamps, speaker turns and scripture references — all on your Mac.

  • Word-level timestamps for precise cuts
  • Speaker diarization for multi-mic setups
  • Scripture reference detection (Luke 15, Romans 5…)

Tip: Runs fully offline after first-launch model download.

Transcript · 12,480 words
00:07:24
Faith is not the absence of fear…
00:15:39
When we trust God in the waiting…
00:23:14Luke 15
Luke 15 — forgiveness is not pretending…
03 · Find moments

AI ranks the strongest clips

Semantic search, emotional beats, applause and pauses score every candidate.

  • Semantic search — "find moments about forgiveness"
  • Emotional beats, applause, and pause detection
  • Church-aware themes: faith, prayer, testimony, grace

Tip: Chat with the AI agent to refine results in plain language.

Find moments about faith
18 moments found
00:07:24
Faith is not the absence of fear...
92
00:15:39
When we trust God in the waiting...
89
00:28:11
Faith moves when feelings don't...
87
04 · Reframe & caption

Vertical, square, wide

Speaker-aware framing, editorial captions and your brand kit applied automatically.

  • Smart reframe keeps speakers centered
  • Animated captions with your brand fonts
  • Brand kits: logos, colors, lower-thirds

Tip: One sermon → three aspect ratios in a single pass.

9:16
TikTok / Reels
1:1
Feed / X
16:9
YouTube
Smart reframe + animated captions + brand kit applied
05 · Export

Ready for every platform

One click prepares files, thumbnails and post copy for TikTok, Reels, Shorts and YouTube.

  • Platform-safe zones and caption styles
  • Suggested hooks and post copy per clip
  • MP4 export (H.264 or HEVC)

Tip: Export a week of content in one sitting.

Export queue · 6 clips ready
TikTok
9:16 Vertical
Instagram Reels
9:16 Vertical
YouTube Shorts
9:16 Vertical
Facebook
4:5 Vertical
Time saved

What used to take an afternoon now takes less than 20 minutes.

Church media teams report cutting their weekly clip workflow from 3–4 hours down to a single coffee break.

Manual workflow
3–4 hrs
  • · Scrub through 60+ minutes of footage
  • · Manually find and trim moments
  • · Reframe and caption each clip by hand
  • · Export separately for each platform
With VelaClip
~20 min
  • Drop in the sermon file
  • Review AI-ranked moments
  • Tweak captions and brand
  • Export all formats at once
Export

Every platform, one export pass.

VelaClip prepares optimized files, thumbnails, and suggested post copy for each destination.

TikTok
9:16 Vertical
Instagram Reels
9:16 Vertical
YouTube Shorts
9:16 Vertical
Facebook
4:5 Vertical
YouTube
16:9 Landscape
X
1:1 & 16:9
Privacy

Your sermons stay on your Mac.

Use local transcription, local processing, and optional offline AI models. Connect cloud AI only when you choose to.

Private by design
Your videos never leave your Mac.
On-device AI
Transcription and moment discovery run locally.
Works offline
No internet required after first launch.
No accounts needed
Local processing needs no login.
FAQ

Common questions about the workflow.

Ready to try the five-move pipeline?

Join early access and be among the first churches to turn Sunday into a week of content.

macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Free during beta