Zlayo blog
Guides and quick answers on clipping, Reddit and text story videos, split screen, voice cloning, voiceovers and captions.
Quick answers
How long should YouTube Shorts be?
How long YouTube Shorts can be, the length that tends to work best, and whether length matters for making money from Shorts.
2 min read
How to make YouTube Shorts from long videos
How to turn a long YouTube video, stream or podcast into Shorts: finding the moments, cropping to vertical, captions and posting, by hand or with AI.
3 min read
What font does TikTok use for captions?
The font TikTok uses for its text and captions, and the bold caption fonts creators use on TikTok, Shorts and Reels to stay readable.
2 min read
How to clip Twitch streams for TikTok and Shorts
How to clip Twitch streams and turn them into TikToks and Shorts: Twitch clips vs full VODs, finding moments, vertical framing and captions.
3 min read
What's the best AI voice for Reddit stories?
How to pick the best AI voice for Reddit story videos: natural vs robotic, matching the story, speed, a second voice for quotes, or your own cloned voice.
2 min read
How to get paid for clipping streamers
Ways clippers get paid for clipping streamers: clipping campaigns that pay per view, streamers' own programs, and direct deals, and how to stand out.
3 min read
How to add text to speech on TikTok
How to use TikTok's built-in text to speech on a video, and how to get more natural AI voices or your own cloned voice for TikTok narration.
2 min read
What is Zlayo, and is it free?
Zlayo is an all-in-one AI tool for short videos: clipping, Reddit story and fake text videos, voiceovers, voice cloning and more. Pricing, and what a free account can do.
3 min read
Clipping
How to clip YouTube videos (online or with AI)
Three ways to clip YouTube videos online: cut one moment by hand, cut several from pasted timestamps, or let AI find the best moments and caption them.
7 min read
What is clipping? Clipping videos explained for beginners
What clipping videos means, why creators pay clippers, how clippers find moments and post them, and how to start clipping as a beginner.
6 min read
How to make money clipping videos (2026)
How clippers make money: clipping campaigns that pay per view, picking campaigns, making enough clips, and the mistakes that get submissions rejected.
7 min read
Is clipping videos legal?
When clipping videos is allowed and when it isn't: copyright, permission, clipping campaigns, fair use and platform rules. Not legal advice.
5 min read
How to clip videos for TikTok
How to turn long videos and YouTube videos into TikToks: finding the moment, vertical 9:16 framing, captions, length and posting tips.
5 min read
How to clip videos together (join clips into one video)
How to join several clips into one video online: putting them in order, trimming, transitions, music, captions and exporting for Shorts or TikTok.
4 min read
How to choose the best AI for clipping videos
What makes an AI clipping tool good: moment picking, framing, captions, clip count, rules, editing and price. A checklist to compare tools.
6 min read
How to clip streams and podcasts into Shorts
How clippers turn long streams and podcasts into viral Shorts, TikToks and Reels: moments, framing, captions, hooks, and how AI clipping does it.
7 min read
What are clipping campaigns, and how do clippers get paid?
Clipping campaigns pay you per view for short clips of a creator's content. How they work, the rules campaigns set, and how to make enough good clips to earn.
5 min read
Reddit story videos
Are Reddit story videos monetizable?
Can you make money from Reddit story videos on YouTube and TikTok? What the rules look for, why channels get rejected, and how to qualify.
6 min read
How to make Reddit story TikToks with AI
How to make Reddit story TikToks fast: picking stories, AI narration, Minecraft parkour or subway gameplay, captions and posting, without editing by hand.
5 min read
How to make Reddit story videos (step by step)
How to turn a Reddit post into a narrated TikTok or Shorts video: stories, voices, gameplay, captions and posting, plus a tool that does it.
6 min read
Text story videos
How to make text story videos for TikTok
How to make text story videos for TikTok: writing a chat that hooks, iMessage-style look, typing bubbles, timing, sounds, narration and gameplay underneath.
5 min read
How to make fake text message videos
How to make text story videos where a chat types itself out over gameplay: writing it, timing, typing bubbles, sounds and narration.
5 min read
Voice cloning and voiceovers
How to clone your voice with AI
How AI voice cloning works and how to clone your own voice from a short recording, then use it to narrate videos, stories and audiobooks.
5 min read
Is voice cloning legal?
When AI voice cloning is legal and when it isn't: consent, impersonation, voice cloning scams and how to use a cloned voice safely. Not legal advice.
5 min read
How to add an AI voiceover to a video
How to add a natural AI voiceover to TikTok and YouTube videos: writing the script, picking a voice, speed and pitch, and putting it on your video.
4 min read
Can you monetize AI voiceover videos on YouTube?
Whether YouTube lets you earn from videos with AI voiceovers, what its policies look for, disclosure rules, and how to make AI-narrated videos that qualify.
5 min read
Captions and audiobooks
How to add captions to videos
How to add captions to TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Reels: automatic captions from the speech, word-by-word highlighting, fonts that read on a phone.
4 min read
How to turn a book into an audiobook with AI
How to turn an EPUB or text file into an audiobook with AI narration: preparing the file, choosing a voice, chapters, and the rights you need.
4 min read