I Put 60 Long Videos Through Opus Clip and Published Every Clip: The Performance Data From All Three Platforms

420 clips generated. 210 published. 60 days of tracking on YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok. Here is every number and what content type performed best.

Alex Chen

March 22, 2026

I Put 60 Long Videos Through Opus Clip and Published Every Clip: The Performance Data From All Three Platforms

I had 60 long-form videos ranging from 15 to 55 minutes each that had never been repurposed. Manual clipping was too slow to justify. I ran all 60 through Opus Clip over three weeks, reviewed every generated clip and published 210 of them across YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok. I tracked performance for 60 days. Here is what the data actually showed.

What Opus Clip Actually Does

Opus Clip analyzes your video transcript and visual content simultaneously to identify moments with the highest short-form potential. It scores each clip candidate, generates the clip with animated captions and a speaker highlight box and exports in vertical format for each target platform. Processing time ranged from 8 minutes for a 15-minute video to 28 minutes for a 50-minute video. The quality of what it selects depends almost entirely on the type of content in the original video.

Opus Clip Settings for Best Results in 2026:
1. Clip length: set to 45 to 75 seconds (outperforms both shorter and longer in avg watch time)
2. Target all three platforms simultaneously for maximum repurposing value
3. AI score threshold: review all clips above 70 score, reject below 50 without watching
4. Caption style: match your channel font and brand colors for consistency
5. Batch upload in groups of 10 to avoid queue delays
6. Review rule: reject any clip that loses context without the full video
7. Export all approved clips in one batch download, schedule with Buffer or Later

What Content Type Performed Best

Platform by Platform Results

YouTube Shorts drove the most channel subscriber growth with 847 new main channel subscribers attributable to Shorts traffic in 60 days. Instagram Reels generated the highest average view count per clip at 8,400 views but drove the least off-platform traffic. TikTok had the widest performance range with the best clips significantly outperforming the other platforms and the worst performing below both. TikTok was the least predictable platform but the highest ceiling.

The Overall 60 Day Numbers

Tool Breakdown

Conclusion

Start with the free plan on your three most-watched long videos. Choose videos where you stated strong opinions or told clear stories with punchlines. Review every clip before publishing and reject anything that loses context. If the quality is acceptable on those three videos the paid plan covers its cost on the first batch of clips that perform.