our clip detection pipeline finds viral moments in 45 seconds.
here's what it looks for:
- audio spike (streamer yells/laughs)
- chat velocity spike (100+ messages in 10 sec)
- face reaction change (surprise/shock)
when all 3 hit at once, that's the clip.
posted our first clip to 4 platforms simultaneously today.
same clip, same caption, adapted format per platform.
result: 4x the distribution, same effort.
if you're only posting clips to one platform, you're leaving 75% of views on the table.
why clipping is the best entry point into the creator economy:
- no camera needed
- no original content needed
- creators WANT you to clip them (it's free promotion)
- revenue from views, not clients
the barrier to entry is literally just taste.
creator economy math:
a top streamer does 4 hours live.
that's 240 minutes of content.
only 2-3 minutes go viral.
finding those 2-3 minutes used to take a human editor 2 hours.
our AI does it in 45 seconds.
biggest mistake new clippers make:
clipping what THEY think is funny.
instead, clip what makes the chat go crazy. the live reactions don't lie.
transcript + chat spike = guaranteed engagement.
the difference between a 10k view clip and a 1M view clip?
captions.
not just any captions. karaoke-style, word-by-word highlight, big font, center screen.
we tested both. highlighted captions got 8x more watch time.
day 3 of building a clipping agency with AI agents.
current stack:
- yt-dlp for downloads
- whisper for transcription
- gemini flash for clip detection
- ffmpeg for rendering
total cost per clip: ~$0.01.
the creators making $50k/month from clips aren't better editors.
they just post more, faster, on more platforms.
volume + speed + distribution = the actual formula.
built an AI that watches 3-hour streams and finds the best 60-second clips automatically.
no manual scrubbing. no guessing.
just whisper transcription + gemini flash = clip detection in seconds.
every viral clip has 3 things:
- a hook in the first 2 seconds
- peak energy in the middle
- an unexpected ending
if you're clipping without checking all 3, you're leaving views on the table.
most clipping agencies charge $1500/month for 30 clips.
we're building one that does it for $0.01/clip with AI.
same quality. 100x cheaper. that's the play.
the clipping meta right now:
1. find a streamer blowing up
2. clip the best 60 seconds
3. add captions + music
4. post before anyone else
first clipper to post owns that moment forever.
everyone wants a clipping agency until it's 3am and you're frame-by-frame syncing captions to a streamer's rant about hot dogs.
the ones who stay are the ones who get paid.
The clipping market is wild right now.
Creators are paying -2000/month for someone to turn their streams into shorts.
Most clippers still do it manually.
We're building SCALEZ to do it with AI - faster clips, better captions, lower cost.
Early days. Watch this space.
Building a clipping agency from scratch with AI agents.
Day 1 stats:
- 0 clients
- 0 clips submitted
- 1 automated pipeline ready to go
Every agency starts at zero.
The ones that win start shipping before they feel ready.
Follow the build.
my girl said "you always pay, it's fine" so i built an entire website to call her bluff
whopaysdotlol: flip the coin. settle dinner. save the relationship.
she landed on girlfriend pays. she hasn't spoken to me since.
oh and there's an easter egg hidden in it.
good luck finding it.