Turn OBS recordings into vertical clips

Upload the recording straight from OBS, Hybrid MP4 or MKV, with no remux. Clyper finds the moments where you talk, stacks your webcam over the game and captions every word. Here's how to set OBS up so the file comes out ready to clip.

Upload your recording

MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV, up to 4 GB and 4 hours

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How to find your OBS recording and upload it

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Stop the recording and let OBS finish the file. When it's done, the status bar says Recording saved to with the file's path.
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Choose File > Show Recordings to open the folder. Unless you've changed the Recording Path in Settings, Output, it's your Videos folder on Windows, Movies on a Mac and your home folder on Linux.
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Upload the file as it is. New profiles since OBS 32.0 record Hybrid MP4 (Hybrid MOV on a Mac); older ones may still be set to MKV. Clyper takes MP4, MOV and MKV, so there's no need to remux. File > Remux Recordings is there if your editor wants an MP4.
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Check the size. Under 4 GB and 4 hours goes up in one; anything bigger, split it first (see below).
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Recording several audio tracks? Clyper transcribes and cuts from the first one, so keep track 1 as the full mix of your mic and the game.

Streaming at the same time? Tick Automatically record when streaming in Settings, General, and give the recording its own encoder rather than the stream's, so the file is sharper than what viewers saw. It's also your copy when the platform's expires: Twitch keeps VODs for 7 to 60 days and Kick for 7 or 30. The full settings are in the best OBS settings for recording.

How it works

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Add the recording
Upload the MP4, MOV or MKV from OBS as it is: up to 4 GB and 4 hours a file.
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Get the clips
Clyper reads the transcript, picks the moments that stand on their own, frames each one 9:16 and captions it.
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Post them
Check each clip in the editor, download 1080 × 1920 MP4s with no watermark, and post them to TikTok, Shorts and Reels.

What you get

No remux neededHybrid MP4, MOV and MKV go up just as OBS saved them.
Webcam over the gameA webcam in a corner goes across the top at 1080 × 608, the middle of the game or screen below.
Camera scenes tooWhen your camera fills the frame, it follows your face, and holds still when you do.
Found by what you sayReactions, stories and explanations: the moments you talk through.
Cut on whole sentencesEach clip runs 20 to 60 seconds and never starts or ends mid-word.
Scored for the hookEvery clip gets a hook score, so you post the strongest first.

“Went from an hour per clip to under 2 minutes. Still can’t believe it.”

Hom Nurkil, solo creator · 90 sec/clip

Set up the recording so the clips come out well

Record at 1080p or more. A full-height 9:16 crop of a 1920 × 1080 recording is only 608 pixels wide, enlarged to fill a 1080-pixel clip. If your computer keeps up, a 1440p canvas gives sharper crops.
Put the webcam in a corner and leave it there. Clyper stacks your webcam over the game when it's the only face on screen, small and steady, in a bottom corner or tucked right into a top one, for most of the clip. Keep it the same size and place in every gameplay scene. A webcam in the middle, or two face cams, gets the normal vertical crop instead.
Make the mic count. Clyper finds moments by what's said, so a clear voice over the game matters more than the game's sound. Talk through what's happening. To clean up hum or fan noise, use the free background noise remover.
Separate audio tracks are fine, as long as track 1 holds everything. Put your mic and the game on their own tracks too if you edit by hand.

Keep each file under 4 GB

With a quality setting like CQP or CRF, the file size follows what's on screen: a still desktop makes a small file, fast 1080p60 gameplay a big one. Record a test minute and check it. If it's 150 MB, say, an hour is 9 GB, and a 4 GB file holds about 26 minutes.

Then let OBS cut the files for you. Automatic File Splitting, in OBS since 28.0, starts a new file as you record:

In Settings, Output, set Output Mode to Advanced and open the Recording tab.
Tick Automatic File Splitting and choose Split by Size, with a Split Size of 4,000 MB. Split by Time works too, if you know your size per minute.
Or choose Only split manually, set a hotkey for Split Recording File in Settings, Hotkeys, and press it at a break, so no moment is cut in half.

Each file is its own upload. Parts cost about what the whole would (a credit a minute, at least 10 a file), and each gets its own clips, up to 30. For a recording that's already too big, the free video splitter cuts it into equal parts in your browser, copied without re-encoding when you keep the shape as it is.

Replay Buffer, for the plays nobody talks over

Clyper picks moments from the transcript, so a silent clutch play won't be found. OBS's Replay Buffer is the tool for those: it keeps the last stretch of what OBS sees and saves it when you press a hotkey.

In Settings, Output, turn on the Replay Buffer (in Advanced mode it has its own tab) and set the Maximum Replay Time.
In Settings, Hotkeys, set a key for Save Replay. Tick Automatically start replay buffer when streaming in Settings, General, or press Start Replay Buffer yourself.

A saved replay is as long as that Maximum Replay Time. Clyper takes videos from 1 minute up, so finish short ones by hand: the free split screen video maker stacks the webcam over the game, and the auto caption generator captions them. More on clipping your own play in how to make gaming clips.

What it costs

A credit is a minute of video, so a plan is how much video you can clip in a month, however many clips it makes. A two-hour recording uses 120 credits and can give up to 30 clips.

Starter
$20/mo
150 minutes, about 75 clips
Pro
$19/mo yearly
400 minutes, about 200 clips
Studio
$48/mo yearly
1,000 minutes, about 500 clips
Also as 2× or 4×, for more of both

See the plans in full

Questions

Can I upload an MKV from OBS without remuxing it?

Yes. Clyper takes MKV, MP4, MOV and WebM files as they are, up to 4 GB and 4 hours, so there's no need to remux first.

What is OBS's default recording format?

Hybrid MP4 (Hybrid MOV on a Mac), for new profiles since OBS 32.0. It stays recoverable after a crash and opens like a normal MP4. A profile made before that may still record MKV.

Where does OBS save recordings?

In the Recording Path set in Settings, Output: by default your Videos folder on Windows, Movies on a Mac and your home folder on Linux. File, Show Recordings opens it.

How do I keep OBS recordings under 4 GB?

In Settings, Output, set Output Mode to Advanced, open the Recording tab, tick Automatic File Splitting and choose Split by Size at 4,000 MB. OBS starts a new file each time, and you upload each one.

Does Clyper use all my OBS audio tracks?

No, only the first. Keep track 1 as the full mix of your mic and the game, and use the other tracks for editing by hand.

Will Clyper find my best plays in a recording?

The ones you talk through, yes: it picks moments from what's said. A play with no commentary isn't in the transcript, so save those with OBS's Replay Buffer.

Sources

Read on October 21, 2026. Apps change their menus and plans often, so check their help pages if a step doesn't match what you see.

Clip your last recording

Upload it straight from OBS. Clyper finds the moments you talk through, puts your webcam over the game and captions every word: up to 30 clips per file.