Clips and reels

Last updated 16 October 2026

Share the moment a participant says it. Cut clips straight from transcript text, polish them in the clip editor and join them into reels for presentations, reports and stakeholder shareouts.

What you can do

  • Turn any transcript passage into a clip linked to that moment in the recording.
  • Let clip finder search your interviews for moments about a topic and suggest clips.
  • Trim a clip word by word, with the transcript showing exactly what is kept.
  • Give a clip subtitles in any language, and correct them line by line.
  • Blur faces and distort voices to protect participants.
  • Join clips into a reel, then download it or share it with a public link.

How it works

Create a clip from transcript text

Highlight a passage in any transcript, name the clip and pick a folder. The clip is saved as a highlight in the transcript and appears in Clips, ready to edit. Clip finder works the other way round: describe a topic in Find new clips about and it suggests matching moments from your interviews for you to accept or reject.

  1. Open a transcript and highlight the text you want.
  2. In the bar that appears, make sure Clip is selected and type a name in Clip name.
  3. Choose a Clip folder and select the tick (Create clip).
Create a clip from transcript text

Browse, search and organise clips

Folders show as tabs along the top of the Clips page, so each theme or audience gets its own set. Search, filter by participant Tags and switch between Cards and List to find the clip you need. View in transcript takes you back to the moment a clip came from.

Browse, search and organise clips

Trim a clip

Keep only the words that matter. The Trim tab shows the transcript beside the waveform, so you can see exactly which words are kept and which are removed. Under Playback speed you can speed a clip up or slow it down, and voices keep their natural pitch.

  1. In Clips, select Edit clip and open the Trim tab.
  2. Select words in the transcript and choose Remove section, or select Split here at the playhead.
  3. Select Apply to save.
Trim a clip

Edit and translate subtitles

Subtitles are built from the transcript, so a clip has them from the moment you create it. Correct any line on the Subtitles tab, or translate them for an audience that speaks another language.

  1. In Clips, select Edit clip and open the Subtitles tab.
  2. Edit a line, or choose a language in Auto-translate subtitles.
  3. Select Apply.
Edit and translate subtitles

Remove silences and anonymise a clip

Tighten a clip by cutting its pauses with Remove silences on the Trim tab. Protect participants on the Anonymise tab: blur the whole picture with Blur entire video, cover a face or a name badge with Add blur spot, or disguise a voice with Distort audio. Select Apply and the clip is re-rendered with your changes.

Remove silences and anonymise a clip

Create a reel

A reel joins several clips into one video, ready for a presentation or a shareout. You can add a cover slide, number the clips and keep adding to the reel over time. Download it, or send it with Share public link to someone who does not have a Quallie.Ai account.

  1. In Clips, select at least two clips with their checkboxes.
  2. Select Create reel in the bar at the top of the page.
  3. Name the reel, choose a folder under Save in: and select Create reel.
Create a reel