How All the Smoke makes hit compilations faster with OpusSearch
May 7, 2025
The problem
The manual grind of making compilations came at a cost
All the Smoke is a popular podcast hosted by former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, with a deep archive of long-form video content spanning countless interviews and trending topics. Many of these topics show up across different episodes, making them perfect for themed compilations that drive more views and create new monetization opportunities.
However, for All the Smoke, creating compilation videos was a slow, manual grind:
Manual searching: The team had to pull transcripts one episode at a time and manually dig for relevant moments
Long editing time: It often took days to create a single compilation video
Missed moments: With so much footage to comb through, great clips often slipped through the cracks
Miss out on trends: They missed out on timely trends because they couldn’t move fast enough to repurpose past content.
How All the Smoke makes hit compilations faster with OpusSearch
The problem
The manual grind of making compilations came at a cost
All the Smoke is a popular podcast hosted by former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, with a deep archive of long-form video content spanning countless interviews and trending topics. Many of these topics show up across different episodes, making them perfect for themed compilations that drive more views and create new monetization opportunities.
However, for All the Smoke, creating compilation videos was a slow, manual grind:
Manual searching: The team had to pull transcripts one episode at a time and manually dig for relevant moments
Long editing time: It often took days to create a single compilation video
Missed moments: With so much footage to comb through, great clips often slipped through the cracks
Miss out on trends: They missed out on timely trends because they couldn’t move fast enough to repurpose past content.
Creator name
All the Smoke
Creator type
YouTube Podcaster
Team size
6
Channels
Pain point
All the Smoke’s team struggled with a slow, manual process that made it hard to create compilation videos, act on trends, and unlock the full value of their video catalog.
Time to see positive ROI
Weeks
About the creator
All the Smoke is a hit video podcast hosted by former NBA stars Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. Known for its unfiltered conversations and in-depth interviews with top athletes, entertainers, and cultural figures, the show has built a massive following and a deep archive of long-form content covering everything from sports to social issues.
The Solution
Streamlined compilation creation process using OpusSearch
With OpusSearch, All the Smoke completely changed how they create compilations. Instead of scrubbing through footage manually, the team now uses OpusSearch to instantly find clips based on key moments, speakers, or trending topics.
Here’s the simple workflow they followed:
Search
Look for sports and culture-related themes across years of archived
content
Compile
Pull relevant clips effortlessly and export to Premiere Pro for light
edits
Distribute
Publish themed compilation videos to their main YouTube channel
Grow
Reach more viewers by turning overlooked content into fresh,
high-performing compilations
During March Madness, they spotted a trend on social media and decided to create a themed compilation. With OpusSearch, they quickly surfaced all relevant March Madness clips from their massive content library, refined them in Premiere Pro, and published a 3.5-hour video that would’ve taken days to produce manually.
3-hour long March Madness compilation video created using OpusSearch
The Result
Turn past videos into compilations and long-term growth opportunities
Using OpusSearch, the team didn’t just save days of manual work creating their March Madness compilation, they also gained tens of thousands of fresh views from a single video.
The 3-hour long compilation video created using OpusSearch has better
views, watch time, and reach compared with other mid-form videos posted
around the same period
Immediate growth
28K
Extra views from 1 video
95%
Reduction in editing time
But the impact goes far beyond one video. OpusSearch unlocked a new level of creative potential for the All the Smoke team by making it easier to find powerful moments, build stronger compilations, and act quickly on trending topics they would’ve otherwise missed.
With instant access to their entire archive, the team now plans to produce more compilations that maximize the value of their past content and grow their channel faster.
They also see this as a recurring opportunity. Since March Madness content returns every year, OpusSearch gives them a repeatable way to resurface and monetize historical footage, year after year.
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How All the Smoke makes hit compilations faster with OpusSearch
May 7, 2025
Rebecca Xu
Head of Product Marketing at OpusClip
The problem
The manual grind of making compilations came at a cost
All the Smoke is a popular podcast hosted by former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, with a deep archive of long-form video content spanning countless interviews and trending topics. Many of these topics show up across different episodes, making them perfect for themed compilations that drive more views and create new monetization opportunities.
However, for All the Smoke, creating compilation videos was a slow, manual grind:
Manual searching: The team had to pull transcripts one episode at a time and manually dig for relevant moments
Long editing time: It often took days to create a single compilation video
Missed moments: With so much footage to comb through, great clips often slipped through the cracks
Miss out on trends: They missed out on timely trends because they couldn’t move fast enough to repurpose past content.
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Streamlined compilation creation process using OpusSearch
With OpusSearch, All the Smoke completely changed how they create compilations. Instead of scrubbing through footage manually, the team now uses OpusSearch to instantly find clips based on key moments, speakers, or trending topics.
Here’s the simple workflow they followed:
Search
Look for sports and culture-related themes across years of archived
content
Compile
Pull relevant clips effortlessly and export to Premiere Pro for light
edits
Distribute
Publish themed compilation videos to their main YouTube channel
Grow
Reach more viewers by turning overlooked content into fresh,
high-performing compilations
During March Madness, they spotted a trend on social media and decided to create a themed compilation. With OpusSearch, they quickly surfaced all relevant March Madness clips from their massive content library, refined them in Premiere Pro, and published a 3.5-hour video that would’ve taken days to produce manually.
3-hour long March Madness compilation video created using OpusSearch
The Result
Turn past videos into compilations and long-term growth opportunities
Using OpusSearch, the team didn’t just save days of manual work creating their March Madness compilation, they also gained tens of thousands of fresh views from a single video.
The 3-hour long compilation video created using OpusSearch has better
views, watch time, and reach compared with other mid-form videos posted
around the same period
Immediate growth
28K
Extra views from 1 video
95%
Reduction in editing time
But the impact goes far beyond one video. OpusSearch unlocked a new level of creative potential for the All the Smoke team by making it easier to find powerful moments, build stronger compilations, and act quickly on trending topics they would’ve otherwise missed.
With instant access to their entire archive, the team now plans to produce more compilations that maximize the value of their past content and grow their channel faster.
They also see this as a recurring opportunity. Since March Madness content returns every year, OpusSearch gives them a repeatable way to resurface and monetize historical footage, year after year.
Rebecca Xu is the Head of Product Marketing at Opus, and a professional simultaneous interpreter. She is a story teller, food lover, globe trotter, and sarcasm connoisseur. She loves learning new things through reading, traveling, and exploring. Most of the time, you can find her either in an ice-cream shop, or on her way to an ice-cream shop.
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