How creators are earning 10M+ views in 1 month using video clipping
What is clipping?
Clipping is the process of turning long-form content into short, high-impact pieces and distributing them across TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts to generate views and compounding reach. In 2025, clipping isn't “just editing", it's a distribution strategy.
The explosion of the clipping economy
Clipping started as a tactic used by streamers and podcasters, but today everyone is doing it from major cable networks to musicians; And people are spending a lot of money to make sure they get clipped:
This is no longer a side tactic, this is how distribution wars are won. If you're NOT clipping or getting clipped, you're behind.
N3on paid
- $1M+ to clippers
- 1B+ generated views
Airrack spends
- $300Kper month on clipping ops alone
Hulu invested
- $40Kin a clipping campaign
- 12M+ gained views
The Limits of Traditional (Non-AI) Clipping Models
| Model | What is It | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Buy your own editing software, cut your own clips, and post. | Highest control, lowest cost | Slow, cannot scale |
| Freelance | You hire editors, pay them a retainer or CPM, manage them directly, and receive videos from them across a few accounts. | Higher output | Time consuming and requires hefty management |
| Agencies | Partner with an agency, hand over your content, pay a setup fee plus retainer and budget. | Can scale fast | Very expensive and not sustainable long term |
| Clipping Community | Set up a discord or internal system with existing clippers, manage operations, and pay them through a standard CPM model. | Viewership potential is high | Unpredictable, no ownership |
Creators are spending more to chase reach, but losing control in the process.
Imagine a world where you have a fully agentic product that can find your top moments, schedule post them and add captions to each piece of content all automatically?
Welcome OpusSearch Autopilot
OpusSearch Autopilot is an automated content distribution system built to give creators 100% control with 0% manual work. Instead of relying on freelance clippers or agencies (which can be expensive, slow, and inconsistent), OpusSearch Autopilot uses AI to identify, package, and distribute your most engaging moments across social platforms automatically.
Full Attention
Every piece of content gets strategic focus
Complete Control
You set the vision, we execute flawlessly
Zero Manual Work
No more endless clipping, editing, and posting)
Top creator, actor and comedian Zach Justice (10M+ followers across all social platforms) understands how important AI clipping is to maintain a sustainable, long-term career in order to win the war of attention. He used both OpusSearch and OpusSearch Autopilot to scale faster and more efficiently to ultimately garner 10M+ views in 30 days.
Before AI
Zach spent $50K/month on agencies. He got views, but lost ownership. 25% of clips were removed because he didn't control the channels.
OpusSearch
Used AI to index long form content and launched 20+ channels himself. Much cheaper, more control.
OpusSearch Autopilot
AI handled clipping, editing and posting automatically, resulting in 10M+ views in 30 days, with full channel ownership and tracking.
OpusSearch Autopilot delivers more views at a lower cost, all while automatically running in the background.
Once OpusSearch Autopilot was activated, 100+ clips were scheduled in seconds, something that used to take a team weeks to do.
OpusSearch Autopilot didn’t just drive views for Zach, it brought in a fresh, high-value audience. Nearly all traffic came from new viewers, with ~97% based in the US, making it premium and highly monetizable.
- 10.8M views in 30 days
- 64% new viewers (proof of distribution, not recycled audience)
- 97.7% US Traffic
- Owned channels, not community uploads
All clips, captions and reframing were created entirely by OpusSearch Autopilot.
AI doesn't just save time and money, it changes the economics of audience building. As the clipping the economy continues to grow, it is important to take advantage of AI tools like OpusSearch Autopilot to clip and post for you, generating you more views and revenue passively while you focus on creating your new content.
This isn’t optional anymore. Clipping is the currency of attention. If you’re not getting clipped, you don’t exist.