# Viral Moments (https://openclip.app/docs/clipping/viral-moments/)



A Viral Moment is a clip candidate that OpenClip's AI found in your Video: a self-contained stretch of the source that can stand on its own as a short vertical clip.

## How detection works [#how-detection-works]

Detection runs as a processing task on your Video. Submit a video from the dashboard at [https://openclip.app/dashboard](https://openclip.app/dashboard) and clip detection starts as part of processing. You can also trigger detection for a video from its dashboard page.

The AI reads the transcript and audio, ranks candidate moments, and renders a capped selection of the highest-ranked moments as captioned vertical clips. The cap scales with the Video's duration, so longer Videos can produce more clips. Finished clips appear in the Clips tab of the [Content Hub](https://openclip.app/docs/clipping/content-hub/).

## What each Viral Moment includes [#what-each-viral-moment-includes]

| Field            | Meaning                                                |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Title            | A short name for the moment                            |
| Virality score   | How likely the clip is to perform, as judged by the AI |
| Engagement value | What makes the moment engaging                         |
| Hook             | The attention-grabbing line the clip opens on          |
| Quote            | The key quote inside the moment                        |
| Category         | The type of content the moment is                      |
| Social copy      | A suggested post text for the clip                     |

Detection also records the original detected start and end times, so you can always see what the AI picked before any edits.

## Working with detected clips [#working-with-detected-clips]

From the Clips tab you can:

* Open any clip in the [editor](https://openclip.app/docs/clipping/editor/) to trim it, fix the transcript, and restyle [captions](https://openclip.app/docs/clipping/captions/)
* Select multiple clips and download them in bulk
* Share a clip with a public link; see [sharing and exporting](https://openclip.app/docs/clipping/sharing-and-exporting/)

## Plan differences [#plan-differences]

The same duration-based selection policy applies on every plan. Plans change how much source footage you can process and how finished clips are delivered:

| Plan    | Output                            |
| ------- | --------------------------------- |
| Free    | Exports are watermarked           |
| Starter | No watermark                      |
| Pro     | No watermark, priority processing |

Processing a Video costs 1 [credit](https://openclip.app/docs/getting-started/credits-and-plans/) per minute of source footage.

## Next steps [#next-steps]

Open a clip in the [editor](https://openclip.app/docs/clipping/editor/) to make it your own before you post it.