Turn match videos into highlight clips
Paste a match video's YouTube link. nine16 finds the goals, saves and big plays, follows the ball in a vertical frame, and ends every clip on the result and the reaction, not the build-up.
No card needed · 1 credit = 1 finished clip
How to make highlights from a full match
Paste the match's YouTube link, or upload the video. Leave the topic empty and nine16 looks for the goals, saves and big plays on its own, or tell it what you're after in a few words. It reads the commentary, listens for the crowd, and then watches every clip so the vertical frame stays on the action.
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Add the match
A YouTube link or a video file up to 100 MB. Videos up to 30 minutes on Free, 90 on Creator and 3 hours on Pro.
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Ask for the big moments
Pick “Big plays and goals”, or describe what you want in your own words.
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Post the highlights
Clips come back ranked by score, framed and captioned, with a title, description and hashtags.
Built for fast action
A vertical crop of a wide sports shot keeps only the middle of the picture. nine16 moves the frame to where the play is.
Follows the ball
nine16 looks at a frame every second of a sports clip and moves the crop with the ball, the players around it and the goal.
Ends on the payoff
Clips run through the shot, the ball going in or the save, and the first reaction. Commentary reacts a second or two after the action, so nine16 waits for it.
Hears the crowd
Jumps in crowd noise and the commentator's voice help mark the big moments, and a roar that runs past the end of a clip is kept whole.
Whole frame when it's too wide
When the play spreads across the pitch and a crop would cut it off, the clip shows the whole picture instead.
Fixes cuts that are too short
If a clip would end before its key moment has played out, nine16 moves the start or end so you see all of it.
Fast sports get a closer look
Football, basketball, rugby, tennis, cricket, hockey and boxing are checked a frame every second, rather than every two and a half.
Start with 5 free clips
1 credit makes 1 finished clip, and re-cuts are free. Plans give you fresh credits every month, and top-up packs never expire.
Questions
Can I clip professional matches?
Only if you own the footage or have permission to use and repost it. Broadcast footage of professional sport usually belongs to the league or broadcaster, so most people clip their own club's recordings, their own channel, or footage they've licensed.
Which match videos work best?
Videos with commentary or clear crowd sound. nine16 reads what's said and listens for the crowd, so a match with commentary gives it the most to work with.
How long can the match be?
Up to 30 minutes on Free, 90 minutes on Creator and 3 hours on Pro.
Will the frame follow the ball in a wide shot?
Yes. nine16 moves the crop with the ball and the players around it, and shows the whole frame when the action is too wide to crop.
Which shapes can I make?
9:16 for TikTok, Shorts and Reels, 4:5 for Instagram and Facebook feeds, 1:1 for square posts, or the video's original shape.
More ways to use nine16
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