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Turn long videos into social shorts with RenderIO and OpenAI

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Google Drive and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 34 steps, 2 branches, 4 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

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34 stepsLarge: read it before trusting it with anything live
2Branches: places the flow splits
4Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 12Service 20

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Google Drive Folder TriggerGoogle Drive triggerStarts it
  2. 2Set Configuration ParametersSetLogic
  3. 3Download Video from DriveGoogle DriveService
  4. 4Upload Video to RenderIORenderioService
  5. 5Retrieve RenderIO FileRenderioService
  6. 6Create Google Drive FolderGoogle DriveService
  7. 7Extract Audio with RenderIORenderioService
  8. 8Wait 10 Seconds for AudioWaitLogic
  9. 9Verify Audio ExtractionRenderioService
  10. 10If Audio is ReadyIfLogic
  11. 11Download Extracted AudioHttp RequestService
  12. 12Wait 30 Seconds for Audio RetryWaitLogic
  13. 13Transcribe Audio with WhisperHttp RequestService
  14. 14Generate Transcript FilesCodeLogic
  15. 15Upload TXT Transcript to DriveGoogle DriveService
  16. 16Upload SRT Transcript to DriveGoogle DriveService
  17. 17Merge Transcripts DataMergeLogic
  18. 18Select Clips for EditingOpen AiModel
  19. 19Validate Selected ClipsCodeLogic
  20. 20Create Clip CommandsCodeLogic
  21. 21Render Video ClipHttp RequestService
  22. 22Wait 15 Seconds for RenderWaitLogic
  23. 23Verify Render CompletionRenderioService
  24. 24If Render is ReadyIfLogic
  25. 25Download TikTok FormatHttp RequestService
  26. 26Download Reels FormatHttp RequestService
  27. 27Download Square FormatHttp RequestService
  28. 28Wait 30 Seconds for Render RetryWaitLogic
  29. 29Upload TikTok to DriveGoogle DriveService
  30. 30Upload Reels to DriveGoogle DriveService
  31. 31Upload Square to DriveGoogle DriveService
  32. 32Merge Uploaded ClipsMergeLogic
  33. 33Append Clip Data to SheetGoogle SheetsService
  34. 34Append Summary to Google SheetGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
34, with 2 branches, 4 loops or waits
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
Google Drive, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 34 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 34 steps before you point it at anything that matters.