# Turn long videos into social shorts with RenderIO and OpenAI: n8n workflow

> Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Google Drive and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/turn-long-videos-into-social-shorts-with-renderio-and-openai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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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.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI

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**34 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**4** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 1 Logic 12 Service 20

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

- 1 **Google Drive Folder Trigger** Google Drive trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Set Configuration Parameters** Set *Logic*
- 3 **Download Video from Drive** Google Drive *Service*
- 4 **Upload Video to RenderIO** Renderio *Service*
- 5 **Retrieve RenderIO File** Renderio *Service*
- 6 **Create Google Drive Folder** Google Drive *Service*
- 7 **Extract Audio with RenderIO** Renderio *Service*
- 8 **Wait 10 Seconds for Audio** Wait *Logic*
- 9 **Verify Audio Extraction** Renderio *Service*
- 10 **If Audio is Ready** If *Logic*
- 11 **Download Extracted Audio** Http Request *Service*
- 12 **Wait 30 Seconds for Audio Retry** Wait *Logic*
- 13 **Transcribe Audio with Whisper** Http Request *Service*
- 14 **Generate Transcript Files** Code *Logic*
- 15 **Upload TXT Transcript to Drive** Google Drive *Service*
- 16 **Upload SRT Transcript to Drive** Google Drive *Service*
- 17 **Merge Transcripts Data** Merge *Logic*
- 18 **Select Clips for Editing** Open Ai *Model*
- 19 **Validate Selected Clips** Code *Logic*
- 20 **Create Clip Commands** Code *Logic*
- 21 **Render Video Clip** Http Request *Service*
- 22 **Wait 15 Seconds for Render** Wait *Logic*
- 23 **Verify Render Completion** Renderio *Service*
- 24 **If Render is Ready** If *Logic*
- 25 **Download TikTok Format** Http Request *Service*
- 26 **Download Reels Format** Http Request *Service*
- 27 **Download Square Format** Http Request *Service*
- 28 **Wait 30 Seconds for Render Retry** Wait *Logic*
- 29 **Upload TikTok to Drive** Google Drive *Service*
- 30 **Upload Reels to Drive** Google Drive *Service*
- 31 **Upload Square to Drive** Google Drive *Service*
- 32 **Merge Uploaded Clips** Merge *Logic*
- 33 **Append Clip Data to Sheet** Google Sheets *Service*
- 34 **Append Summary to Google Sheet** Google Sheets *Service*

## 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.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fturn-long-videos-into-social-shorts-with-renderio-and-openai)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Drive#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)

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