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Using a YouTube Reference Video

On the Create Video page, you can optionally paste a YouTube video into the Reference video field. Cliptude uses that video as style guidance when it writes the script from your prompt, helping it better match pacing, tone, cadence, structure, and level of detail.

Where to Find It

  1. 1 Open Create Video from the main app navigation.
  2. 2 Fill in your title and prompt as usual.
  3. 3 Paste a YouTube URL into the Reference video field above the prompt area.

What Cliptude Uses It For

  • Style guidance only. The reference helps shape pacing, tone, cadence, structure, and how detailed the generated script feels.
  • Your topic still stays in control. Cliptude keeps the script focused on your prompt rather than turning your project into a rewrite of the reference video.
  • No direct copying. Distinctive wording, quotes, claims, and facts should not be copied from the reference unless they also appear in your prompt or verified research.

Requirements and Limits

Accepted source

YouTube only

Watch links, share links, Shorts links, and embed-style YouTube URLs are supported.

Reference length

Up to 30 minutes

The create form warns that longer videos may be ignored, so shorter references work best.

When You Can Use It

Reference video is available only in the prompt-based workflow.

Works With

  • Title + prompt based video creation
  • Cliptude writing the script for you
  • Using a reference to guide style, not topic

Does Not Work With

Best Practices

  • 1 Choose a reference whose storytelling style matches what you want, even if the topic is different.
  • 2 Use one clear reference instead of trying to combine multiple styles in the prompt.
  • 3 Describe your actual topic in the prompt with enough detail. The reference is there to guide delivery, not replace your instructions.
  • 4 If the reference transcript cannot be fetched, Cliptude will continue without it rather than blocking your generation.
Important: the reference video field is optional. If you already have a finished script or your own recorded audio/video, use those workflows instead of adding a YouTube reference.