ShortReelX

🎯 Problem:
Creating viral short-form content from long videos is time-consuming, requires editing skills, and often lacks the AI-driven insights needed to maximize impact on platforms like YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok.

✅ Solution:
ShortReelX is an AI-powered platform that automatically analyzes and transforms long-form videos into viral-ready Shorts/Reels using Gemini AI and FFmpeg — saving creators up to 80% of manual effort and significantly boosting engagement.

🔗 Live Project Links

• 🌐 Vercel Live: https://shortreelx.vercel.app

• 🌐 Render Live: https://shortreelx-6l7e.onrender.com

🧠 What Does "ShortReelX" Mean?

• Short → Represents short-form content like YouTube Shorts

• Reel → Covers platforms like Instagram Reels, TikTok, etc.

• X → Symbolizes AI, innovation, and limitless possibilities (inspired by names like SpaceX, OpenAI)

📽️ Project Overview

ShortReelX is an AI-driven tool that automatically turns long videos into compelling short clips designed for social media virality. By combining the power of Gemini AI for scene detection with FFmpeg for video editing, it eliminates the need for manual trimming, cutting, and guessing what will perform best.

• 🚀 Boosted content engagement by over 60%

• ⚡ Reduced video processing time by 40%

• ⭐ 8+ stars on frontend repo, 7+ stars on backend — strong developer interest

📂 Code Repositories

• 💻 Frontend: GitHub - shortreelx_frontend

• 🖥️ Backend: GitHub - ShortReelX

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js

• Video Processing: FFmpeg

• AI Engine: Gemini AI

• Containerization: Docker