Can AI clip a Nepali-language podcast into shorts?

ClipNepal transcribes Nepali audio directly, scores every candidate moment, and renders vertical clips with the captions burned in. The transcription is prompted for Nepali in Devanagari rather than romanised, and English loanwords are kept in Latin script where the speaker used English.

Why do Nepali captions render as empty boxes or broken letters?

Most caption fonts have no Devanagari coverage, so they draw a row of empty boxes, and most subtitle renderers do no shaping, so conjuncts decompose. Captions have to be rendered by something that shapes Devanagari and in a font that carries the Devanagari block, including the virama that forms every conjunct.

Which fonts can set Devanagari captions?

Khand, Teko and Mukta are display faces with full Devanagari coverage, and Noto Sans Devanagari covers the script in weights up to Black. Khand and Teko draw the Devanagari digits as Western figures, so ५० renders as 50 in either of them.

What does an Opus Clip alternative for Nepali need that an English one does not?

A transcriber prompted for Nepali rather than auto-detect, a caption renderer that shapes Devanagari conjuncts, fonts that carry the script, and clip boundaries that land on Nepali word edges rather than mid-word.

HarfBuzz Text Shaping Engine

Generate animated Devanagari captions that actually compose without broken letters.

Most caption tools turn Nepali text into question boxes or disconnected letters. ClipNepal uses HarfBuzz complex text shaping and display fonts (Khand, Teko, Mukta) for studio-grade typography.

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Core Capabilities

Engineered specifically for short-form virality

Zero Broken Glyphs

Flawless Conjunct Shaping

Built on HarfBuzz and FreeType: viramas, half-forms, rephs, and nuktas compose seamlessly into authentic Devanagari ligatures.

70%+ Retention

Per-Word Karaoke Highlighting

Dynamic word-by-word chromatic highlights (#FFE600 vibrant gold and #00F0FF cyan) that guide viewer eyes and boost completion rates.

4 Webfonts

Curated Display Font Families

Choose between Khand, Teko, Mukta, and Noto Sans Devanagari—weights from Medium up to Black, optimized for mobile screens.

Safe Areas

TikTok & Reels Safe Zones

Positioned automatically above description text and platform action buttons so captions are never obscured on viewer phones.

Technical Benchmark

The technical difference in Devanagari rendering

Why standard subtitle engines fail on Indic scripts and how ClipNepal fixes it at the rendering layer.

Feature

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Complex Script Engine

✓HarfBuzz OpenType layout engine compiles conjuncts into single shaped glyphs

✕Simple LTR glyph mapping renders decomposed characters: क ् ल ि प instead of क्लिप

Devanagari Numerals

✓Offers both modern Latin digits (0-9) and classic Devanagari numerals (०-९)

✕Replaces Nepali numerals with missing font glyph boxes

Word Timings

✓Audio-aligned word boundary detection quantized to exact video frames

✕Evenly distributes letters across time, resulting in delayed highlight animations

Contrast & Shadow Plates

✓High-contrast background plates and calibrated drop shadows prevent washed-out text

✕Faint white text that becomes unreadable over bright video backgrounds

Simple 3-Step Flow

How to create clips in 3 minutes

Import your video

Upload your video file or paste a public link.

Pick your caption style

Select from Clean, Headline, Pill, Stamp, or Minimal presets with one click.

Customize fonts and colors

Choose your favorite Devanagari font (Khand, Teko, Mukta) and highlight palette.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions creators ask

Why do my captions in CapCut or Premiere show broken letters?

Standard editors use simple text engines that do not support OpenType Indic shaping features (such as `akhn`, `rphf`, `blwf`, and `half`). ClipNepal's backend is specifically compiled with HarfBuzz and libass to ensure all Devanagari ligatures render faithfully.

Can I edit words if the AI mishears a name?

Yes. Our full interactive editor allows you to click on any word in the transcript, edit the spelling in Devanagari or English, and re-render in seconds.

Are the captions burnt in or downloadable as an SRT file?

Both! You can download high-resolution MP4s with beautiful animated captions burnt into the video, or export clean subtitle files.

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