CS:GO SHORTS MAKER

CS:GO Clip Maker with Custom Gaming HUD

Turn Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) gameplay and Twitch VODs into vertical Shorts, TikToks, and Reels. Customize facecam, health, scoreboard, and weapons with our dedicated 9:16 Gaming HUD editor — then save your layout for future clips.

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2 VOD hours free · No card required · 1080×1920 MP4
Game:CS:GO
Layout Saved4 Live Widgets
Active HUD WidgetsRender Mode: Mask & Cover

Streamer Facecam (Top Compact)

Positioned at the top of the canvas, keeping streamer reactions clear without blocking the central crosshair.

Crop: Top-Right•Fit: Cover•Feather: 2px
Top Slot

Match Scoreboard & Timer

Selected

Captures round score, alive player counts, and bomb countdown with high-contrast feathered masking.

Crop: Width: 71%•Fit: Cover•Feather: 40px
Live Crop

Health, Armor & Chat (Bottom-Left)

Shows critical remaining HP, armor points, and teammate tactical radio text during clutches.

Crop: Width: 42.8%•Fit: Mask H: 104.5%•Feather: 40px
Bottom-Left

Weapons, Ammo & Grenades (Bottom-Right)

Displays primary rifle, magazine ammo count, secondary sidearm, and utility grenades.

Crop: Width: 100%•Fit: Cover•Feather: 40px
Bottom-Right
Includes:Killfeed & EconomyBomb Status
Save & Reuse Layout ✓
FacecamTop Compact
T 14:CT 15
0:42 (1v2)
Full 9:16 Action
+ 18 HP100 AP
Team: "A-Site clear!"
AK-47
7 / 90
“HE'S DEFUSING IN THE SMOKE!”

Full-frame 9:16 gameplay with scoreboard, health, weapons, and compact facecam.

REAL GAMEPLAY COMPARISON

See the Difference: Standard Layout vs Gaming HUD

Standard vertical crop templates crush peripheral HUD elements and drown the action under an oversized webcam. Gaming HUD brings the match scoreboard, health, weapon info, and compact facecam back into your vertical CS clips.

Smaller, better-positioned facecam

Webcam stays compact at the top without eating into crosshair view.

Match scoreboard visible at the top

Round count, match score, and timer remain readable in every clip.

HP and chat positioned on the left

Clutch health and teammate callouts framed crisply above the lower border.

Weapon HUD positioned on the right

Primary rifle, sidearm, ammo count, and economy clearly visible.

More space dedicated to gameplay

Clean vertical canvas puts crosshair placement and gunfights front and center.

AFTERCustom Gaming HUD Layout
Counter-Strike gameplay with Custom Gaming HUD showing compact facecam, scoreboard, health, chat, and weapon HUD in 9:16 vertical video

Scoreboard, health, weapons, and compact facecam preserved over full gameplay.

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Essential Information

Keep Crucial Counter-Strike Information in Every Clip

When viewers watch a vertical CS clutch on TikTok or Shorts, they need context to appreciate the play. Without round scores, health bars, and ammo counts, dramatic 1v3 clutches lose their stakes.

Streamer Facecam

Keep your webcam visible and expressive without dominating the entire video. Size and position the facecam at the top to preserve line-of-sight on gameplay.

Match Scoreboard & Timer

Display match rounds (14-15), remaining round seconds, and alive player counters. Viewers instantly see the high-stakes match point context.

Health & Armor Status

Show surviving hit points and helmet/armor status. Nothing builds viewer tension faster than seeing a player clutch a round with only 12 HP remaining.

Weapon Information & Ammo

Keep active weapon names, remaining magazine bullets, reserve ammo, and utility grenades readable. Viewers know exactly when an empty magazine forces a pistol swap.

Chat & Tactical Comms

Frame in-game team chat messages, location callouts, and economy info directly above the lower frame so tactical coordination stays part of the story.

Unobstructed Crosshairs

By floating HUD widgets cleanly at the borders with feathering, the entire center of the 9:16 video remains dedicated to recoil control, flicks, and crosshair placement.

Manual Creative Control

Build Your Own Gaming HUD Layout

Gameplay Shorts gives you complete manual control over HUD composition. No unpredictable AI crop guesses—you define the exact crops, scales, positions, and masks for your gameplay clips.

Independent HUD Widgets

Crop any section of your 16:9 stream into an independent widget. Move and scale Facecam, Scoreboard, Health, and Weapons independently without affecting the base gameplay stream.

Precision Source Crop Selection

Adjust X/Y percentages and crop dimensions with live visual bounds. Isolate tight HUD elements down to the exact pixel regardless of whether your source clip is 720p, 1080p, or 1440p.

Position & Size Adjustments

Fit modes support Cover and Contain with adjustable scale from 50% to 100%. Position widgets anywhere across the 1080×1920 canvas to match your personal short-form aesthetic.

Rectangle, Ellipse & Diamond Masks

Apply vector masks directly to widgets. Remove blocky black borders and isolate round radar circles, rectangular scorebars, or custom icons with crisp alpha channels.

Shape Feather for Clean Edges

Soften mask borders with adjustable feather radii (0 to 40+). Eliminate harsh seams so your HUD overlays blend naturally into the action below.

Save & Reuse Custom Layouts

Save your verified layout to your account under Counter-Strike. Every time you edit a new clip, load your custom layout in a single click with zero reconfiguration.

Precision Editing, Zero Guesswork

Every coordinate you set in the interactive browser preview is preserved bit-for-bit in the final FFmpeg render.

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Simple Workflow

How to Create Counter-Strike Shorts

Transform a multi-hour stream or gameplay file into ready-to-post vertical Shorts in three straightforward steps.

1Input

Upload or Paste Twitch VOD

Upload an MP4 gameplay clip from your computer or paste your Twitch VOD URL directly. Gameplay Shorts scans highlight signals without requiring a local download.

2Customization

Customize Your Gaming HUD

Select Gaming HUD layout mode. Position facecam, scoreboard, health bar, and weapons, or load a saved layout to apply your verified styling instantly.

3Export

Preview & Export in 1080×1920

Add optional speech-to-text captions, preview the video in real time, and render a watermark-free 1080×1920 MP4 ready for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Reels.

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Vertical Framing Options

Flexible Layout Formats for Any Counter-Strike Moment

In addition to the Gaming HUD Editor, Gameplay Shorts supports multiple layout options to fit any stream scenario:

Gaming HUD

Full 9:16 gameplay with floating scoreboard, health, weapons, and compact facecam.

Facecam + Game

Classic stacked layout: 1080×640 streamer webcam on top and 1080×1280 gameplay below.

Crop & Fill

Full vertical crop with horizontal panning to focus strictly on crosshairs and gunfights.

Fit + Blur

Full 16:9 gameplay centered against a synchronized blurred background.

Fit

Centers the complete 16:9 frame with clean dark letterboxing above and below.

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Transcription & Subtitles

Add Captions for Fast-Paced Match Comms

Counter-Strike callouts are fast, intense, and often inaudible when viewers watch on mute. Synchronized captions keep every reaction, callout, and round reaction readable.

Style 01

Clean

High-contrast white typography with soft drop shadows designed for quick readability over gameplay.

Style 02

Bold

Heavy lettering with thick black outlines built for high-energy clutches and loud streamer shouts.

Style 03

Gaming

Vibrant colored highlights designed for fast-paced team chatter and competitive banter.

Style 04

Karaoke

Word-by-word active highlighting synchronized with your voice, drawing viewer eyes to every punchline.

Inline Transcript EditingAdjust positioning between Bottom and Center and edit words directly in your browser before rendering.
Included for all users · No extra credit cost

Turn Your CS Gameplay into Vertical Shorts

Start with 2 free VOD hours. Paste your Counter-Strike Twitch stream or clip, customize your 9:16 Gaming HUD layout, and export clean, watermark-free vertical Shorts in minutes.

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2 VOD hours free for new eligible accounts • Dedicated CS Gaming HUD Editor • Watermark-free 1080×1920 MP4

Answers & Details

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the CS Gaming HUD Editor?
The CS Gaming HUD Editor is a flexible 9:16 composition tool designed specifically for Counter-Strike gameplay. Instead of blindly center-cropping a 16:9 stream and cutting off critical round information, the editor composites full-frame vertical gameplay in the background and overlays independent widgets for the Match Scoreboard, Health & Armor, Weapons & Ammo, and Streamer Facecam.
Which Counter-Strike HUD elements can I reposition?
You can independently crop, position, scale, and mask four or more dedicated widgets: (1) Streamer Facecam, (2) Match Scoreboard and round timer, (3) Health Bar and team chat, and (4) Weapon information, ammo, and equipment. Each widget can be repositioned and resized anywhere across the 1080×1920 canvas.
Can I save my custom CS HUD layout for future clips?
Yes. Signed-in creators can customize widget crops, positions, scales, and mask feather settings, then click "Save as New" or "Update" to store the layout in their account under Counter-Strike. When editing future CS clips, you can apply your personal layout in one click without reconfiguring coordinates.
How does masking and shape feathering work on CS widgets?
Widgets support both Original live crop mode and Mask-Only mode. You can define rectangle, ellipse, or diamond mask cutouts with adjustable Shape Feather (from 0 for razor-sharp borders up to 40+ for soft gradients), removing harsh rectangular borders and seamlessly integrating HUD elements over gameplay.
Does Gameplay Shorts automatically detect CS in-game events with AI?
No. Gameplay Shorts does not use in-game CS event classifiers (such as headshot flags, defuses, or ace detectors). Instead, our multi-signal highlight engine evaluates overall audio dynamics, streamer vocal reactions, chat message surges, and visual motion across your Twitch broadcast to surface exciting candidate moments, while you retain full creative control over the final HUD composition.
Can I import Counter-Strike streams directly from Twitch without downloading?
Yes. You do not need to download multi-gigabyte video files to your computer. Paste the direct Twitch VOD link or enter the video ID into Gameplay Shorts, and the platform retrieves, analyzes, and previews the footage directly in the cloud.
Can I keep my streamer facecam visible in vertical clips?
Yes. The Facecam widget can be repositioned and resized anywhere on your 9:16 canvas—such as compact at the top to preserve gameplay view—or you can use the classic Facecam + Game stacked layout. You can also adjust horizontal gameplay pan independently to keep your crosshair centered.
Can I add captions to my CS clips?
Yes. Gameplay Shorts includes automatic speech-to-text transcription for any selected clip. You can select Clean, Bold, Gaming, or Karaoke visual subtitle styles, adjust placement between Bottom and Center, edit transcript wording directly in the browser, and burn subtitles into the exported MP4 with no extra credit charge.
What resolution does Gameplay Shorts export?
All clips export as high-definition, watermark-free 1080×1920 vertical MP4 files, ready for direct upload to YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels.
Is it free to try with a CS stream?
Yes. Every new account receives a one-time allowance of 2 VOD hours (120 minutes) of stream analysis upon sign-up, with no credit card required. You can test highlight scanning, vertical reframing, the CS Gaming HUD Editor, and captions on your own Counter-Strike streams.

Gameplay Shorts is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Valve Corporation or Counter-Strike.