VALORANT SHORTS MAKER

Valorant Clip Maker – Turn Gameplay into Shorts

Turn your Valorant aces, 1vX clutches, operator flick shots, and streamer reactions into vertical clips for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Reels. Keep your HUD visible with smart gaming layouts that preserve team portraits, minimap, health, and ammo.

2 VOD hours free · No card required · 1080×1920 MP4
Game:Valorant
Verified Preset7 Active Widgets
Active Tactical WidgetsRender Mode: Mask-Only & Feathered

Team 1 & Team 2 Headers (Top)

Widget Size 300%

Captures agent portraits, alive player status icons, and match round scores enlarged crisply across the top border.

Y: -8% to 2%•Fit: Contain•Feather: 4-6px
Top Slot

MiniMap Radar (Left)

Ellipse Mask

Isolates the circular radar map with feathered alpha transparency, keeping site executes and enemy pings in frame.

X: -3%•Size: 75%•Feather: 6px
Upper-Left

Health & Ammo Status (Bottom Left / Right)

Displays remaining HP and shield numbers on the left, and Vandal/Phantom magazine bullets and abilities on the right.

Scale: 69%•Size: 102%•Feather: 6px
Lower Slots

Round Timer & Multi-Killfeed

Keeps the spike plant countdown and top-right ace elimination banners highlighted without obscuring crosshair placement.

Timer: 62%•Kills: 99%•Feather: 6px
Clutch Comms
Includes:Spike TimerAgent Radar
Save & Reuse Layout ✓
DEF 11:ATK 12
1v2 CLUTCH
0:34
Full 9:16 Action
+ 100 HP50 SH
Agent: Jett
VANDAL
25 / 75
“WATCH THE FLANK ON A-SITE!”

Full-frame 9:16 gunplay with team status, minimap radar, round timer, HP, and ammo.

REAL GAMEPLAY COMPARISON

See the Difference: Standard Crop vs Valorant Gaming HUD

Standard vertical cropping cuts off the scoreboard, minimap, health, and ammo—leaving viewers without tactical context. Our Valorant Gaming HUD layout keeps every crucial HUD element framed cleanly around your gameplay.

Team headers & alive count at top

Player portraits, agent status, and round score remain clearly visible.

MiniMap positioned on the left

Radar rotations, site pushes, and flank information stay in frame.

HP and shield status intact

Surviving health is crisply displayed so viewers feel the clutch tension.

Weapons & ammo on the right

Gun loadout, magazine bullets, and ability counts stay readable.

Unobstructed central crosshair

Clean 9:16 gameplay area dedicated to operator flicks and headshots.

AFTERValorant Gaming HUD Layout
Valorant gameplay vertical Short using Gaming HUD layout showing team portraits, round timer, minimap, health bar, and ammo

Team headers, minimap, timer, health, and ammo cleanly preserved over full gameplay.

Essential Information

Keep Crucial Valorant Information in Every Clip

When viewers watch a vertical Valorant clutch on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, or Reels, they need immediate tactical context. Without team counts, health, and abilities, an incredible 1v3 ace loses its dramatic impact.

Team 1 & 2 Player Status

Display active agent portraits, alive player icons, and round scores at the top. Viewers instantly see whether a clutch is a 1v2, 1v3, or full team ace.

MiniMap Radar Rotations

Isolate the radar with an ellipse mask. Keep site executes, smoke placements, and enemy callouts readable without sacrificing vertical screen space.

Health & Heavy Shield Status

Show surviving hit points and shield values in the bottom-left corner. Nothing creates tension like watching an operator clutch an overtime round with 12 HP.

Weapons, Abilities & Ammo

Keep active rifle names (Vandal, Phantom, Operator), remaining magazine bullets, and ability charges clearly visible in the bottom-right corner.

Round Timer & Spike Countdown

Frame the round countdown and spike plant timer directly above the action so viewers know if the defuser has time to complete the half-defuse.

Unobstructed Crosshair Focus

By floating HUD widgets cleanly at the canvas borders with smooth feathering, the entire center of the 9:16 frame remains dedicated to recoil, flicks, and crosshairs.

Manual Creative Control

Build Your Own Valorant Gaming HUD Layout

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

8 Independent HUD Widgets

Crop any section of your 16:9 stream into an independent widget. Move and scale Team Headers, MiniMap, Health, Weapons, Timer, and Killfeed without distorting gameplay.

Precision Source Crop Bounds

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

Widget Size Control (25%–300%)

Enlarge or shrink entire composed widgets around their center anchor point with −1 / +1 precision buttons. Enlarging small UI elements like team portraits is simple and intuitive.

Rectangle & Ellipse Masks

Apply vector masks directly to widgets. Isolate the circular minimap radar cleanly or remove blocky black bars around team scores with dedicated shape cutouts.

Shape Feather for Clean Blending

Soften mask borders with adjustable feather radii (0 to 40+). Eliminate harsh borders so HUD elements integrate smoothly over the full vertical gameplay background.

Save & Reuse Custom Layouts

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

Precision Editing, Zero Guesswork

Every coordinate and scale you set in the interactive browser preview is preserved bit-for-bit in the final high-definition export.

Launch HUD Editor
Simple Workflow

How to Create Valorant Shorts in 3 Steps

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 video download.

2Customization

Apply the Valorant HUD Preset

Select Gaming HUD layout mode and choose Valorant Default. Team headers, minimap, health, ammo, timer, and kills are instantly aligned to your vertical canvas.

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.

Vertical Framing Options

Flexible Layout Formats for Any Valorant 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 team status, minimap radar, health, ammo, and timer.

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.

Transcription & Subtitles

Add Captions for Fast-Paced Match Comms

Valorant 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 Valorant Highlights into Viral Shorts

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

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

Answers & Details

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Valorant Clip Maker?
The Valorant Clip Maker is a dedicated vertical video creation tool inside Gameplay Shorts. Instead of blindly center-cropping 16:9 widescreen gameplay and losing crucial match information, our built-in Valorant Gaming HUD layout arranges your full-frame vertical gunplay in the center while preserving player portraits, the minimap radar, round timer, health, ammo, and killfeed.
Which Valorant HUD elements can I reposition and resize?
You can independently position, scale, and mask up to 8 dedicated HUD widgets: (1) Team 1 defender/attacker portraits, (2) Team 2 opponent portraits, (3) MiniMap radar, (4) Health and shield status, (5) Weapon loadout and ammo count, (6) Round countdown and spike plant timer, (7) Killfeed multi-frag counter, and (8) Streamer Facecam. Each widget includes center-anchored Widget Size control from 25% to 300%.
Why is standard vertical cropping bad for Valorant TikTok clips and Shorts?
A standard 9:16 center crop cuts off more than 60% of your 16:9 widescreen frame. Viewers on TikTok, Reels, or YouTube Shorts cannot see who is alive, how much health you have left during a 1v3 clutch, how much time is left on the spike, or which weapons are available. Gaming HUD preserves the narrative tension by keeping these crucial details in frame.
Can I save my custom Valorant HUD layout for future clips?
Yes. Signed-in creators can fine-tune widget crops, positions, scales, and mask feathering, then click "Save as New" or "Update" to store their personal preset under Valorant. For every future clip or stream, you can apply your custom layout in one click without reconfiguring coordinates.
How does masking and shape feathering work on Valorant widgets?
Widgets support Mask-Only mode with rectangle and ellipse shapes. For example, our Valorant preset uses a tailored ellipse mask for the circular MiniMap radar and rectangular masks for team headers and health bars. With adjustable Shape Feather (from 0 up to 40+), harsh bounding box edges dissolve seamlessly into the gameplay.
Does Gameplay Shorts automatically detect Valorant aces or headshots with AI?
No. Gameplay Shorts does not use in-game Valorant game-engine classifiers (such as headshot flags or defuse event logs). 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 Valorant streams directly from Twitch without downloading?
Yes. You do not need to download multi-gigabyte VOD files to your hard drive. Simply paste your Twitch VOD link or enter the video ID into Gameplay Shorts, and our cloud system fetches, analyzes, and previews the stream footage directly in your browser.
Can I keep my streamer facecam visible in Valorant vertical clips?
Yes. The Facecam widget is included in the preset and can be enabled with one click. You can size and position your webcam feed at the top of the canvas, keeping your genuine clutch reactions visible without blocking your crosshair or operator line of sight.
Can I add captions and subtitles to my Valorant 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.
Is it free to try with a Valorant stream or clip?
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 Valorant Gaming HUD layout, and subtitles on your own Valorant gameplay.

Gameplay Shorts is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Riot Games, Inc. or Valorant.