This walks you through creating your first Workflow from upload to completed drafts. Plan on 15–30 minutes depending on footage size.
Before you start
You'll need:
- Raw footage from a shoot you want to turn into multiple videos
- Optional: a brief — a doc outlining the videos you want (scripts, hooks, topics, angles)
New to Clik? Try the Edit Agent first to get comfortable with the tool before running a Workflow.
Step 1 — Start a new Workflow
From the home screen, click the Workflow Agent card. You'll land in the Workflow hub — click Create New Workflow in the top right.
Name your Workflow. Use something descriptive — you'll thank yourself later. Good: "Feb batch shoot," "Golf round 3," "Hook testing — recipe X." Bad: "Untitled 4."
Step 2 — Upload footage
Drag your clips into the upload area, or connect Google Drive or Dropbox if your footage already lives there. Clik starts processing as soon as files hit the cloud — watching each clip to understand what happens in every moment.
Tip: upload in advance. Processing time scales with footage length — large batches take a few minutes. Make sure your computer doesn't go to sleep during upload.
Step 3 — Describe what you want
The more direction you give, the better your drafts land. Think like a director.
Your direction can be:
- A full brief document — attach a
.docx,.pdf, or plain text file with scripts, hooks, angles, and shot-level direction. Best for agencies, scripted shoots, or ad variant testing. - Notes in the chat — type a few bullets: "3 shorts, each 45 seconds, different hooks pulled from the plating sequence." Fast and low-overhead.
- A sentence or two — "long-form recipe video plus 3 shorts from the plating." The minimum viable direction.
If you have only footage, Clik can propose concepts on its own — but results are less predictable. Even one sentence of intent makes a real difference.
Step 4 — Let Clik analyze
Clik reads your footage, transcribes dialogue, detects scene changes, and maps everything against your brief (if provided). You'll see a progress indicator — most shoots analyze in a few minutes.
When it's done, a plan appears.
Step 5 — Review the plan
The plan is a titled list of proposed videos. Each variant shows:
- An auto-generated title that reflects the content (e.g. "Hook A: Open on Problem," "Hole 4 — Eagle Attempt")
- The footage scoped to that variant
- Estimated duration
What you can do from the plan view:
- Edit any title — click to rename inline before execution
- Add a variant — use the + to add a blank or duplicate an existing one
- Remove a variant — click – on anything you don't want
- Chat with Clik — ask for changes like "make hook B more dramatic," "add a highlight reel for all the reactions," or "split the 10-minute recipe into 3 per-step shorts"
Stay here as long as you need. The plan is cheap to change. Execution is not.
Step 6 — Confirm and execute
When the plan looks right, hit Execute. Clik kicks off a draft for each variant in parallel. You can leave and come back — every variant becomes its own project as it finishes.
Step 7 — Iterate on individual drafts
Each variant lands in your Projects tab as a standalone project. Click into any one to refine it with the Edit Agent — same conversational editing, same captions, same export flow.
Need to jump between variants from the same Workflow? Use the dropdown in the top ribbon of the editor to switch without leaving the project.
Common first-run questions
Can I rerun a Workflow? Yes. Open any completed Workflow and start a new run with adjusted parameters. New variants count against your monthly project limit.
What if I want to add a variant after execution? Open the Workflow plan again, add the variant, and run just that one.
What happens to the original footage? It stays in the Workflow's master folder. Every variant can pull from it during iteration — even files that weren't originally scoped to that variant.