Sharing your posts to your social platforms

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We are currently testing Clips with a small group of creators and will roll out this feature to more creators throughout the year.

Audio and video previews are short snippets of your work that get fans excited about a new post. When you turn on audio or video previews for a post, we automatically generate Clips and Promo cards for you to share off-platform. Clips are video previews of your video and audio posts. Promo cards are static visual share cards you can use to promote any post type. 

Clips and promo cards are automatically generated for you, saving you time and energy to help you promote your posts off-platform and turn followers into members.

Enabling previews and sharing clips

When you click the Share button to share a post, you can toggle between sharing a promo card of any post type or sharing a clip of your video and audio posts, directly to select socials or download them to share across social platforms.

 

GIF demonstrates how video clips show up for fans when you share them on your socials.

Creating and sharing a new post

When you enable audio and video previews, we’ll automatically generate clips. Depending on the file size, Clips are typically rendered within a few minutes. You will receive an in-platform notification, app push notification, and email notification when your clip is ready for download and sharing.

  1. Create a post by clicking the Create button on the left navigation and selecting Post
  2. Once you upload your file and enter your post details, click the Next button
  3. Click the Edit link in the preview section, where the clip is generated from
  4. Edit the length and segment of the clip by dragging the box parameter to the desired section and dragging the ends of the box parameter — clips can be between 10 seconds and 2 minutes long
  5. Click Save changes
  6. Click Publish when your post is ready to go live. We’ll notify you in-app via notifications and email when your clip is ready. In the meantime, a promo card is immediately available if you want to share a static visual card
  7. Click the share option on your post to share or download promo cards and clips at any point

Getting clips for existing posts

Promo cards are retroactively available for all of your posts. Clips are not retroactively rendered for posts published before May 2024. Here’s how to create a clip for an already-published post:

  1. On the My page section of your Patreon, you can filter or search for a post published before the launch of clips in May 2024
  2. Click the more menu and click the pencil icon to Edit
  3. Click on Next if there are no other changes you need to make
  4. Ensure previews are toggled on
  5. Click the Edit link in the preview section and customize any continuous segment between 10 seconds and 2 minutes long. Click on Save changes.
  6. Click the Save button to publish your post changes
  7. Once you’ve published your changes, we’ll automatically generate a clip for your post — this may take a few minutes, depending on the file size, and promo cards are immediately available for sharing and downloading
  8. You can click the share icon to share your video and audio clips directly to select socials or download them to share across social platforms

 

GIF shows the instructions to create a clip for a post published before May 2024.

 

Sharing specs

Clips specs

  • Your Patreon must be in the All Audiences category 
  • Clips will be auto-generated for video and audio posts published after May X 2024
  • Clips can be between 10 seconds and 2 minutes long, based on the file length
  • Files must be at least 2 minutes long to generate a clip
  • Video clips are generated for posts uploaded with Patreon Video

Promo card specs

  • Your Patreon must be in the All Audiences category 
  • Promo cards are generated for any post type, so you can use them to promote images, text, and link posts
  • Promo cards can be oriented vertically or horizontally

FAQ

Can I customize my clips and promo cards?

You can customize your video & audio clips to any continuous segment of your file, between 10 seconds and 2 minutes long:

  • While creating a new post, you can trim your preview clip and adjust the section of your file that appears in your Clip
  • Once a post has been published, you can [pencil icon] edit the post and adjust the clip the preview section of the post editor

Further customizations, such as selecting multiple segments, editing captions, and selecting cover images, are not currently available. Currently, promo cards are not customizable. Learn more about customizing Clips.

Why don’t I see the option to share a Clip? 

Here are some reasons why you might not have the option to share clips or promo cards for your posts:

  • Clips and promo cards are auto-generated if your Patreon is in the All Audiences category. You can check and change your Patreon category by visiting your Patreon page settings
  • Clips are not retroactively rendered for posts published before May X 2024 — you can generate a clip for an audio or video post by editing the post and editing the continuous segment of the preview between 10 seconds and 2 minutes long

Who can view my clips and promo cards?

Clips and promo cards are publicly visible and can be viewed and listened to on your Patreon page or any social media platform where you share them.

 

 

Whether you prefer Clips or Promo Cards, sharing your Patreon posts across your social platforms can increase awareness of your Patreon and get fans excited about joining your community.

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