The problem

The manual grind of making compilations came at a cost

All the Smoke is a popular podcast hosted by former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, with a deep archive of long-form video content spanning countless interviews and trending topics. Many of these topics show up across different episodes, making them perfect for themed compilations that drive more views and create new monetization opportunities.

However, for All the Smoke, creating compilation videos was a slow, manual grind:

• Manual searching: The team had to pull transcripts one episode at a time and manually dig for relevant moments
• Long editing time: It often took days to create a single compilation video
• Missed moments: With so much footage to comb through, great clips often slipped through the cracks
• Miss out on trends: They missed out on timely trends because they couldn’t move fast enough to repurpose past content.

‍The Solution

Streamlined compilation creation process using OpusSearch

With OpusSearch, All the Smoke completely changed how they create compilations. Instead of scrubbing through footage manually, the team now uses OpusSearch to instantly find clips based on key moments, speakers, or trending topics.

Here’s the simple workflow they followed:

During March Madness, they spotted a trend on social media and decided to create a themed compilation. With OpusSearch, they quickly surfaced all relevant March Madness clips from their massive content library, refined them in Premiere Pro, and published a 3.5-hour video that would’ve taken days to produce manually.

The Result

Turn past videos into compilations and long-term growth opportunities

Using OpusSearch, the team didn’t just save days of manual work creating their March Madness compilation, they also gained tens of thousands of fresh views from a single video.

Immediate growth

But the impact goes far beyond one video. OpusSearch unlocked a new level of creative potential for the All the Smoke team by making it easier to find powerful moments, build stronger compilations, and act quickly on trending topics they would’ve otherwise missed.

With instant access to their entire archive, the team now plans to produce more compilations that maximize the value of their past content and grow their channel faster.

They also see this as a recurring opportunity. Since March Madness content returns every year, OpusSearch gives them a repeatable way to resurface and monetize historical footage, year after year.

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