---
title: "Summarize a long video · Lenexa Learn"
description: "Instead of sitting through a whole video, one person had Gemini write a summary they could read."
url: https://www.lenexa.ai/learn/use-cases/summarize-a-long-video/
site: "Lenexa Learn"
---

Research & Learning

# Summarize a long video

Instead of sitting through a whole video, one person had Gemini write a summary they could read.

## Steps

1. Paste in the link.
2. Ask for bullet points with timestamps.
3. Skip to the parts you actually need.

## Prompt you can copy

```
Summarize this video in 8 bullet points with timestamps for each key part: [link]
```

## Tools

- Gemini

For Individuals, Students. Added October 12, 2026.

## Source

[hn](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48502395) · June 2026

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