12 pages
Guides
How to do each job by hand in any editor, why it takes so long, and the faster way in Cutroom AI.
- How to cut retakes from a videoCut retakes and false starts from a talking video: how to film so they're easy to find, the manual way in any editor, and how Cutroom AI groups them.
- How to remove um and uh from a videoRemove um, uh and other filler words from a video without choppy cuts: filming habits, the manual way, the Cutroom AI way, and which fillers to leave in.
- How to pick the best takeFilmed the same line five times? How to compare takes fairly, what to listen and look for, and how Cutroom AI scores each take and explains its pick.
- How to turn a long video into ShortsFind the moments in a long video that stand alone as Shorts, cut them on sentence edges, reframe to 9:16 and caption them, by hand or with Cutroom AI's clip finder.
- How to remove silence from a videoCut dead air from a talking video without chopping the first or last sound of a word: how long a pause to keep, the manual way, and Cutroom AI's pacing presets.
- How to add captions to a videoAdd accurate, readable captions to a video: how many words per caption, where to place them, fixing misheard words, and burned-in captions or an SRT file.
- How to turn a podcast into clipsTurn a filmed podcast episode into short clips: filming for clips, finding moments that stand alone, joining a question to its answer, and Cutroom AI's limits.
- How to use a teleprompter for talking-head videosRead a script on camera without sounding read: writing for the ear, scroll speed, where to put the text, filming in takes, and Cutroom AI's browser recorder.
- How to edit multicam footageEdit a talk filmed on two cameras: syncing the angles, when to switch, keeping the sound steady, and how Cutroom AI lines up a second camera by what's said.
- How to make a vertical video from horizontal footageTurn 16:9 footage into 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts: what the crop costs in sharpness, keeping the face in frame, fill vs fit vs blur, and caption placement.
- How to cut a sermon into clipsTurn a recorded sermon into short clips: finding passages that stand alone, keeping scripture in context, filming in a sanctuary, and making a full-length version.
- How to edit talking-head videos fasterSpend less time cutting talking-head videos: film habits that save editing, the order to edit in, the keys worth learning, and where Cutroom AI takes over.
Try it on your own footage.
The editor opens in your browser with no account, and the sample project doesn't use an edit.