Guides to the first cut.
How a highlight actually gets made: the footage, the song that decides its length, the machine it runs on, and where an editor stops and a generator starts.
Last updated 4 September 2026
Written from the app's own behaviour
Every claim in these guides matches what the editor does on screen, including the parts that disappoint: what Analyse can and cannot recognise, why AI Cut is sometimes greyed out, and what happens when the review refuses its own work. Where the product has a limit, the guide names it.
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- How to cut an event highlight reel from raw footage — The day is over. The cards are on a drive in London, Austin, Lagos or Pune. The client wants a film, not a folder. A footage-first AI video editor cuts that footage to one song on a real timeline.
- AI video editor vs generator — An AI video editor vs generator is two jobs. One cuts footage you shot. The other invents picture from a prompt.
- Cut video to a song — Cut video to a song by making the bed the length of the film. Phrases are the cuts. Trim the bed, and the quote drops.
- Local AI video editor — A local AI video editor keeps originals on your drive. Editing, playback and export run on the machine. The network is only for the two AI stages, on previews you agree to.