How to cut an event highlight reel from raw footage.

The day is over. The footage is on a drive in London, Austin, Lagos or Pune, and the client wants a film, not a folder. An AI video editor that starts from footage cuts it to one song on a real timeline.

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Not for: Not a prompt-to-video generator, not a photo slideshow, not a talking-head YouTube editor, and not a listing walkthrough from stills.

What this kind of editor is

Search uses “AI video editor” for two jobs. One starts with a sentence and invents picture. The other starts with footage you shot, in a hall, on a pitch or at a stage, and has to turn it into a film. Vantacut is the second. Weddings are a common case; they are not the only one. The editor works worldwide, in English.

Define done before you cut

A highlight is not the whole day. A three-minute recap of a two-hour offsite is a different film from a ten-minute documentary of a match. Decide which one you sold, then trim the song to it: the song’s length is the reel’s length.

Prepare the footage, not a prompt

Add the cards or folders. Clips are read from your drive, never copied, and heavy footage gets light proxies so playback stays smooth. Turn on AI analysis and Vantacut watches the footage for the best moments, hearing speech in 22 Indian languages and English. Each clip is only watched once.

The song is the edit

The cuts land on the song’s beat, and the reel is as long as the song. A launch recap, an encore teaser and a first dance all follow that rule. Load a score or the live track, or join songs with a cut, crossfade or gap.

Answer the questions, read the plan

Pick a theme, add a brief if you like, and press Create. Auto-Edit asks up to three questions only you can answer: who matters, the tone, what to leave out. Then it shows the plan before it cuts. Leave a question unanswered and it goes with the answer it recommends.

Walk the timeline

The reel opens as a new timeline of ordinary clips, so your own edit is never touched. Check it against the beats for your kind of day, below, and swap in what it missed. Export on the same computer, from your originals, at full resolution.

Beats to check for your kind of day

Walk the timeline against the day you shot. A missing beat is a clip you swap in, not a new run.

EventBeats to check
Corporate or galaArrival, stage, the award or keynote face, the room reacting, the close
Concert or festivalDoors, the first number, the crowd, the encore, out
SportWarm-up, key plays, the bench, the trophy or the handshake
Graduation or celebrationProcessional, a name and a face, family, the toss or the party
WeddingGetting ready, the entrance, vows, portraits, the floor

Your footage stays on your computer

Editing, playback and export run on your computer, and your original footage and songs never leave it. To find moments, Auto-Edit shares low-quality copies of your clips, still frames and the speech, and the app asks once before anything is sent. The editor works worldwide, in English; credit packs are priced in Indian rupees.

Questions

Does this only work for weddings?

No. The job is the same for a corporate gala, a concert recap, a match or a ceremony. You check different beats on the timeline.

Does it run in my country?

Yes. Windows and Linux, worldwide, in English. Credit packs are priced in Indian rupees, and Auto-Edit is charged by the minute.

Can it fill in a moment nobody filmed?

No. If it is not in your footage, it is not in the reel. Auto-Edit only uses the clips you give it.

Get the editor

Windows and Linux now; macOS is coming. The editor is free; create your account when it first opens.

Download Vantacut