Feature
An AI video editing agent that makes the whole edit, then takes your changes
An AI video editing agent edits your video for you, then takes your changes in plain words. Here is how one works on a single clip of you talking to your phone, with no timeline to learn.
In short
- An AI video editing agent decides the cuts, captions, b-roll and music itself, then changes them when you ask in a chat.
- Cutroom's Magic Editor is an editing agent for one clip of you talking: Jacob, its AI editor, makes the whole edit.
- You press "Make my video" once; the first edit normally takes 10 to 15 minutes, and an email tells you it's ready.
- A chat message that changes the video costs 40 credits; a question that changes nothing is free, up to 20 a day.
- Jacob can't move your sentences or make new speech, and the only export is a vertical 1080 by 1920 MP4.
What is an AI video editing agent?
An AI video editing agent is an AI that makes the edit itself. You give it your video and a goal. It plans the edit, builds it, and changes it when you ask in plain words.
Editing agents come in a few kinds. Descript's Underlord and Tella Agent work inside a full editor. OpusClip's AI Producer takes your requests in Claude or ChatGPT.
- An editor with AI buttons does one job per click, such as subtitles, and you still put the video together.
- An editing agent makes the whole edit from one request, then explains or changes it when you ask.
- Cutroom's Magic Editor, the agent on this page, makes the whole edit of one short clip of you talking, the kind you post as a reel, a TikTok or an ad.
- In the Magic Editor that request is one button, "Make my video", and every change after it is a message to Jacob.
A founder's feature demo, before and after
One press made the first edit. Each chat message after it made a new version.
Drawing of an example clip, not a customer video
Before · the clip as filmed
A 70-second phone video of a founder showing a new feature in their app
“Uh, so, basically, our app now writes your weekly report for you. You just, sorry, let me start that again. You open the dashboard, pick the week and hit export.”
struck through = what Jacob cuts
After · Jacob's first edit, Skit style
“Our app now writes your weekly report for you. You open the dashboard, pick the week and hit export.”
- On “report”: the opening line kept as the first thing people hear, then the music stops for a moment
- On “dashboard”: a card with your screenshot dashboard.png slides over your face
- On “week”: your second screenshot, week.png, swaps into the card
- On “export”: the video ends on a phone playing your screen recording
- Under the whole video: energetic music and sound effects under your voice
window: dashboard.png
Then you ask Jacob
- “Add 2 good transitions”v2the same edit with two transitions, such as a white flash into the demo
- “Make this about 10 seconds shorter”v3about 10 seconds shorter, with the opening line and the ending kept
What the agent decides and what you decide
You decide four things before the edit starts, and every change after it. Jacob decides everything in between, without asking you questions.
Who decides what in the Magic Editor
No questions after you press "Make my video": Jacob picks the storyline and the length from your clip.
| Part of the video | Who decides | What you can do |
|---|---|---|
| The clip | You | One video of you talking, up to 3 minutes |
| The style | You | Pick Steps, Skit, Verdict or Poster; switching later costs 120 credits |
| Your files | You | Add screenshots, a screen recording, product photos or a logo |
| The goal | You | Answer four short questions, or skip them |
| Storyline and length | Jacob | Ask for it shorter, or tap a cut word in the transcript to bring it back |
| Ums, repeats and false starts | Jacob | Tap a cut word in the transcript to bring it back, free |
| Captions and key words | Jacob | Ask to make the key words stand out more |
| B-roll and where your files go | Jacob | Ask for a clip on a sentence, or swap one |
| Music, sound effects and transitions | Jacob | Ask for calmer music, quieter effects or a flash |
| Fonts and layout | Set by the style you picked | Switch to another style for 120 credits |
Part of the video: The clip
- Who decides
- You
- What you can do
- One video of you talking, up to 3 minutes
Part of the video: The style
- Who decides
- You
- What you can do
- Pick Steps, Skit, Verdict or Poster; switching later costs 120 credits
Part of the video: Your files
- Who decides
- You
- What you can do
- Add screenshots, a screen recording, product photos or a logo
Part of the video: The goal
- Who decides
- You
- What you can do
- Answer four short questions, or skip them
Part of the video: Storyline and length
- Who decides
- Jacob
- What you can do
- Ask for it shorter, or tap a cut word in the transcript to bring it back
Part of the video: Ums, repeats and false starts
- Who decides
- Jacob
- What you can do
- Tap a cut word in the transcript to bring it back, free
Part of the video: Captions and key words
- Who decides
- Jacob
- What you can do
- Ask to make the key words stand out more
Part of the video: B-roll and where your files go
- Who decides
- Jacob
- What you can do
- Ask for a clip on a sentence, or swap one
Part of the video: Music, sound effects and transitions
- Who decides
- Jacob
- What you can do
- Ask for calmer music, quieter effects or a flash
Part of the video: Fonts and layout
- Who decides
- Set by the style you picked
- What you can do
- Switch to another style for 120 credits
How Cutroom's Magic Editor edits a video like this
Jacob is the AI editor inside Cutroom's Magic Editor: it edits your video for you, then changes it when you ask in a chat.
The 4 styles, as example edits
Steps
Three steps, four angles
Skit
Hook, hard stop, demo card
Verdict
The tester's verdict
Poster
Typography does the talking
Hover or tap an example to play it, without sound. These are example edits of each style; the presenters in them are generated with AI.
- Your take: one video of you talking, up to 3 minutes
- Your style: one of 4: Steps, Skit, Verdict or Poster
- Your files: screenshots, a screen recording or a logo, if you have them
- Your goal: what the video is for, in a few words, if you like
- Jacob makes it: normally 10 to 15 minutes, and you get an email
- Your edit: ask Jacob for changes in a chat, then export
Then you ask Jacob, for example
- “Make this about 10 seconds shorter”
- “Put a clip on the strongest sentence”
- “Change the music to something calmer”
Each change is a new version, and going back is free. First cut 250 credits, each change 40, questions free, export 30 credits per started minute.
How long it takes and what a change costs
The first edit is the long wait. It normally takes 10 to 15 minutes, and you get an email when your first cut is ready. You can close the page while Jacob works. Your video keeps going.
- A chat message that changes the video costs 40 credits. If Jacob ends up changing nothing, the credits come back.
- A question that changes nothing is free, up to 20 a day. The Send button tells you which of the two you are sending.
- Your edit comes with a transcript of everything you said. Tapping a word in it to cut it or bring it back is free.
- The accent colour, music, text and pace settings are free too, and so are undo and going back to an earlier version.
- A new style rebuilds the whole edit for 120 credits, and the version you had stays.
- While Jacob works on a change, the editing screen is locked until it's done. You can stop it, and you get your credits back if you do.
- Your first video is free: the 600 free credits pay for the first edit and the export of a video up to a minute long, and the 320 left pay for 8 chat changes. You have 7 days to use them, and the free video carries a Cutroom mark that Lite at $19.99 a month removes.
What this agent cannot do
Jacob edits the clip you filmed. It can't film, write or say anything new, and it makes one kind of file.
- It can't move a sentence to another place or make new speech in your voice. If a line is missing, you film it again.
- It can't use a font you pick. Each style comes with its own fonts and layout.
- It can't export 16:9, square, 4K or a captions file (SRT), and it can't post to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube for you.
- It can't make b-roll with AI or remove background noise. B-roll comes from your files, your clip library, Pexels and Pixabay.
- It can't take a clip longer than 3 minutes, so a podcast or a long webinar needs a different kind of tool.
Who an editing agent suits, and who it does not
An editing agent like this one is worth it when you film yourself often and don't want to learn an editor.
- It suits founders, coaches, creators and small shops who film short videos of themselves talking: tips, demos, reviews and ads.
- It suits you if you'd rather type a change, such as "Change the music to something calmer", than drag things on a timeline.
- It does not suit long recordings. For a podcast, webinar or interview, a clip tool that cuts long videos into short clips fits better.
- It does not suit you if you want to set every frame yourself. A timeline editor gives you that control, with more work.
- It does not suit wide videos for YouTube or presentations, because the Magic Editor only makes vertical video.
Questions people ask
- What is an AI video editing agent?
- An AI that edits the video for you. It decides the cuts, captions, b-roll and music, then changes the edit when you ask in plain words.
- Is there an AI agent that will edit my videos for me?
- Yes. Cutroom's Magic Editor is one: you upload a clip of you talking, press "Make my video", and Jacob, its AI editor, makes the whole edit. You change it by typing in a chat.
- How long does an AI video editing agent take?
- Normally 10 to 15 minutes for the first edit in Cutroom's Magic Editor, and you get an email when it's ready. You can close the page while Jacob works.
- Do changes cost extra?
- Some do. A chat message that changes the video costs 40 credits, a question is free up to 20 a day, and tapping words in the transcript, undo and going back a version are free.
- Can an AI editing agent edit a podcast or a long video?
- Not this one. The Magic Editor takes one clip of up to 3 minutes of a person talking. For long recordings, use a tool that cuts long videos into short clips.
- Does the agent post the video for me?
- No. You download a vertical MP4, 1080 by 1920, and post it to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube yourself.
- Can I try an AI video editing agent for free?
- Yes. Your first video is free, no card, and you have 7 days to make it. It carries a Cutroom mark; Lite at $19.99/month removes it.
Film one clip of you talking, press "Make my video" and let Jacob make the whole edit. Your first video is free.