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Video editor for photographers: one clip in, a finished Reel out
Cutroom turns one clip of you talking into a finished 9:16 video with captions and your own shots, in about a minute. You keep shooting and skip the editing evening.
In short
- Cutroom is a video editor for photographers. You upload one clip of yourself talking and get a finished 9:16 video back.
- The video comes back in about a minute with captions burned in, ready for Reels, TikTok and Shorts.
- You can upload your own behind-the-scenes clips, and they land on the words you say about them.
- Cutroom does not edit wedding films or client galleries. Those need a timeline and a human editor.
- Your first video is free. After that a 30 second video costs about 110 credits, under two dollars on the $19.99 plan.
- Longest clip you can upload
- 3 min
- Until the edit comes back
- ~1 min
- One finished 30 second video, edit plus export
- 110 credits
Why photographers rarely post video
You film at every shoot, but editing video is a second job on top of culling and Lightroom.
- Behind-the-scenes clips, venue walkthroughs and a lighting setup you explained sit on your phone and never go out.
- Your evenings already go to culling and editing photos, so the video editing never starts.
- Videographers have it the other way round. Client films get every editing hour and their own marketing gets none.
- After three weeks the clips feel stale, and then you post nothing at all.
How it works
You talk about the shoot. Cutroom does the editing.
- You film yourself talking to the camera for up to 3 minutes, about the shoot, the location or a question a client asked.
- Cutroom writes out what you said, puts your clips on the words that describe them and burns in the captions. Everything you said still plays.
- You can fix a mis-heard word in the transcript and the captions change with it. If a line came out wrong, say it again on camera.
- Captions are burned into the file, in one of 40 caption styles.
- You get one 9:16 MP4 at 1080 x 1920 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts.
- Cutroom runs in your phone's browser, so you can do all of this on the phone you filmed with, before you leave the location.
One phone clip to a posted video
Four steps. Two of them cost credits.
Film
You talking to camera, up to 3 minutes
Edit
100 credits for the transcript, the first edit and the clip search
Place your clips
Highlight a phrase and your shot lands on it
Export
20 credits per finished minute, 9:16 MP4
This is the whole editor
Highlight a phrase and a clip lands on those exact words. No timeline, no keyframes, no layers.
Use your own shots
Your own footage shows your work better than any stock clip.
- You upload your behind-the-scenes clips once and they stay in your library for every video after that.
- Highlight the sentence about the golden-hour portrait and that clip lands on exactly those words.
- On the normal speed setting your own clips can cover up to 45% of the video, and 52% on fast. You are on screen for the rest.
- You can swap the clip in any spot, or search millions of free ones.
- You can select a few words and give just those their own caption style and colour.
Your own shots over your own words, in the frame
A behind-the-scenes clip sits on a card while you keep talking. Captions are burned in, so the video reads on mute.
3 videos to film this week
Talk to your clients about their own shoot. Gear talk reaches other photographers, and they do not book family sessions.
- Answer one question per video. That keeps each one short and easy to find later.
- A before and after shows clients what your editing is worth, which makes your price easier to defend.
Three video ideas with the first line written
| Video | What to show | First line |
|---|---|---|
| One photo, one story | Your favourite frame from the last shoot | "This photo took four seconds to take and two hours to plan." |
| Client questions | What to wear, how to prepare, what if it rains | "Every client asks me this, so here is the real answer." |
| Before and after | The raw frame next to the delivered image | "This is the photo straight off the camera." |
Video: One photo, one story
- What to show
- Your favourite frame from the last shoot
- First line
- "This photo took four seconds to take and two hours to plan."
Video: Client questions
- What to show
- What to wear, how to prepare, what if it rains
- First line
- "Every client asks me this, so here is the real answer."
Video: Before and after
- What to show
- The raw frame next to the delivered image
- First line
- "This is the photo straight off the camera."
What one video costs
You pay in credits: one price for the edit, one for the export.
- In money, a 30 second video works out under two dollars on Lite at $19.99 a month, and the same on Basic at $39.99.
- Length is the only thing that changes the price. The edit is always 100 credits, and the export adds 20 credits per finished minute.
Credits per video
| Step | Credits | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Edit | 100 | The transcript, the first edit and the clip search |
| Export | 20 per finished minute | The 9:16 MP4 file |
| 30 second video | About 110 | Edit plus export |
| 1 minute video | 120 | Edit plus export |
Step: Edit
- Credits
- 100
- What it covers
- The transcript, the first edit and the clip search
Step: Export
- Credits
- 20 per finished minute
- What it covers
- The 9:16 MP4 file
Step: 30 second video
- Credits
- About 110
- What it covers
- Edit plus export
Step: 1 minute video
- Credits
- 120
- What it covers
- Edit plus export
Plans and how many videos you get
Start free, then pick a plan if you want to keep posting.
- Your first video is free within 7 days, on 600 credits, with no card. It carries a Cutroom mark across the middle.
- On day 8 the free credits stop. There is no card on file, so nothing is charged and you choose a plan when you want to carry on.
- Lite costs $19.99 a month for 1,250 credits and takes the mark off.
- Basic costs $39.99 a month for 2,500 credits and adds music and a presenter who can say your words for you.
- Premium costs $79.99 a month for 5,000 credits.
- Two videos a week comes to about 9 a month, which Lite covers.
Finished 30 second videos each month, by plan
At about 110 credits a video. Free exports carry a Cutroom mark. Lite removes it.
- Free, first 7 days1 video
- Lite, $19.99~11 videos
- Basic, $39.99~22 videos
- Premium, $79.99~45 videos
What it does not do
Cutroom is built for videos where you talk. Other edits need other tools.
- Cutroom does not edit wedding films or client deliverables. Those need a timeline and a human editor.
- Someone has to talk in the clip. A silent cinematic edit is not what this makes.
- One clip goes in and one finished video comes out. There are no sets of variants.
- Every video comes out vertical. There is no 16:9 export.
Questions people ask
- Can it edit my wedding films or client deliverables?
- No. It turns one clip of you talking into one finished vertical video. Client films need a timeline and a human editor. Cutroom makes the marketing videos that bring the client in.
- Do I have to be on camera?
- Yes, you have to talk in the clip. A client is about to spend two hours with you, so they want to see who that is first. Your own clips can cover up to 45% of the video on the normal speed setting, so the camera is off you for long stretches.
- Can I use my own behind-the-scenes clips?
- Yes. Upload them to your library once and use them in every video. Highlight a phrase and the clip lands on exactly those words. Millions of free clips fill the rest.
- Is there a free plan?
- Your first video is free. You get 600 credits and 7 days, no card. It exports with a Cutroom mark across the middle. On day 8 the free credits stop, and since there is no card on file nothing is charged. Lite is $19.99 a month for 1,250 credits and removes the mark.
- Can I do this on my phone?
- Yes. Cutroom runs in your phone's browser, so the phone that filmed the clip can upload it and export the finished video. It works the same on iPhone and Android, though a bigger screen is easier for editing.
- What file do I get?
- One 9:16 MP4 at 1080 x 1920, captions burned in. It posts to Reels, TikTok and Shorts as it is. There is no horizontal export.
- Who should not use this?
- Photographers whose marketing is silent, colour-graded film. Book an editor for that. For a weekly video of you talking, Cutroom is faster, at about 110 credits a video.
Film one clip about your last shoot and post it this week. Your first video is free.