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Cutroom's Magic Editor turns one clip of you talking into a finished vertical video
Jacob, the AI editor inside it, makes the whole edit after one press of "Make my video". Then you change the video by asking in a chat, and you download it as an MP4.
In short
- Cutroom's Magic Editor turns one clip of you talking into a finished vertical video: Jacob, its AI editor, makes the whole edit, and you change it by asking in a chat.
- You upload a clip of up to 3 minutes, pick one of four styles, add screenshots or a logo if you have them, and press "Make my video" once.
- The first edit normally takes 10 to 15 minutes, and you get an email when it's ready, so you can close the page while Jacob works.
- The first edit costs 250 credits and each change you ask for costs 40. Asking Jacob a question about the edit is free, and your first video is free with no card.
- The Magic Editor exports one kind of file, a vertical MP4 of 1080 by 1920 pixels, and you post it yourself.
- the longest clip you can upload
- 3 min
- the normal wait for the first edit, with an email
- 10 to 15 min
- credits for the first edit
- 250
What is Cutroom's Magic Editor?
The Magic Editor is the video editor you land in when you sign up for Cutroom. You film yourself talking, and Jacob, its AI editor, turns that clip into a finished video for TikTok, Reels or Shorts.
There's no timeline to learn. Jacob makes the whole first edit, you ask for changes in plain words, and each video gets one of four styles.
- Steps suits tips and how-to videos where you show the app or tool you're talking about.
- Skit suits a product demo with your face on screen while you walk people through it.
- Verdict suits reviews, videos about something you tried and comparisons of two options.
- Poster suits a video with one strong point when you have no screenshots to show, because big words on screen carry it.
What to film and what to upload
You only need the clip and a style. Screenshots and four short questions about who the video is for are optional. They help Jacob aim the edit at the right people.
- Your clip can be up to 3 minutes long, as an MP4, MOV or WebM file, filmed upright with you talking to the camera.
- Mistakes are fine, because Jacob cuts the ums and the restarts. Clear sound matters more, because Jacob edits on your words.
- You can add up to 20 files. Screenshots are shown while you talk about them, a screen recording plays as the demo, product photos cut in on the right word and your logo closes the video.
- Pictures can be PNG, JPEG or WebP up to 25 MB; recordings can be MP4, MOV or WebM up to 200 MB.
- Before you press "Make my video", the app asks four short questions: what you're showing, who it's for, what people should do after watching and where the video will run. What you want people to do becomes the ending of the video.
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.
What Jacob does while you wait 10 to 15 minutes
After you press "Make my video", a popup says: "You'll get an email when it's ready, or you can wait here. This normally takes 10 to 15 minutes."
Jacob asks you no questions in that time. It picks the storyline and the length from your clip, then makes the whole first edit.
- Jacob cuts the ums, false starts and repeats, and the style shortens long pauses.
- Your screenshots and recordings go on the words where you mention them.
- Jacob looks for b-roll in your own clip library first, then on the stock sites Pexels and Pixabay, and puts each clip on the words it belongs to.
- The captions are in the language you speak, and key words are set to stand out.
- The style adds music, sound effects and its own ending.
- You can close the page while Jacob works. Your video keeps going.
A planning-app clip before and after the first edit
One press of "Make my video" makes the first version. Each change you ask for in the chat makes a new version, and the first one stays.
Drawing of an example clip, not a customer video
Before · the clip as filmed
A 50-second upright phone video of a founder showing how she plans her week in her own app
“Um, so, this is, this is how I plan my week, uh, in the app. I drag each task onto a day… (pause) and my whole week is sorted.”
struck through = what Jacob cuts
After · Jacob's first edit, Steps style
“This is how I plan my week in the app. I drag each task onto a day and my whole week is sorted.”
- On “app”: your screenshot week.png in a floating window
- On “week”: one big word at a time under the window
- On “sorted”: the last shot on you, with your logo as a sticker
- Under the whole video: calm music under your voice
window: week.png
Then you ask Jacob
- “Make this about 10 seconds shorter”v2about 10 seconds shorter: Jacob cuts the weakest sentences, never the opening or the close
- “Make the key words stand out more”v3more key words made to stand out, the rest of the edit the same
How you change the video after the first edit
You type what you want in the chat beside the video, the way you'd brief a human editor. Jacob makes the change as a new version, and the earlier versions stay.
You can also ask Jacob a question about the edit, which gets an answer and changes nothing. Tapping words in the transcript cuts them or brings them back without asking Jacob.
- "Make this about 10 seconds shorter" cuts fillers, repeats and the weakest sentences, but never the opening or the close.
- "Can you find 3 b-roll clips that fit what I'm saying?" puts three clips on the words they belong to.
- "Keep my pauses, it feels too rushed" keeps your natural pauses instead of shortening them.
- "Change the call to action to Try it free" changes the call-to-action line, which can be up to 48 characters.
- "Switch this to the Poster style" rebuilds the whole edit in Poster for 120 credits, and your earlier version stays.
- "Why did you cut what you cut?" gets an answer from Jacob's own log of the edit, and nothing changes.
What the Magic Editor costs
Cutroom charges in credits. When you sign up you get 600 free credits and 7 days, which is enough for your first video. The table shows what each action uses.
- The smallest finished video, a first edit plus an export of up to a minute, uses 280 credits. The rest of the 600 free credits covers 8 changes.
- The free video carries a Cutroom mark, and no card is needed. Lite, the cheapest plan below, removes the mark.
- Lite is $19.99 a month for 1,250 credits, which covers 4 videos at that smallest price.
- Basic is $39.99 a month for 2,500 credits, which covers 8.
- Premium is $79.99 a month for 5,000 credits, which covers 17.
Credits per action in the Magic Editor
| What you do | Credits |
|---|---|
| The first edit, from one press of "Make my video" | 250 |
| A chat message that changes the video | 40, back if nothing changes |
| A question that changes nothing | Free, up to 20 a day |
| A new style for the same clip | 120 |
| Tapping words, the accent, music, text and pace settings, undo | Free |
| The export | 30 per started minute |
| Exporting an unchanged version again | Free |
What you do: The first edit, from one press of "Make my video"
- Credits
- 250
What you do: A chat message that changes the video
- Credits
- 40, back if nothing changes
What you do: A question that changes nothing
- Credits
- Free, up to 20 a day
What you do: A new style for the same clip
- Credits
- 120
What you do: Tapping words, the accent, music, text and pace settings, undo
- Credits
- Free
What you do: The export
- Credits
- 30 per started minute
What you do: Exporting an unchanged version again
- Credits
- Free
What the Magic Editor does not do
The Magic Editor makes one kind of video from one clip of you talking. For other jobs, a different kind of tool suits you better.
- The only export is a vertical MP4, 1080 by 1920, 30 frames a second, with the sound levelled. There's no 16:9, square or 4K version.
- Cutroom doesn't post for you. You download the MP4 and post it to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube yourself.
- Each video starts from one clip of up to 3 minutes. For a podcast or a long recording, a clipping tool built for long videos is the better choice.
- Jacob can't move a sentence to another place, add new speech or clone your voice.
- Jacob doesn't make b-roll with AI. Clips come from your files, your own library, Pexels or Pixabay.
- The Magic Editor doesn't remove background noise, so film somewhere quiet.
- You can't pick a font, because each style has its own. There's no captions file (SRT) to download either.
Questions people ask
- Is Cutroom's Magic Editor free to try?
- 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. You start with 600 free credits, which cover the first edit, an export of up to a minute and a few changes.
- How long does the Magic Editor take?
- Normally 10 to 15 minutes for the first edit, and you get an email when it's ready. You can close the page in the meantime. The export takes a few minutes more, and you get an email for that too.
- What can I upload to the Magic Editor?
- One video of you talking, up to 3 minutes, as MP4, MOV or WebM, plus up to 20 files: screenshots, screen recordings, product photos and your logo. Pictures can be PNG, JPEG or WebP up to 25 MB; recordings can be MP4, MOV or WebM up to 200 MB.
- Is this the same as Google Photos' Magic Editor?
- No. Google Photos has its own Magic Editor, which uses AI to move or resize things in a photo and change the background or lighting, as of November 2026. Cutroom's Magic Editor edits videos of you talking, and Cutroom is not affiliated with Google.
- What language will the captions be in?
- Cutroom transcribes your take in the language you speak and keeps the captions in that language. You don't set a language anywhere, and Jacob replies in the language you write in.
- Can I switch to another style after the first edit?
- Yes, for 120 credits. One style per video. You can switch to another style later; the edit is rebuilt in the new style and the old version stays.
- Can I use the Magic Editor on my phone?
- Yes, in your phone's browser. On a phone the chat with Jacob comes first, and you can show or hide the video.
Film one clip of yourself talking and let Jacob make the first edit. Your first video is free.