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How to Shorten a Video and Quickly Remove Unnecessary Parts with AI

Updated over 2 months ago

Tip:
Before viewing this guide, we recommend checking out the guide on Auto Rough Cut first.

Step 1. Click the Assistant button at the top right.

cutback video editing plugin interface showing the auto rough cut menu icon highlighted

Step 2. In the chat window, select [Shorten video] or type the command manually.

cutback ai video editing plugin interface showing a chat ui with editing prompts to remove filler words, remove silences, and more

Step 3. Cutback’s AI Assistant will identify parts of the video that are relatively less important. The video editor will splice video clips and display them as grayed-out parts in the transcription.

Step 4. You can review the suggested segments and undo any cuts by clicking the scissors icon. Once you're ready, click [Confirm] to generate a draft with the selected sections removed.

Step 5. Review the draft and click [Save] to apply changes to the original video and your video timeline. You can then continue refining the edit using text-based editing or caption editing to create your social media content.

Note:
If you click [Discard], the video will revert to its original unedited state.

Step 6. Click [Apply to sequence] to finalize the changes in your Premiere Pro sequence.

  • Create new sequence: Saves the changes in a new sequence while keeping the original untouched.

  • Apply to current sequence: Updates the existing sequence with the changes.

Note:

Segments marked for deletion by AI will appear in gray. These edits will not be applied until you click [Apply to sequence].

Any changes not applied to the sequence will not be saved. Make sure to click [Apply to sequence] to preserve your edits.

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