Video editing guides

Speed up, slow down or time-lapse a clip, and what frame rate and audio do.

What Mac apps can crop, and how to turn 16:9 into 9:16 without cutting off the subject.

Pick a track you can use, set its level under speech, fade it, and avoid claims.

Match each sound to something on screen, line it up with the frame, keep it quiet.

Order your photos, time them to the music, add gentle motion and export.

What a glitch effect is, when it fits, and how to time a hit.

Blur a face, soften a background or fill the bars, and what Woven can do.

Reframe 16:9 footage for 9:16: fill or fit, moving subjects, two speakers and when to reshoot.

Static zoom, animated push-ins, punch-ins for jump cuts and how far to go.

Layouts, audio and borders for split screen and picture-in-picture videos.

What Photos, QuickTime Player and iMovie can do, and the order to edit in.

Auto or manual captions, what to check, and styles that read on a phone.

Which entrance fits titles, labels and callouts, and how to time text to speech.

Formats, footage, voiceover, captions and YouTube's rules for videos without your face.

Pick the best moments, set the length, order the clips and cut them to music.

What a montage is, how long each shot runs, and how to cut to the music by ear.

Pick the moment, trim it, crop to vertical, caption it and add a hook title.

Plan, record, edit, thumbnail, export and upload a YouTube video, with Mac steps.

Choose a passage, caption it, add the reference and clear music and people before posting.

Add a song in iMovie on a Mac, set volume and fades, keep it under a voice, and check the license.

Add titles in iMovie on a Mac: pick a style, place it, type, set font and length.

iMovie for Mac has no auto captions in Apple's guide. Type titles, or caption by speech in Woven.

Plan the hook, film vertical, edit and post a Reel, with the steps Instagram documents.

Use YouTube's auto captions, or burn in your own captions that stay readable on a phone.

A checklist for editing a talking-head video: cuts, hook, punch-ins, captions, B-roll and sound.

Apple's iMovie export steps and settings, then a 1080p or 1440p MP4 from Woven.

Generate, edit and export captions in Final Cut Pro, and when to burn them in instead.

Where Zoom saves recordings, what its trim does, and a full edit on a Mac.

Add a preset look such as black and white, warm or faded, and keep it consistent.

Build a VHS look from soft color, noise, glitch hits, a 4:3 frame and a timestamp.

Border vs frame vs letterbox, when a border helps, and how to set width and color.

Add a photo between clips, a logo on top or a still behind, then size and time it.

Twenty copy-paste edit prompts for talking-head videos, grouped by job.

A copy-ready UGC brief with hooks, talking points, a shot list and file naming.

Twelve copy-paste sound effect prompts, each tied to something visible on screen.

Set up a vertical Blender render, choose frames or MP4, then finish in an editor.

How to use Seedance 2, what it accepts, and how to edit its clips.

How to use Veo 3.1, what it costs to try, and how to edit its clips.

A Kling AI tutorial, its free-tier limits, and how to edit the clips.

How the Gemini app makes video, what it limits, and how to edit the clips.

Open captions are burned in. Closed captions can be switched off. Which to use, and when.

What B-roll is, A-roll vs B-roll, and how to place it over speech.

The film and creator meanings of a jump cut, and how to cut pauses cleanly.

The slow pan and zoom on still photos: origin, when to use it, how to do it.

The common transition types, when each fits and which sound goes with it.

Color grading versus correction, a simple order to work in, and common mistakes.

What a lower third is, where to place it in a vertical video and how long to show it.

What a keyframe is, how easing shapes the motion and what you can animate in Woven.

What audio ducking is, sidechain vs manual, and how to duck music in Woven.

What a video hook is, the main hook types and how editing and testing decide if it works.

What UGC videos and UGC ads are, how to disclose them and how to edit one.

What an AI video editor is, how it differs from a generator and what to check first.

What TikTok Spark Ads are, how authorization works and how they differ from standard ads.

Remotion makes video from code; an AI editor edits your footage. How they differ and which to use.

Sora's web app has ended. Where else to generate video, and the step after.

12 AI video editors compared on footage, timeline, chat, captions and platforms.

Autopilot generators or editors for faceless videos, and what YouTube's rules say.

What creative fatigue is, the signs on Meta and TikTok, and the cheapest way to refresh an ad.

Twenty-five editing and AI video terms in plain words, with what Woven does for each.

Reels dimensions, aspect ratio, length limits, cover size and safe areas.

TikTok aspect ratio, video size, length limits and safe zone, from TikTok's own pages.

Shorts can run up to 3 minutes. The shape, resolution and music rules that matter.

Aspect ratio, size and length limits for six platforms, from each platform's own pages.

Resolutions, aspect ratio, frame rates and bitrates YouTube lists, and how Shorts differ.

Facebook video length, reel size and recommended encoding settings, from Meta's own pages.

File types, size, length, aspect ratios and captions for LinkedIn video, from LinkedIn Help.

Video ad specs for Meta, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn, and how to export each shape.

Drop in a frame, see what each app covers, and download a free safe-zone template.

Plans, free-tier caps and AI billing for 12 video editors, checked October 20, 2026.

ChatGPT can't return an edited video, and it has no timeline or preview. Here's how to edit with ChatGPT in Woven Video, a Mac editor that uses your plan.

Claude's chat can't edit video. Claude Code can, with tools like FFmpeg or by driving Woven Video, a Mac editor with a real timeline you can see.

Gemini can tweak a short clip from a prompt, but it has no built-in timeline to cut, arrange or caption a real video. Here's how to edit by chat instead.

Can Claude watch videos? Not as video: it reads still images and text. Here's what it can see, the workarounds, and how Woven Video shows it your footage.

Claude Code video editing: script FFmpeg, build in Remotion, or connect Woven Video so Claude Code or Codex edits on a timeline you can see.

What is an AI video agent? It takes a goal, edits a real project with tools, checks its work and reports back. Kinds of agents and how to try one.

What is a video editing MCP server? It lets an AI app run an editor's actions. See which editors offer one today and how Woven's connector works.

What is Woven Video? An AI video editor for Mac from Woven Labs. Edit your footage by chat on a real timeline. What it does, needs and costs.

Can ChatGPT make videos? OpenAI has discontinued Sora. ChatGPT still writes scripts and makes images, and Woven Video edits your clips on a Mac.

Can you monetize AI videos on YouTube? Often yes, if each video is your own work. See what YouTube targets, what to disclose and how to edit.

Can AI edit my video for me? Yes for cuts, captions, music and finding moments, with limits. See what still needs you and how to fix the result.

Can ChatGPT watch videos? OpenAI's help says you can attach video files, but the analysis may be partial. See what it reads and how to get better feedback.

Can Gemini watch videos? Google's help says you can upload videos and ask about YouTube links, within limits. See them, and how to get edits too.

Do AI video ads work? Studies find comparable clicks, a human edge in one video test and a drop when ads are labelled. See the data and how to test.

Is it legal to make AI ads? Usually yes, but claims, real people's likeness, copyright and AI labels carry rules. A plain guide, not legal advice.

Can I use my Claude Code skills and MCP servers in Woven? Yes: switch skills on in Settings, and add or import MCP servers for Woven's own agent.