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AI Video Editor

Add a video to edit

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MP4, MOV, WebM

Click to choose a file or drag and drop. Only the first 15s is editable.

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AI Video Editor — edit any clip with keyframe references

Pin up to 9 moments, write what each should look like, preview the change as an image, then render an AI-edited video that follows those visual targets. Localised by design — anything you do not explicitly change stays exactly as the source.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the AI Video Editor work?+

Upload a video, scrub to the moments you want to change, and capture each as a keyframe. Write a short prompt for each keyframe and the AI generates a still image that previews the edit. When the references look right, click Render — the AI applies those changes to the matching moments in the video and produces a new clip.

Why generate an image reference for each keyframe first?+

Editing a single frame is faster and cheaper than rendering a whole video. The per-keyframe reference lets you confirm the visual direction — colour grade, object placement, costume change, lighting — before spending the larger render budget on the final clip.

How long can the input video be?+

You can upload longer videos, but only the first 15 seconds are editable and rendered in this workflow. Anything past the 15s mark is ignored at render time.

Which models power the AI Video Editor?+

Per-keyframe image previews use Seedream 5.0 Lite Edit. The final video render uses ByteDance Seedance 2.0 Edit (higher fidelity) or Seedance 2.0 Fast Edit (cheaper, quicker). You can switch models from the settings panel before rendering.

What kind of edits work best?+

Localised changes — outfit swaps, object replacement, colour grading, relighting, background replacement, weather changes — all work well because they can be anchored to a moment and a reference image. Very broad rewrites (e.g. changing the entire genre of footage) are less reliable.

Can I iterate on a render?+

Yes. Every render lands in the versions strip alongside the original source. Click any version to make it the working video, tweak prompts or keyframes, then render again to produce a new version on top of that one.

Try the AI Video Editor

Edit any video with keyframe-level image references before rendering.

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