> Shorty analyses uploaded video clips and photos, selects source moments and builds an edit plan from your brief. It renders the chosen sequence into an MP4 you can review and revise. Source: https://shortyedit.com/features/footage-selection --- # AI footage selection and story sequencing Shorty analyses uploaded video clips and photos, selects source moments and builds an edit plan from your brief. It renders the chosen sequence into an MP4 you can review and revise. ## When to use it For travel and lifestyle creators turning a shoot into a story, brands cutting a product demonstration, and agencies preparing a first cut from client footage. ## Inputs, decisions and output | Part | Details | | --- | --- | | You provide | Your source clips or supported photos, a story or message, and any moments that must appear. A reference is optional. | | Shorty handles | Footage analysis, selection of usable source intervals, shot order, cuts, pacing and rendering. The available material determines which story beats the edit can show. | | You control | The audience, opening idea, must-keep moments, intended ending, duration, aspect ratio and requests such as hard cuts only or no captions. | | You receive | An edited MP4 assembled from the supplied material, with follow-up revisions available in the existing edit. | ## How to use it - Add the footage for one story or campaign to the editor. - Describe what the viewer should understand or feel, plus any required opening or ending. - Choose a format and duration, then submit the edit. - Watch the selections and sequence; request a specific change in the revision chat. ## Example instruction Adapt this instruction to your footage and review the result. Make a 30-second travel story from these clips. Build anticipation during the journey and save the destination reveal for the end. Choose the strongest source moments and keep the candid reactions with my friend. Use clean cuts and no captions. ## What to check Review chronology, complete actions and the meaning of spoken passages. Footage analysis uses sampled evidence; do not assume every frame receives exhaustive review. If a shot or action must appear, identify it in the brief. Add missing source material when the story needs a moment you did not supply. ## Related workflows and examples ### All Shorty features Select footage, build a story, match a reference, add captions and revise the cut. Shorty edits video for creators, brands and agencies from their own source material. ### Travel story workflow and source/output examples Explore this editing workflow in Shorty. ### Six clips, four selected shots and a timing revision A recorded Shorty browser test: six supplied fragrance clips became a 10-second vertical film. A follow-up request changed four shot lengths from 2.5 seconds each to 2, 2, 2 and 4 seconds. ### Product demonstration workflow Keep the cause-and-effect sequence intact and use close-ups to explain the important step. ## Questions, answered. ### Do I have to choose every shot? No. Shorty can select moments and plan the sequence from your footage and direction. You can still specify required shots, their order or a moment to preserve. ### Can it select B-roll for a talking-head video? Supply the spoken recording and supporting footage, and explain which demonstrations or details should illustrate the speaker. Review the relevance of the chosen shots and continuity of the dialogue. ## Your next video starts here. Bring the footage. Tell us the idea. Shape the edit. --- Published by Tools Products FZ-LLC. Canonical HTML: https://shortyedit.com/features/footage-selection