How to choose a useful duration for your edit

Choose duration from the message and available coverage. Treat a time target as a creative constraint rather than a reason to remove essential context.

Start with a clear direction

Write the shortest complete sequence, then identify optional details. If the first cut is long, remove secondary material before cutting a necessary action in half.

Put it into your edit

Upload your clips to Shorty and describe the result you want. Add a reference if it helps show the pace or visual treatment. Play the first cut, then use chat to shape the next version.

An instruction to make your own

Use this direction for my video: Write the shortest complete sequence, then identify optional details. If the first cut is long, remove secondary material before cutting a necessary action in half. The ending should feel complete, and important text should remain readable at the requested pace.

Check the detail that matters

The ending should feel complete, and important text should remain readable at the requested pace.

Keep the next change focused

Name the moment, say what should change and describe what you want to keep. For a title, supply the replacement words. For pacing, identify the shot that needs more or less time. Play the surrounding sequence after the revision to hear and see how the change fits.

Questions, answered.

How do I apply this in Shorty?

Upload your clips to Shorty and describe the result you want. Add a reference if it helps show the pace or visual treatment. Play the first cut, then use chat to shape the next version.

What should I look for in the result?

The ending should feel complete, and important text should remain readable at the requested pace.

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Bring the footage. Tell us the idea. Shape the edit.

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