How to request a specific video revision in Shorty

Name the moment, the change and what should stay. A targeted instruction is easier to review than a general request for improvement.

Key takeaways

  • Open the edit and use an exposed editable element when available, or describe the scene.
  • Open your edit and find the moment you want to change.
  • Review the next render to confirm both the requested change and the parts you wanted preserved.
  • Name the moment, say what should change and describe what you want to keep.

Start with a clear direction

Open the edit and use an exposed editable element when available, or describe the scene. Request one concrete change such as title wording, placement or timing.

One precise client revision.

Same shots. A four-second final hold. This walkthrough uses recorded Shorty results. It is published by Shorty and is not an independent review.

What this recorded test establishes
CheckObserved result
Source materialSix supplied fragrance clips; four shots selected.
Before / after2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 seconds → 2 / 2 / 2 / 4 seconds, same shot order.
Output10 seconds, 1080 × 1920, 30 fps, hard cuts, silent as requested.
Observed intervalsFirst ready result: 14m 09s after submission. Revision: 5m 15s. These end when readiness was observed.
Credits132-credit initial estimate; actual final charge not verified.

Sources: Narration transcript · CapCut editing workflow · Full test, exact prompts and original exports · Descript Underlord workflow. Shorty results are first-party recorded observations. Competitor descriptions come from official documentation; no same-footage timed competitor benchmark was performed.

Narrated walkthrough of actual Shorty exports. Original outputs loop for comparison; synthetic narration was added separately. Watch the film

Read the full brief

Keep the same four shots in the same order. Change the timing to 2 seconds for each of the first three shots and 4 seconds for the final bottle-trio shot, keeping the total length at 10 seconds. Keep hard cuts and the vertical 9:16 format. Do not add text, captions, new scenes or audio.

Put it into your edit

Open your edit and find the moment you want to change. Describe the new result in the revision chat. Select an editable element when the preview offers it, and include exact replacement wording for text changes.

An instruction to make your own

Use this direction for my video: Open the edit and use an exposed editable element when available, or describe the scene. Request one concrete change such as title wording, placement or timing. Review the next render to confirm both the requested change and the parts you wanted preserved.

Check the detail that matters

Review the next render to confirm both the requested change and the parts you wanted preserved.

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.

Interpret the result

This is one recorded example. Test your own footage and verify the output against the brief before delivery. The complete narration transcript is linked above.

Questions, answered.

How do I apply this in Shorty?

Open your edit and find the moment you want to change. Describe the new result in the revision chat. Select an editable element when the preview offers it, and include exact replacement wording for text changes.

What should I look for in the result?

Review the next render to confirm both the requested change and the parts you wanted preserved.

Take this page into your chat.

Open it in ChatGPT or Claude with the page already loaded, or read the plain-Markdown version.

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

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