> Yes. Shorty can assemble your supplied footage from a written brief and render an MP4. You direct the result and request revisions rather than manually placing every clip. You still choose the material and review the finished version. Source: https://shortyedit.com/guides/shorty-written-brief-no-manual-timeline --- # Can Shorty make the edit from a brief? Yes—here is your part. Yes. Shorty can assemble your supplied footage from a written brief and render an MP4. You direct the result and request revisions rather than manually placing every clip. You still choose the material and review the finished version. The Shorty team · Updated 24 September 2026 ## What you provide Bring the clips or supported photos that belong in the video. Tell Shorty the audience, the message, the desired sequence, and the output format. A reference is optional. A clear written direction is a valid starting point on its own. For a small demonstration, keep the brief concrete: show the folding action, keep the label readable, and end on the folded size. If a detail must be exact, supply the wording. Leave out footage you do not want used. ## What you check After the first cut, watch the whole video. Does the sequence make sense? Does it show the right version of the product? Are spoken lines and captions accurate? Check the actual export rather than assuming the preview tells the whole story. Request a specific correction when needed. In supported compositions, editable elements can be selected for targeted instructions. Objects inside a flattened source clip may not be separate layers, so a request to change one should not be treated as guaranteed object-level editing. ## When a timeline still helps Shorty’s timeline is for playback and inspection rather than full manual frame-by-frame authoring. If the job depends on precise masks, complex layer work, or hands-on trims, a conventional editor may be the better place to finish it. You can use a brief-driven workflow for the part it does well without expecting it to replace every editing technique. Start with a small, complete assignment, review the credit estimate, and judge the result against the story you asked it to tell. ## A brief to adapt to your footage Example direction. Replace the subject, shots, and wording with your own. Make a 20-second product demonstration using these clips. Show the folding action clearly, keep the label readable, and end on the folded item beside the supplied size reference. Use 9:16 and the exact product name provided. ## Keep the ideas coming ### How a folder of clips becomes a video in Shorty You supply media and a direction. Shorty assembles and renders a video, then you review it and request changes. The workflow is built around describing the result rather than manually sequencing each clip. ### What “finished from a brief” should mean before you hit render Shorty can turn supplied footage and a written brief into a rendered social video. Treat “finished” as a delivery standard: the story is clear, the facts are right, the format works, and someone has watched the final export. ### More ways to finish your footage Practical answers for the part after the shoot: find the story, choose an editor, write a useful brief, and get the finished video out the door. ### Shorty product facts and limits Shorty turns your own video clips and photos into an edited MP4 from a written brief or optional reference. You can review the result and request revisions. This page collects current product facts, fit, limitations and canonical sources. ### Current plans and allowances Explore this editing workflow in Shorty. ## 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/guides/shorty-written-brief-no-manual-timeline