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References and direction

Can I recreate a Reel’s edit one to one with my own clips?

Yes. Add the Reel as the reference, add your clips and write “recreate it one to one”. Reference Match 2.0 rebuilds the reference’s opening and titles with your footage and matches its captions, pace and cuts. How close it gets depends on whether your clips have similar shots.

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Key takeaways

  • The same travel opening recreated by Reference Match 1.0 and 2.0.
  • List the reference’s shots in order and find your closest clip for each: the opening view, the reveal, the close-up, the ending.
  • One to one copies the edit, not the brand.

One to one in practice

The same travel opening recreated by Reference Match 1.0 and 2.0.

One-to-one recreation: Reference Match 1.0 and 2.0

Asked to recreate a travel reel’s opening. Top: Reference Match 1.0 made a single LOCATION line. Bottom: 2.0 rebuilt the reference’s three-line title.

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Plan your shots against the reference

List the reference’s shots in order and find your closest clip for each: the opening view, the reveal, the close-up, the ending. Where you have nothing similar, say what to use instead. Titles are rebuilt; your clips supply every picture.

Keep what is yours

One to one copies the edit, not the brand. Say what must change, such as your logo colour for the titles or your product name in the captions. Your instructions win over the reference.

Keep the ideas coming

Edit your footage to match a reference video

Reference editing

Add your raw clips and the video you want to copy, write “like the reference”, and Shorty edits your footage to match it: where the captions sit and which words light up, how fast it cuts, cuts locked to the beat in music edits, transitions, framing and colour. Ask for a one-to-one recreation and Shorty rebuilds the reference’s opening and titles with your own clips. You get a finished MP4 and revise it by message.

When the edit looks different

Help article

A reference guides the treatment of your footage. The result also depends on the shots you supply. Identify the specific difference, check whether the footage supports your target, and request one focused revision.

Describe what to copy

Creative direction

Separate the reference into pace, framing, captions, transitions and sound. Choose the traits that suit your own material.

Questions, answered.

Will it use the reference’s footage?

No. The edit is built from the clips you supply; the reference shows how to cut and title them. Its soundtrack may be used, so check you may publish it.

Can I copy a creator’s Reel?

Editing techniques such as pacing and caption style are widely reused. Someone else’s footage, music and logos are not yours to publish without permission.

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