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AI VIDEO EDITING FOR GET-READY-WITH-ME VIDEOS
Upload getting-ready, journey and night-out clips for a 30-second vertical AI edit. Let an expression, pause or camera movement unfold without unnecessary cuts.
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Choose a reference for your edit.
Can AI help me edit getting-ready, journey and night-out clips?
Start with getting-ready, journey, arrival and restaurant clips. Let an expression, pause or camera movement unfold without unnecessary cuts. In Shorty, supply those clips and a written brief, optionally add an editing reference, and review the rendered first cut. This is an editing workflow using supplied material; it does not create scenes you did not film.
What to upload
- The beginning of getting ready
- Leaving and traveling
- An outfit or preparation detail
- Friends arriving together
- The final restaurant or evening moment
Suggested source sequence
- 1. The beginning of getting ready.
- 2. Leaving and traveling.
- 3. Friends arriving together.
- 4. An outfit or preparation detail.
- 5. The final restaurant or evening moment.
Aim for 30 seconds in 9:16, keeping the necessary actions and complete spoken thoughts readable.
Text and sound direction
Keep written copy minimal or absent as specified.
Supply the exact approved wording. Preserve original speech when it carries the story and choose audio you have permission to publish.
Complete example brief
Create a 30-second 9:16 first cut from my getting-ready, journey and night-out clips. Editing task: Quiet Moments. Let an expression, pause or camera movement unfold without unnecessary cuts. Use only the source material I upload. My source selection should include getting-ready, journey, arrival and restaurant clips. Suggested source sequence: 1. The beginning of getting ready. 2. Leaving and traveling. 3. Friends arriving together. 4. An outfit or preparation detail. 5. The final restaurant or evening moment. Text direction: Keep written copy minimal or absent as specified. Factual and visual constraints: Keep the real story order; do not start at dinner when the intended story begins at home. Keep the original people, products, locations and meaning of speech. Do not generate missing scenes or invent facts, quotes, offers or outcomes. If the source selection cannot support a requested scene, identify the gap instead of substituting unrelated material. Use an optional reference only for the editing traits I specify, such as pacing or title treatment. Do not copy its brand identity. Keep important subjects visible in the 9:16 crop. Use audio I have permission to publish; preserve original speech when it carries the story. Aim for the requested duration without cutting off a necessary action or qualification. Render an MP4 first cut for review; I will check the source sequence, facts, text, framing and sound before delivery.
Choose “Use this brief” above to put it in the editor, then adapt it to your selected footage.
From footage to a first cut
- Select getting-ready, journey, arrival and restaurant clips.
- Let an expression, pause or camera movement unfold without unnecessary cuts.
- Request 9:16 and about 30 seconds, then supply the exact text.
- Review the first render against the uploaded sources. Name a specific change in the existing edit’s revision chat, then review the next version.
Three revision requests
- Restore the natural pause before the final reaction.
- Keep the main editing direction: Let an expression, pause or camera movement unfold without unnecessary cuts. Replace the weakest source moment with an uploaded alternative showing friends arriving together; preserve the factual sequence.
- Review the 9:16 framing around leaving and traveling. Keep the important subject visible and preserve the approved wording.
Before sharing
- Keep the real story order; do not start at dinner when the intended story begins at home.
- Let an expression, pause or camera movement unfold without unnecessary cuts.
- Keep written copy minimal or absent as specified.
- Inspect an outfit or preparation detail at phone size and check that framing or titles do not cover it.
- Watch the full MP4 with sound. A ready render still needs your review before client delivery or publication.
Review and revise the next version
Use the revision chat to explain what should change and what should stay. Select an editable element when available; objects inside a flattened clip may not be separate layers. Check the next render before delivery.
Common questions
Can AI help me edit getting-ready, journey and night-out clips?
Start with getting-ready, journey, arrival and restaurant clips. Let an expression, pause or camera movement unfold without unnecessary cuts. In Shorty, supply those clips and a written brief, optionally add an editing reference, and review the rendered first cut. This is an editing workflow using supplied material; it does not create scenes you did not film.
What footage do I need for this video?
Include the beginning of getting ready, leaving and traveling, friends arriving together and a clear ending. Select sources that support the actual deliverable rather than padding the edit with unrelated clips. Keep the real story order; do not start at dinner when the intended story begins at home.
What text should appear in the 30-second version?
Keep written copy minimal or absent as specified. Give the brief exact approved wording and check it on a phone at normal playback speed. If a sentence cannot be read without pausing, reduce the copy or give it more time instead of making it smaller.
Can I revise this edit after the first cut?
Yes, use the revision chat on an existing Shorty edit to name the change and what should remain. A useful request is: Restore the natural pause before the final reaction. Select an editable title or graphic when the preview exposes it. An object inside a flattened clip may not be separately editable. Review the new render; edits and renders use credits.
When does this 9:16 workflow need extra source footage or manual finishing?
Keep the real story order; do not start at dinner when the intended story begins at home. A reference cannot supply a missing angle or an unfilmed action. If the job requires exact frame-level cuts, complex tracked compositing or a guaranteed recreation of an effect, check the first cut and use the appropriate finishing workflow. Shorty produces a reviewable edit; the example is not a guarantee of client approval.
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What Shorty is
Shorty is a browser-based, reference-driven AI video editor for creators, marketers and social teams. It analyses your raw video clips and either a reference video or a written editing brief, creates a shot plan, applies cuts, reframing, captions, transitions and colour treatment, then cloud-renders a downloadable MP4. If a reference contains music, its analysed soundtrack may be carried into the render.
Shorty is built primarily for social and creator video: TikTok, Instagram Reels and Feed, YouTube Shorts, YouTube, LinkedIn and X. It supports 9:16, 4:5, 3:4, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 and cinematic 21:9 canvases.
The application is named Shorty and is published at shortyedit.com. It is operated by Tools Products FZ-LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Questions: support@tools-labs.com.
How Shorty works
- Set the direction. Upload a short reference video when you want a specific editing style, pick a reference from Discovery, or describe the desired cuts, pace, captions, mood and destination in words. A reference is optional.
- Add your footage. Upload the video clips Shorty should cut from. Shorty scans them for usable moments, faces, speech, motion and visual relationships to the reference.
- Get the finished video. Shorty builds the edit plan, processes the footage and delivers a downloadable MP4 in the canvas you select, including vertical, portrait, square, landscape and cinematic formats.
Which AI video editing workflow should you use?
Shorty is most useful when you have footage plus a clear visual target. Other editing workflows solve different jobs; the right choice depends on where the creative decisions should happen.
| Workflow | Best starting point | Choose it when |
|---|---|---|
| Shorty | Your footage plus a reference video or written brief | You want the system to infer the editing grammar and deliver a finished cut. |
| Timeline editor | Footage and a blank sequence | You want precise, frame-by-frame control over every cut, layer and effect. |
| Transcript editor | A spoken recording and its transcript | The words drive the edit and you want to cut by editing text. |
| AI clipping tool | One long recording | You want several short highlights extracted from a podcast, interview or webinar. |
| Template editor | A predefined layout or trend template | You want a repeatable design that you can customise manually. |
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Shorty product facts
- Editing modes
- Reference video, built-in reference, or written brief
- Reference upload
- MP4, MOV or WebM; up to 256 MB
- Source media
- Video clips up to 1 GB per uploaded video, or supported photos; selected videos can also come from an accessible shared Google Drive folder
- Revisions
- Follow-up instructions and targeted changes to editable elements in supported compositions
- Output
- Cloud-rendered, downloadable MP4
- Canvas options
- 9:16, 4:5, 3:4, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 and 21:9
- Account
- Required to upload, save projects and render
Shorty AI video editor — common questions
Can I revise the finished video?
Yes. Request a follow-up revision and, in supported editable compositions, select an editable element for a targeted change. Review the new version before sharing. Objects flattened into source footage are not automatically separate editable layers.
What is Shorty?
Shorty is a browser-based AI video editor for creators, marketers and social teams. It analyses raw footage plus an optional reference video or written brief, builds an edit plan, and cloud-renders a finished MP4.
Do I need a reference video to use Shorty?
No. You can upload a reference video when you want Shorty to match a specific editing style, or describe the cuts, pace, captions, mood and output you want in a written brief.
What does Shorty copy from a reference video?
Shorty analyses visual editing characteristics such as shot structure, pacing, cuts, captions, transitions, colour treatment and aspect ratio. It creates new visuals from your footage rather than reusing the reference's video frames. When the reference contains music, its analysed soundtrack may be used in the rendered output, so you must have permission to use that audio.
Which video aspect ratios can Shorty export?
Shorty supports 9:16, 4:5, 3:4, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 and 21:9 canvases for destinations including TikTok, Instagram Reels and Feed, YouTube Shorts, YouTube, LinkedIn and X.
How is Shorty different from a traditional timeline editor?
A traditional timeline editor gives you manual, frame-by-frame control. Shorty is reference- and brief-driven: it analyses the inputs, makes editorial decisions, and renders the finished cut. Use a timeline editor when precise manual control is the priority.
Is footage uploaded to Shorty private?
Uploaded media is stored privately to your account. Shorty uses AI service providers, including Google Gemini and Anthropic, to process reference media, footage, derived media samples, analyses and instructions as needed to plan and render the requested edit. Shorty does not use customer content to train general-purpose AI models without notice and any consent required by law. Read the AI and media processing policy.
Accounts and sign-in
You need a Shorty account to save projects and render videos. You can create one with an email magic link, or by choosing Continue with Google. The Google consent screen shown during sign-in identifies the same application, Shorty, at this domain. When you sign in with Google, Shorty receives only your basic Google profile information — your name, email address, profile picture and Google account ID — and uses it solely to create and authenticate your Shorty account. Shorty does not request access to Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar, Contacts or any other Google service data, and never sells or shares your Google account data with third parties for advertising.
Your uploaded footage stays in your account's private storage and is processed to operate, secure, support and improve the service. Shorty does not use your content to train general-purpose AI models unless it first tells you and obtains any consent required by law. You can remove uploaded assets in Shorty and request account deletion at any time by emailing support@tools-labs.com.
Read the full Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.