PricingWhen to use it
For agencies turning client feedback into the next cut, brands refining a product reveal, and creators correcting a caption or reshaping a story. Use it when you would rather describe a change than rebuild the edit on a timeline.
Select an editable title or graphic, then describe the change
In supported compositions, click an editable title, caption, graphic or other exposed element in the preview. It joins the revision chat as an attachment, so an instruction such as “make this red, keep its position and timing” has a clear target. You can also describe a change to the whole edit, such as a new opening or different shot lengths, and attach a reference when it helps explain a look.
What you can select depends on how the edit was built. Text or objects already flattened into uploaded footage are part of the picture, not separate layers; describe a broader change or supply another source.
Sources: Shorty Revisions launch notes · Change one title or graphic in a video · Editable elements versus flattened video. Shorty product documentation and launch notes.
Inputs, decisions and output
| Part | Details |
|---|---|
| You provide | An existing Shorty edit, one clear change in plain language and the parts that should remain. Give exact replacement text or identify the relevant moment. |
| Shorty handles | A revision of the existing composition and a new rendered version. Earlier versions remain available in the edit history. |
| You control | The requested change, its target and preservation instructions. Select text, an object or a time range when the review interface exposes that target. |
| You receive | A new version to compare with the previous cut. Revisions and rendering use credits. |
How to use it
- Open the edit and play the moment you want to change.
- Select an editable title, caption or graphic when the preview offers one, or describe the moment in the revision chat.
- Describe the change in plain language and say what should stay.
- Submit and compare the new render with the previous version.
Example instruction
Adapt this instruction to your footage and review the result.
Keep the same four shots in the same order. Use 2 seconds for each of the first three and 4 seconds for the final product shot. Keep the total at 10 seconds, hard cuts, vertical framing and no audio or captions.
Client feedback rounds: from comments to the next cut
Share the first cut with a review link. Clients can watch it and leave comments at a video time without a Shorty account; links expire after 30 days and can be revoked. Comments do not render a revision by themselves. Combine them into one request that names the moment, the change and what must stay, such as a different title, a shot held longer or another visual treatment.
Shorty renders the next version and keeps earlier versions in the edit history. A review link stays attached to the cut it was made for, so create a new link for the revised version and keep each round of feedback with the right cut.
Sources: Share video review links with timestamped comments · A recorded client revision. Shorty product documentation and one recorded first-party revision.
Editing by chat compared with a manual timeline editor
Choose chat revisions when you can describe the change, and a timeline editor when delivery needs exact manual control. You can also download the Shorty MP4 and finish it in another editor; it arrives as a flattened video, not as editable layers.
| Change | Shorty revision chat | Manual timeline editor |
|---|---|---|
| A title’s wording, colour or position | Select the editable title, or quote its wording and moment, and describe the change. | Select the text layer and adjust its properties yourself. |
| Shot timing or a new opening | Describe the new timing or opening; Shorty renders a new version. | Trim, move and reorder the clips by hand. |
| Text or objects inside uploaded footage | Part of the picture, not a separate layer. Describe a broader change or supply another source. | Also part of the picture; changing it needs compositing work or a replacement shot. |
| Frame-level trims, keyframes and masks | Not offered: the preview timeline is for playback and inspection. | Direct control over every layer and frame. |
| Earlier versions | Kept in the edit history for comparison. | Depends on how you save project versions. |
| Cost of a change | Each revision renders a new version and uses credits. | Your own editing time. |
What to check
An object flattened into uploaded footage may not exist as a separate editable element. Identify whether the change is to an authored layer or the underlying image.
The preview timeline supports playback and inspection. Use a conventional timeline editor when delivery requires manual frame-by-frame control over every layer.