AI editing vs video generation
Most “AI editing” tools do one of two things:
– generate synthetic content
– or apply fixed templates to your media
Isn't it kinda absurd that the industry pushed video generation so far without a clear current use (beyond AI slop 😅), while editing real footage (which is what most creators and viewers want) has remained mostly manual and neglected.
I want a tool that edits real photos and videos from prompts.
You describe what you want in a prompt (or even send a photo or video as a reference), and the system reasons about clips, crops, pacing, subtitles, sound, overlays, thumbnails... while keeping everything fully editable.
I built Rkive because I couldn't find that. Everything I tried was glorified templates or transcript edits. Have you found any good AI editor? Do you still prefer manual editing?
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I'll go first!
I just used CapCut to edit a long demo (rkive handles demos too actually, limits output at 5mins). I hated editing manually, now that I am used to editing with prompts it feels so inefficient because I know what I want the video and if I could just write it and send it, I wouldn't need to spend 30mins struggling with sliders and manual controls... tweaking something is fine, but I don't think I can go back to fully manual editing.