Description
FirstCut is a narrative editor designed for story-driven video projects. It operates entirely within a browser, ensuring that your video files remain on your local machine while only the audio is uploaded for transcription. This tool is ideal for filmmakers, podcasters, and content creators who want to explore different narratives within their footage.
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The editor allows users to work at various levels of storytelling, including narrative, beat, clip, and word. Users can manually reorder beats and clips, rename them, or delete them, and even instruct the AI assistant to make changes using natural language. The AI assistant translates these editorial instructions into sequence changes, from minor clip adjustments to major narrative shifts.
FirstCut supports integration with professional editing software such as Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Final Cut Pro, allowing users to export their rough cuts for further refinement. The pricing model is based on the hours of footage imported and the number of AI cuts generated, with plans starting from $12/month.
The tool is particularly useful for rough cuts of video podcasts, paper edits of interviews and documentaries, and short edits of webinars, courses, and lectures. It is designed to enhance the narrative and rough-cut stage before moving into professional editing workflows. FirstCut is operated by Eran Strassburg, a sole trader registered in Israel.
- CategoryAI Video Editors
- Pricing ModelFreemium
- DeploymentCloud
- PlatformsBrowser
FirstCut's Core Features
Browser-based narrative editing
AI-assisted editorial instructions
Export to professional editing software
No video uploads, only audio
Manual beat and clip reordering
Natural language AI assistant
Integration with Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut
Pricing based on footage hours and AI cuts
How to use FirstCut?
Connect footage: Upload audio for transcription
Explore narratives: Review beats and clips
Edit: Reorder and refine story elements
Export: Send rough cut to professional editor
FirstCut's Use Cases
- Video Podcasts
- Interviews
- Webinars
- Documentaries
- Courses
