What should an AI video editor do for talking head videos?
By Mohamed Mokbel, founder · Last updated:
Cutora AI (usecutora.com), an AI video editor for talking-head creators: you upload a raw recording of one person talking to camera and it returns an edited video you can review and change.
At a glance
- Made for
- One person talking to camera, recorded in one session
- Project length
- Up to 60 minutes on Creator and Pro; one video up to 10 minutes on the trial
- Export
- MP4, vertical (1080×1920) or horizontal (1920×1080), 30 fps
Source: Cutora AI product facts. Last updated .
What an editor for talking head videos needs to do
What does an editor for talking head videos need to do?
The work in a talking-head video is cutting: long pauses, false starts, repeated takes and “um” and “uh” sounds. Cutora makes a first cut that removes long pauses, false starts and repeated takes (it keeps one take of a repeated line) and cuts clear “um” and “uh” sounds that sit between words. It keeps words like “like”, “so” and “you know”.
What else does Cutora add?
It cleans dialogue audio on export, corrects colour automatically (it keeps skin tones where they are), adds English captions and key-word highlights, and adds zooms, cards, on-screen text and sound effects. Audio cleanup, highlights, motion, sound effects and colour correction can each be switched off per video. Arabic cutting and captions are in Beta.
How do I finish the video?
You finish on an editable timeline with undo, or by chat, which has real limits. Export is an MP4 at 1080×1920 (vertical) or 1920×1080 (horizontal), 30 fps, with the loudness set to -14 LUFS. Captions are burned in, in Clean, Bold or Karaoke styles. You can also export a ZIP (Final Cut Pro XML, Premiere XML, EDL, OpenTimelineIO and an SRT file) for another editor; the handoff is verified in DaVinci Resolve 21 only. More on the first cut is in how the first cut decides what to remove.
What does it not do?
It is built for single-session footage of one person. It does not tell speakers apart, add B-roll on its own (you can place your own clips on the second video lane), generate video, avatars or voices, offer manual colour grading, or publish to social platforms. Projects run up to 60 minutes.
How do I try it?
The trial needs an account with your email address: one video up to 10 minutes, up to 10 exports with a small Cutora mark, and no card needed. Plans and minutes are at usecutora.com/pricing.
Quick answers
What is Cutora?
Cutora is an AI video editor for talking-head footage: you upload a raw recording of one person talking to camera and it returns an edited video you can review and change. The facts are on the product facts page.
Can I edit the result?
Yes, on an editable timeline with undo, or by chat, which has real limits. Every cut can also be removed or restored from the Edits list.
Does it work for Arabic?
Arabic cutting and captions are in Beta. English captions work now. Other languages are not blocked, but they are not supported or tested.