How do I edit a podcast video with one speaker?
By Mohamed Mokbel, founder · Last updated:
A solo podcast filmed to camera is the footage Cutora AI is built for: upload it, let the first cut remove the long pauses and repeated takes, then type what you want changed. A show with several speakers is outside that.
At a glance
- Footage it is built for
- One person talking to camera, recorded in one session
- How you ask
- Type a request in the chat, or use the timeline
- Every change
- One step you can undo
- Length
- Trial: one video up to 10 minutes. Creator and Pro: projects up to 60 minutes
Source: Cutora AI product facts. Last updated .
The short answer
A solo podcast filmed to camera is the footage Cutora AI is built for: upload it, let the first cut remove the long pauses and repeated takes, then type what you want changed. A show with several speakers is outside that.
A solo episode has the same problems as any talking-head video: pauses before a point, a line said twice, an opening that starts again. Those are what the first cut removes.
What you type, what Cutora AI does, what you get
Upload the video and let the first cut run. It removes the long pauses, false starts and repeated takes and gives you an edit to review. Then change what you want by typing. These are real requests, and the middle column is what the chat does for each.
| What you type | What Cutora AI does | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Remove the long pauses | Removes pauses of one second or longer. The normal gaps between sentences stay, and the reply says how many it kept. | A video without the long pauses, and the number of normal pauses that were kept. |
| Remove the second take of the intro | Counts the repeats in order (first, second, last). Of two attempts at one line, the restart is the earlier one that stops unfinished; the complete one after it stays. | The complete take of the intro and none of the earlier attempt. |
| Make it tighter | With no length target this is about pace only: long pauses, restarts and repeated lines go; every complete sentence stays. | A faster pace with every complete sentence still in the video. |
| Change the caption at 0:14 to “…” | Changes that caption's text and keeps the language you speak. | The corrected caption at that time. |
| undo | Typed alone, this reverses the last change Cutora made. It never goes to the model, so it cannot undo by editing again. | The video as it was before that change. |
Each request is one step. The panel shows a line starting "Changed:" with what was done, and Undo reverses the whole request. When nothing could be applied, the panel says that nothing changed. How the chat works and what it refuses is in Edit video by chat.
Is this the right footage?
Cutora AI does not edit several people on several cameras, and it is not built for a conversation between two speakers. For a multi-camera show, see the comparison of tools built for that, which names the ones whose own pages say so.
Before you export
- Play the video once and listen at each cut. If a cut feels too tight, restore it from the Edits list or change it on the timeline.
- Check the captions for names and numbers, and fix any word by editing that caption.
- Export an MP4 in vertical or horizontal, or a ZIP for your own editor. The ZIP is verified in DaVinci Resolve 21; Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro are not yet tested by us.
To see how many long pauses a recording has before you start, the Pause finder counts them in your browser without an account.
Where next?
FAQ
Does Cutora AI cut the video for me?
It makes a first cut that removes long pauses, false starts and repeated takes. You review that cut on an editable timeline and change it by hand or by typing a request.
Can I undo a change?
Yes. Each change is one step, and Undo reverses the whole request.
Can it edit a two-person podcast?
Cutora AI is built for one person talking to camera. A recording with two speakers is outside that.