How do I edit a webinar recording?
By Mohamed Mokbel, founder · Last updated:
Upload the recording of the presenter, let the first cut remove the long pauses and false starts, then cut the length with a request. Check the result: a webinar is longer and less tidy than a single take.
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
Upload the recording of the presenter, let the first cut remove the long pauses and false starts, then cut the length with a request. Check the result: a webinar is longer and less tidy than a single take.
A webinar recording is long, with pauses while the presenter waits for questions or moves to the next slide. The long pauses are what the first cut removes. What it cannot know is which parts the audience needs, so you decide the length.
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. |
| Cut this to under 60 seconds | A length target is treated as an instruction, not a question. It keeps the opening line, the main points and the ending, removes repeats, restarts, asides and the least important sentences first, and says the length before and after. | A shorter video, and a line with its length before and after. |
| 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 is built for one person talking to camera, recorded in one session. A webinar with several speakers, or one that is mostly slides, is outside that, so play the first cut through before you rely on it. A project can be up to 60 minutes on Creator and Pro, and the trial is limited to 10 minutes.
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 recording longer than an hour?
No. A project can be up to 60 minutes on Creator and Pro (10 minutes on the trial).