Build a professional timeline with AI direction

Begin with the output in mind. A landscape case study, vertical social cut, and internal review film need different pacing and framing.

1. Choose New project from the Vynts start screen.
2. Name the project clearly and select the main frame size and frame rate.
3. Add the target duration and delivery platform to the project notes.

Give Vynts useful context before asking it to cut. Organization helps both you and the AI distinguish interviews, supporting footage, camera angles, and approved assets.

1. Import the project folder or drag media into the media area.
2. Group clips into useful collections such as Interviews, B-roll, Camera A, Camera B, Music, and Graphics.
3. Mark unusable takes and favorite moments when you already know them.
4. Wait for analysis to finish before requesting the assembly.

Collection

A project-level group that helps organize source clips without changing files on disk.

Favorite / Reject

Signals material you want Vynts to prefer or avoid during assembly.

Use the direction area to explain the result you want. Include story, audience, duration, tone, constraints, and must-use material. Clear creative intent works better than a vague request to make the footage better.

1. Open AI Direction from the project controls.
2. Choose Build timeline as the task.
3. Write a concise brief, then reference important clips or collections by name.
4. Review the scope shown above the prompt and choose Apply to new sequence.

Vynts analyzes your direction against the footage, then creates a sequence with selected clips, synchronized audio, and editable cuts.

1. Choose Run after checking the task summary.
2. Follow progress in the direction panel; you can continue reviewing source clips while the assembly is prepared.
3. Open the created sequence when Vynts reports that the pass is ready.

Watch the assembly from start to finish without stopping. Judge whether the sequence makes sense to a new viewer before focusing on small timing issues.

1. Play the sequence full-screen and write down only structural notes.
2. Check the opening, progression, key proof, and ending against the brief.
3. Move or remove sections directly on the timeline when the solution is obvious.
4. Ask Vynts for a focused revision when several related changes share one goal.

Now work at clip level. Vynts is a full editor: trim, move, replace, extend, and layer shots directly instead of sending every decision back through a prompt.

1. Tighten pauses and repeated phrases with trim handles.
2. Replace weak supporting shots from the media browser while preserving dialogue timing.
3. Use connected B-roll to cover dialogue edits and maintain visual interest.
4. Play across every cut and transition after adjusting it.

A good first cut has a clear point of view, not just a collection of strong clips. Finish by checking narrative, visual continuity, and audio flow as one experience.

1. Watch once as the intended audience, without editing.
2. Confirm every section advances the same story and every required moment is present.
3. Check that dialogue remains intelligible under music and B-roll supports what is being said.
4. Name the sequence First cut and create a snapshot before the next refinement pass.