AI scene detection
automatic cut detection and scene segmentation
Detect scene changes, shot boundaries, and chapter breaks automatically. EditAssist analyses visual and audio transitions to segment footage into scenes, then adds markers, builds chapter lists, and prepares timelines for assembly.
Workflow
Ingest your footage and the agent analyses every frame for visual and audio transitions. It detects hard cuts, dissolves, fades, and scene changes with high precision. Results are added as timeline markers, chapter breaks, or a segmented bin structure ready for editorial.
Use scene detection to auto-chapter long-form content, split interviews by topic, or build a shot list from rushes. The agent can also detect repeated setups, flag missing coverage, and cross-reference detected scenes against scripts or storyboards.
Prompts
“Detect all the scene changes in the documentary and add markers at each transition.”
“Chapter this tutorial into sections automatically.”
“Build chapter markers from the slide transitions in this lecture.”
“Split the 90-minute concert film into individual songs using the setlist.”
“Detect every jump cut in the interview and smooth them with cutaways from the B-roll.”
“Create a shot list from the rushes by detecting every cut and labelling the setup.”
“Flag any scenes that don't have coverage based on the script and what we've shot.”
“Detect silence longer than 2 seconds in the podcast and remove it with crossfades.”
Features
Visual & audio transition detection
Detects hard cuts, dissolves, fades, wipes, and scene changes by analysing both picture and sound.
Auto-chaptering
Generates chapter markers and split points for long-form content, tutorials, interviews, and concerts.
Coverage analysis
Cross-references detected scenes against scripts or storyboards to flag missing coverage or extra takes.
Local processing
All detection runs on your own GPU. No footage uploaded. No cloud queues. No per-minute fees.
Local-first
All transcription, vision analysis, semantic search, and clustering run on your own GPU. Nothing about your footage is uploaded. The only data that leaves is the text of your conversation with the agent. It's free to download, local models are free, and a new account starts with £15 of credit and no card. For long-running cloud work, pay as you go, or choose £20/mo Starter or £100/mo Pro.
Getting started
- 01Download EditAssist for macOS or Windows and create an account. You get £15 credit and no card is needed.
- 02Ingest your footage. The agent transcribes, indexes, and clusters automatically.
- 03Describe what you want in plain English and let the agent build the cut.
- 04Review, refine with conversational commands, and export to your delivery spec.
More tools: Rough-cut from transcript, AI transcript editor, Rough cut generator. Or see everything EditAssist connects to.