The Polished Room — The Cutting Room

On the cutting table

Nothing to cut yet. Upload a video and it will be transcribed onto the table.

The cutting table

the cut runs 0:00 (aim for 1:00–1:30)

Export video

Resolution

Frame rate

Quality

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Select a clip on the timeline to edit it.

Splits the words into separate text chips you can move, restyle, or recolour one by one. They stop auto-syncing with the transcript once split (just like CapCut) — undo brings the synced track back.

Saved presets — shared with your Brand Kit

Preset style

Color

Placement

Size

size

Spacing

letters lines

Outline — around the letters

width

Effect

Intro animation — how the words appear

speed

Drag the caption anywhere on the video — it stays exactly where you drop it, and the corner dot resizes it. The buttons are quick placements.

Type right on the video — a new box opens ready for your words. Click once to move, resize from the corner, or delete with ⌫. Burns into the export at the finishing pass.

0:00 film · 0:00 cut space plays · click any empty spot to move the playhead · drag a box on empty space to select many · shift or ⌘-click adds one to the selection · B or ⌘B splits the selected clip (the film if nothing's selected) · ⌘C/⌘V copies a clip and pastes it a layer above · ⌘D duplicates · ⌫ removes · ⌘Z undoes · ⌘+ / ⌘− zoom the timeline · pinch the video to resize it

the film

your clips, photos, and audio live in the MEDIA tab (left pane) — drag them onto a lane, or click one to drop it at the playhead