Decide the one point of the video, open with the strongest moment, keep only the clips that support the point, then end on a clear takeaway. Cut everything else, tighten the pauses, and add captions. Terminal Clip can assemble this when you describe the length and the point.
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If you cannot say what the video is for, the edit will wander. Everything that does not support the sentence is a candidate to cut.
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Start on the most interesting line or action. Viewers decide in the first few seconds whether to keep watching.
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Select the clips that build the point. Drop repeated explanations and tangents, even good ones.
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Remove dead air and filler words so the pace stays up without cutting the meaning.
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Finish with the result, the call to action or the one thing you want remembered.
Most long recordings contain one good minute and several that repeat or wander. Cutting is easier when you decide the point first, because each clip then has a simple test: does it help?
Tell Terminal Clip the outcome: the length, the point, and the style. For example: “Turn these takes into a 60-second launch video, open with the demo, cut the filler, add captions.”
You do not need to name cuts or transitions. If the first version is close, ask for a small change rather than starting again.
As long as the point needs. Sixty seconds is a common target for social platforms, but a clear 40-second video beats a padded 60-second one.
Yes. You can upload up to 10 clips per edit, up to 500 MB each.
Use Edit again and say so, for example “cut it to 45 seconds” or “keep the second example”.
How prompt-based editing works, what to write in your request, and how to refine the result without opening an editor.
Burned-in captions versus caption files, how to style them so they are easy to read, and how to add them automatically with Terminal Clip.
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