Best-take selection
Recorded three takes of the same section? Selects picks the cleanest one, with reasons you'll agree with.
How to edit a
Zoom recording in minutes
Drop in the recording. Selects cuts the dead air and the "can you see my screen" moments,
and builds a tight first cut.
7 days free trial
The recording was easy.
The edit is the part nobody warns you about.
You ran a great session. Ninety minutes, a few slides, some Q&A, maybe a guest. Zoom dutifully recorded all of it, including the five minutes of "can everyone hear me," the long pauses while you found the next slide, and the three times someone's dog barked.
Now you have to turn that into something people will actually watch to the end. Find the real start. Cut the dead air. Trim the tangents. Pull the one good answer out of the Q&A. And you would like it published before the topic stops being relevant.
From raw footage to structured edit
Drop folder with raw media
Auto sync & edit in minutes
Handoff to existing workflow
Here is the fast way to
edit a Zoom recording
Silence and filler removal
Pauses between sections, verbal stumbles, and filler words: cleaned up automatically. The result is a tighter, more watchable edit without manual scrubbing.
Script-to-timeline alignment
Selects maps your recorded footage to the structure of your content. Each section of your script becomes a topic in the timeline, with the right clips already in place.
Handoff to
start the creative edit
Seamless with your NLE
Handoff to Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve. Project files are structured to fit your workflow.
You're in control
Edits are non-destructive, and organized for clarity. Categorized bins, color-coded topics, markers and transcripts included.
Ready to share
Share transcript for paper cuts. Or export video if the Selects rough cut is ready to go.
Same session. Published this week.
| Editing 2h raw video | Editing manually | Selects |
|---|---|---|
| Total time | 4h 00m | 0h 20m |
| Chunk into topics | 1h | included |
| Delete unnecessary clips | 1h | included |
| Transcribe | Impossible | included |
| Cut long silences | 1h | included |
| Cut filler words | 1h | included |
10,000+ projects,
80% time reduced.
Professionals are already seeing the payoff.
The client said they wanted it super fast.And the only reason I'm not worriedis because we are using Selects.
The Chef Gal (@dachefgyal)
DP, Producer & Editor based in NYC
This will actually look at the video,and it'll catch those reaction shots,those subtleties that all others are gonna miss.
Brent Pierce
Podcast Studio & Video Production Company Owner
Honestly,this is one of the best editing toolsI've tried in a long time.
Serge Morgotch
Video Editing Educator & Creator
This is what AI should really be about,helping us filmmakersrather than taking our job.
Luca Epifani
Filmmaker & Video Creator
A brand-new AI editing softwarethat has literally changedmy 20-year workflow overnight, permanently.
DJ Kerr
Video Editor / Motion Graphics Artist
The client said they wanted it super fast.And the only reason I'm not worriedis because we are using Selects.
The Chef Gal (@dachefgyal)
DP, Producer & Editor based in NYC
This will actually look at the video,and it'll catch those reaction shots,those subtleties that all others are gonna miss.
Brent Pierce
Podcast Studio & Video Production Company Owner
Honestly,this is one of the best editing toolsI've tried in a long time.
Serge Morgotch
Video Editing Educator & Creator
This is what AI should really be about,helping us filmmakersrather than taking our job.
Luca Epifani
Filmmaker & Video Creator
A brand-new AI editing softwarethat has literally changedmy 20-year workflow overnight, permanently.
DJ Kerr
Video Editor / Motion Graphics Artist
FAQ
What does Selects do?
It assembles the raw footage for you in 1 click.
Use Selects after shooting the video, and before you start your NLE. Get your raw footage prepped with the grunt work already complete, hand off to Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve to continue on the creative work.
What gets done
- Sync multicam, video & audio
- Define speaker persona
- Select best audio per speaker
- Chunk long clips into topics
- Transcribe by speaker
- Analyze visual highlights and bad shots
- Cut long silences and filler words
- Cut out unnecessary clips
- Auto switch multicam
- Create NLE tailored project files
Great for these videos
- Expert interview
- Video Podcast
- Talking head video
- Events
- Vlog
How long does it take to process my footage?
A 2-hour multicam shoot typically processes in 20 minutes.
Processing time depends on file size and number of cameras.
Can I edit videos directly in Selects?
Yes, Selects has an editing environment with timeline shortcuts that mirror Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve.
It also includes text-based editing, natural language visual search.
But most professional editors use Selects for the prep and assembly, then hand off a structured project file to Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve for the final creative cut. It fits into your existing workflow rather than replacing it.
How is Selects different from other AI editing tools?
Most AI video editing tools work inside their own environment and produce a finished video you can't easily take further.
Selects is built for professional post-production workflows to handle the part before the edit: syncing multicam, organizing footage into topics, selecting the best audio, and removing dead air. The output is a structured project file that drops straight into your NLE. Editors stay in Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve. Nothing changes on their end except they're starting from a clean, organized stringout instead of hours of raw footage.
Can I use Selects for short-form content, not just long-form?
Absolutely.
Selects works for any format where you're dealing with more raw footage than you need, whether that's a 90-second TikTok episode cut from a 2-hour shoot, or a 10-minute YouTube video from a full day of filming.
You can chat about your preferred clip length and pacing, and get a highlight-ready stringout in minutes. The shorter your final output relative to your raw footage, the more time Selects saves you.
How do I continue editing on Adobe Premiere?
- Select a timeline in Selects.
- Click the Continue in Premiere / Handoff button in the top right corner.
- Review preferences and set it to your liking.
- An Adobe Premiere project file will be created for you to continue editing right away.
How do I continue editing on Final Cut Pro?
- Select a timeline in Selects.
- Click the Continue in Final Cut Pro / Handoff button in the top right corner.
- Choose a location to save the Final Cut Pro XML file.
- In Final Cut Pro, go to File > Import > XML… and select the saved XML file to import the project.
How do I continue editing on DaVinci Resolve?
- Select a timeline in Selects.
- Click the Continue in DaVinci Resolve / Handoff button in the top right corner.
- Review preferences and set it to your liking.
- A DaVinci Resolve project file will be created for you to continue editing right away.
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