The best take of every line
Nine passes of the same song? Selects groups the takes of every line and keeps the best one. Swap any line for another take whenever you disagree.
Music video maker
Nine passes.
The best of every line.
Shoot the song as many times as you need.
Selects finds the best take of every line and cuts it to the beat.
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Prompt: Nine performance passes. Find the best take of every line and cut to the beat
You shot it nine times.
Now you watch it nine times.
A performance video is the same three minutes, over and over: a wide pass, a close pass, a pass on the move, one more because the light changed. The cut lives in comparing them, line by line.
By hand, that means scrubbing nine copies of every lyric for the one where the mouth, the move and the focus all landed, then lining it up with the beat. That is the whole day, before a single creative call.
Best takes, beat cuts,
and the shots you missed
Cut to the beat
Ask for cuts on the beat and say how often to switch passes. Hold a pass longer in plain words, like stay on the wide through the bridge.
The shot you didn't get
Describe it and Selects generates it: the night drive, the empty stage, the city from above. Up to 30 seconds a clip, placed on the timeline next to your passes.
Grade it in Resolve
Hand the cut to DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro or Avid Media Composer with the cut points, tracks and links to your original media. You grade and add effects there, since neither carries over.
Same nine passes. Cut before dinner.
| 3-min video · 9 performance passes | Editing manually | Selects |
|---|---|---|
| Total time | 7h 00m | 0h 40m |
| Sync every pass to the track | 1h | included |
| Review every take of every line | 2h | included |
| Pick the best take per line | 1h 30m | included |
| Cut to the beat | 1h 30m | included |
| Find shots to cover the gaps | 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
How does Selects pick the best take of each line?
Ask chat to group the takes of every line and keep the best one. It compares the passes and puts the winner on the timeline.
Disagree with a pick? Swap that line for another take by hand, or ask for it in chat.
Can it cut to the beat?
Yes. Ask chat to cut to the beat and say how often, like switch passes every bar in the verse. Move any cut by hand afterward.
Do the passes need timecode to sync?
No. Selects syncs by audio waveform by default, so passes shot to playback can line up on the song itself. Timecode works too, if your cameras recorded it.
Waveform sync needs an audio track on every clip. A pass shot without sound is placed by hand.
Will it catch the takes that went soft?
Yes, when you ask. Ask chat to check for shaky, blurry or out-of-focus shots and it marks them in red on the source.
Then ask it to fix them. On synced footage it switches to a clean angle of the same person instead of cutting the moment.
Can Selects make the song?
No. Selects doesn't generate music. It edits to the track you bring and the passes you shot to it, and it can generate a shot you're missing.
Can I grade it in DaVinci Resolve?
Yes. Hand the cut off to DaVinci Resolve as a .drp project, or to Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro or Avid Media Composer, with the cut points, tracks and links to your original media.
Color and effects don't carry over, so the grade starts in your editor.
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