Choose the passage and supporting footage
These are candidate requests for the Cubix AI video editor: adapt them to your available footage and review the result. They are instructional examples, not tested recipes. Quote the actual words where a cutaway belongs and name the source clip you want to use. A product screen recording can explain a feature more directly than generic office footage. Choose footage that supports this sentence, and decide when the speaker should become visible again.
Inspect Add B-roll before asking for placement
Add video to the timeline before opening Add B-roll. The picker offers stock footage and your uploads; inspect the available media before requesting an exact file. Choose and place the cutaway, then check its position over the main video. The picker places muted cutaways on a B-roll track; listen afterward to check the original narration and any other audio.
Requests for an uploaded clip or a topic-based choice
Have the main video on the timeline and the supporting media available. Replace each bracketed item with information from this project.
- First request: Replace [exact filename] with the uploaded asset name and [exact source words] with the start of the spoken passage. Review whether the chosen visual appears over that passage and the narration stays intact.
Replace [exact source words] with the recorded sentence and [specific topic] with the thing it explains. Inspect the suggested footage in the picker; a search result is not proof that the visual matches your claim.
Requests to replace or shorten one cutaway
Identify the existing cutaway before revising it. If the conversation does not make the intended change, inspect the B-roll track and adjust the selected clip in the timeline.
- First request: Replace [exact source words] with the passage beneath the existing cutaway and [exact available filename] with the replacement asset. Compare the other cutaways before and after the change.
Replace both bracketed phrases with words from the recording: the passage covered by the cutaway and the next phrase where the speaker should return. Watch that join with sound and check that no spoken word was cut.
Fictional example: match the visual to the sentence
In a fictional tutorial, the presenter says, “Open the analytics dashboard to compare this week with last week.” A recording of that dashboard can support the instruction; a handshake clip cannot show the comparison. Choose the relevant recording, then check whether labels remain readable during the cutaway. This is an editing illustration, not a product test.
Review the cutaway with sound
Watch the affected passage and the surrounding sentences before exporting.
- Check that the selected visual supports what the speaker actually says.
- Check the cutaway start and end, and the return to the speaker.
- Keep captions and important UI labels readable.
- Listen for continuous narration and unintended competing audio.
- Review the downloaded video when you produce an export.
✖ Choosing generic footage for a specific explanation.
Why it fails: The visual cannot show the feature or action being described.
✔ Better approach: Select a relevant uploaded recording or inspect stock results before placement.
✖ Changing several cutaways in one revision.
Why it fails: It becomes harder to tell which change affected the edit.
✔ Better approach: Name one cutaway and review that passage before the next revision.
✖ Assuming a filename guarantees exact placement.
Why it fails: A request still needs review against the actual source and timeline.
✔ Better approach: Check the chosen asset, timing and narration after the change.
Start this editing workflow in Cubix
Select supporting footage, describe a placement or revision, and review the cutaway with the original narration.
Editing workflows in Cubix
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions around this editing workflow.