Getting Started2 min readLast updated September 2026

What is Cubix?

Cubix is an AI-native video editor that turns conversational natural language requests into precise multi-track video edits.

What this does

Cubix closes the gap between traditional editing software, which gives you total control at a high cost in time and clicks, and AI speed. You get a real multi-track timeline, and you can drive most of it by describing what you want.

Tip

Your media is never overwritten. Edits are stored as timeline instructions and rendering only happens when you export, which is what makes it safe to try an aggressive pass and step back from it.

How to do it

Follow these step-by-step instructions in Cubix.

1

Edit by describing the outcome

Instead of slicing waveforms and dragging keyframes, you say what the finished video should be — 'remove the silences', 'make this vertical for TikTok', 'cut the part where I lose my train of thought'. Cubix works out which operations produce that and runs them in a sensible order.

2

A full editor underneath

This is not a wrapper around a few presets. There is a complete multi-track timeline with live playback, keyframed zoom and speed curves, colour grading, transitions, text and titles, stickers and shapes, backgrounds, volume curves, markers and chapter cues — all of it editable by hand.

3

One-press passes for the common work

The quick edit rail carries tuned passes for the things almost every video needs: Remove Silences, Add Captions, Reframe, Cinematic Look, Maximize Retention, Make it Pop, Spotlight Me, Hyper-Engage, Beat Edits, Add B-roll, Animate Photo and Create Clips. Each applies at its defaults, keeps its own settings card and can be reverted on its own.

4

Generate what you did not record

Cubix can pull stock footage and images from a built-in library, generate images and short clips to illustrate a point, write background music to a description, create sound effects, and produce spoken voiceover from text — all landing on the same timeline as your own footage.

5

You stay in control

Every edit lands as ordinary clips, keyframes and overlays you can adjust. You can ask for a rough cut, trim three clips by hand, then hand the captions back to the agent. Mixing the two costs nothing.

Pro Tips for Best Results

  • Describe the result rather than the tool. 'Put the B-roll over me while I explain pricing' is a better instruction than anything about tracks and layers.
  • Group two or three related edits per request, review, then continue — everything in one reply undoes together.
  • Its scope is video editing and Cubix help. It will politely decline general-purpose requests unrelated to your video.

The workspace is organised into Media, Text, Visuals, Audio, Polish and Extras panels, with the Ask Cubix chat alongside — so whatever you can request in words, you can also find as a control.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions around this editing workflow.

No. The passes on the quick edit rail handle the work most videos need — a tighter cut, captions, a grade — without you setting anything, and describing what you want in plain words reaches the same tools. The full timeline is there when you want it, not before.

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