What is text-based video editing?

Text-based video editing means you edit your video by editing a transcript. Visla turns your video’s audio into text, so you can cut or move parts by editing the words directly.

How do I start editing a video with Visla?

Click 'Create Video,' upload your footage, and choose 'Advanced Video Editor.' You’ll see a transcript of your video, and you can begin editing right away.

Can Visla’s AI automatically clean up my video?

Yes. Visla’s AI can remove filler words, repeated phrases, bad takes, long pauses, and silence at the end. It helps your video sound smooth and stay focused.

Do I need video editing experience to use Visla?

No. If you can edit a document, you can edit a video with Visla. Just highlight and delete or move text. The AI updates your video instantly.

What happens after I finish editing the transcript?

Click 'Refine' to let Visla’s AI polish your video. It can suggest B-roll, background music, and other final touches to help your video look great.

Text-Based Video Editing

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Visla's text-based video editing makes video editing as simple as editing a document—just highlight, delete, and rearrange.

How Visla's Text-Based Video Editor works

Think of how easy it is to edit a word document. Highlight any problem words you don't like and delete them, easily move paragraphs around, all in a format that's simple and intuitive. Visla brings that same level of simplicity to editing videos.

How Visla's Text-Based Video Editor makes your life easier

Visla text-based video editing transcript interface showing word deletion and edit preview.

Edit video through its transcript

Visla converts your video’s audio into a transcript using AI. Then, you can edit your video by simply editing this transcript. Thanks to our AI, any changes you make are instantly reflected in your video project.

Auto cut settings in Visla text-based video editing with options to remove bad takes, filler words, and long pauses.

Auto cutting with AI

Visla's AI speeds up editing by cutting bad takes, removing filler words and repeats, trimming silence at the end, and cleaning up long pauses. Your video ends up sharp, clear, and ready to go—without the time sink.

Quick edit panel in Visla's text-based video editing tool with trimming and cleanup options.

Quick edits

After recording or uploading your video, open it from Visla’s clips library. Then, find the "Cut" tool on the right. In just a few clicks, you can clean up your video by trimming out filler words and pauses, so your message stays clear and to the point.

Visla AI video editing suggestions including recommended B-roll and background music.

Our AI finishes up your video

After shaping up the main content, click on “refine.” Here, Visla’s AI steps in, presenting options like B-roll suggestions and background music matches, ensuring your video isn’t just clean, but captivating.

Visla interface showing how to start by clicking Create Video to begin text-based video editing.

How to get started with our Text-Based Video Editor

1. Click on "Create Video">
To get started, head into Visla and hit the "Create Video" button. This gets the ball rolling.
2. Choose "Advanced Video Editor">
Once you upload your footage and type in your prompt, a pop-up will appear with a few different editing options. Be sure to click on "Advanced Video Editor."
3. Edit like you’re working on a text document>
Instead of scrubbing through timelines or messing with clunky editing software, you can just edit your video like you're editing a text document. Just highlight the words in the transcript you want to cut, and they're gone from the video. It's fast, it’s easy, and it makes editing much less intimidating.
4. Let AI handle the heavy lifting>
Visla’s AI can step in to do the hard parts. It can automatically summarize your content, cut out bad takes, remove filler words and repeated phrases, trim silence at the end, and smooth out any long pauses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is text-based video editing?
Text-based video editing means you edit your video by editing a transcript. Visla turns your video’s audio into text, so you can cut or move parts by editing the words directly.
How do I start editing a video with Visla?
Click "Create Video," upload your footage, and choose "Advanced Video Editor." You’ll see a transcript of your video, and you can begin editing right away.
Can Visla’s AI automatically clean up my video?
Yes. Visla’s AI can remove filler words, repeated phrases, bad takes, long pauses, and silence at the end. It helps your video sound smooth and stay focused.
Do I need video editing experience to use Visla?
No. If you can edit a document, you can edit a video with Visla. Just highlight and delete or move text. The AI updates your video instantly.
What happens after I finish editing the transcript?
Click "Refine" to let Visla’s AI polish your video. It can suggest B-roll, background music, and other final touches to help your video look great.