How to cut a testimonial that shows a change
Upload the interview and tell Vizard Agent the clip must show a concrete change rather than a recommendation. Vizard Agent transcribes everything word by word, finds the sentences that describe a before and an after, checks the framing at each one, and cuts a short testimonial around that arc.
What do you type into Vizard Agent?
Ask for the change rather than for the praise. Vizard Agent selects entirely differently when told to look for a before and an after, and that instruction is what stops the clip becoming a montage of somebody saying nice things. Name the offer too, because that decides which change is the relevant one.
Prompt
What does Vizard Agent actually do?
Most testimonials are somebody saying the course was great. The ones that work say what the person could not do before and can do now, and those sentences are usually buried in the middle of an interview. Vizard Agent reads for them, then checks the picture under each one. In the session behind this article it:
- Checked the duration and format of the source interviews: 1080x1920, HEVC, 30fps and 168.9 seconds in total.
- Transcribed all the speech with word-by-word timings and detected the shot changes and who is in each one.
- Read the transcript to select the sentences that carry the change, checking the frames at the chosen points against a visual overview.
- Checked the caption options and searched for very discreet instrumental music.
- Built a grid of the selected frames and checked the faces and backgrounds in each, since the right sentence can land on a mid-blink or a doorway growing out of someone's head.
- Extracted the precise sentence timings and picked the sharpest moment of the original end card for a forty-to-fifty second vertical testimonial.
When does this not work well?
A testimonial can only show a change the person actually described on camera. If they only gave praise, that is all there is. Editing must not distort: cutting a qualifier out changes what they said. Consent covers a use, not all uses, and claims about results are regulated, especially for training, health and finance.
Common questions
What makes a testimonial work? A concrete before and after. Vizard Agent selects for that arc rather than for praise.
Do I need to mark the good bits? No. Vizard Agent reads the whole transcript and finds them for you.
Can I keep the original end card? Yes. Vizard Agent finds its sharpest frame in the source footage and reuses it.