How to revise a video by sending notes at timecodes
Watch the cut, then send notes one at a time with the timecode: "at 2:13, take out the last sentence." Vizard Agent makes that one change, leaves everything else exactly as it was, and can put a line back later when you decide you wanted it after all.
What do you type into Vizard Agent?
Say where and say what. You don't have to be formal about the timecode: "1.02", "at 1:02" and "the bit about the piano" all land, because Vizard Agent holds the transcript and finds the place from the words as easily as from the number. "Make that smoother" is a workable note, too.
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What does Vizard Agent actually do?
It works the way people actually review a video: watch, stop, say one thing, watch again. Nothing is destroyed as you go, so changing your mind three notes later costs one sentence, and the captions come from the final wording instead of being patched. In the session behind this article it:
- Transcribed a personal-story video, built a readable transcript and uploaded the polished text for the user to read.
- Worked through twenty-seven separate notes, starting with removing the opening paragraph and cutting an aside about the guests arriving.
- Smoothed the paragraph at 1:02, dropped its last sentence, then put that sentence back when the user decided they wanted it.
- Took out a sentence at 2:13, fixed the word it left dangling, and worked through 3:00, 3:22, 3:57, 5:37 and 6:24 as each note arrived.
- Removed a duplicated sign-off it spotted while working, and built a document version of the finished text.
- Read the word timings to find the exact story start, generated the subtitles, stripped the filler words from them, and rendered and checked the trimmed video.
When does this not work well?
Note-by-note revision is a conversation, and it can lose the thread. It's at its worst when the notes stop being local, when what you want is a different video rather than a corrected one. Then say so instead of sending forty notes. On a long video, quote the words rather than giving a vague timecode.
Common questions
Do I need exact timecodes? No. Vizard Agent finds the place from the words if you quote them.
What if I change my mind? Say so. Vizard Agent puts back what it removed.
Will it edit anything I did not mention? No, beyond repairing what a cut left dangling, and Vizard Agent says when it does.