How to create and edit your first video in Jupitrr

Step-by-step guide

1. 1

   Upload your video

   On Home, choose Auto-Edit Video, then Choose a video or drag your file into the box. You can also start from Upload Video in the sidebar.

   To cut or join clips before editing, choose Trim & Stitch first. It lets you Split clips, Remove silence and Add Clips; when the stitched video is ready, choose Add B-roll & Subtitles to send it to the editor.

   

2. 2

   Set up your video

   While the file uploads, the Set up your video window opens over the editor. Check the options, then select Start Editing.

   • Add B-roll Automatically: on by default. Jupitrr matches stock footage and images to relevant moments in your transcript.
   • Format: leave it on None for a standard edit, or pick Tier List or Green screen. Formats are designed for short portrait videos for social, like YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok.
   • Language: Detected Language works for most videos. Pick the spoken language yourself if detection gets it wrong.
   • Words to Spell Exactly: add names and brand terms the subtitles should never misspell.
   • There is no orientation setting. Jupitrr reads it from your file, so vertical footage stays vertical and landscape stays landscape.

   

3. 3

   Wait for the first cut

   Jupitrr uploads and transcribes your footage, then adds visuals. The screen reads Uploading your footage and notes that this usually takes 1–2 minutes, depending on video length.

   You can start editing as soon as the panel says Subtitles ready. You can start editing now. B-roll and text keep arriving on the timeline while it shows Adding B-roll… and Adding Text…, and Export unlocks once everything has been added.

   

4. 4

   Review the first cut

   Play the video from the start. The tabs on the left hold every part of the edit: Presets, Formats, B-rolls, Subtitles, Text, Transitions, Sound and Settings.

   The timeline under the preview shows B-roll, text, subtitles and camera motion on separate lanes. Drag a bar to move it, drag its edges to change its length, or select it and press Delete. A toast with Undo appears after a delete.

   Presets switch the whole look of the edit in one click. Save as Preset stores your current style so you can reuse it on the next video.

   

5. 5

   Correct the transcript and subtitles

   Open Subtitles, switch to Transcript and click into the text to fix a word. The subtitles update to match.

   Replace finds a word and replaces every instance. Regenerate creates a new transcript; existing B-roll highlights are removed when you do this. The Style view controls font, colours, position and subtitle length.

   Editing the transcript changes the subtitle text only. It does not cut or trim the video.

   Every subtitle option is covered step by step in How to add and edit subtitles.

   

6. 6

   Check the B-roll

   Open B-rolls to see every clip in Quick Selection. Click a thumbnail to swap that clip, or click a highlighted phrase in Highlight Placement to jump to it.

   Replacing, adding, timing and removing clips is covered step by step in How to add and edit B-roll.

7. 7

   Edit the hook, text overlays and emojis

   Open Text. Click the Hook to rewrite it or switch it off, edit any Text Overlay, or choose Add Text Overlay to add your own.

   Each overlay shows its start and end time and can be duplicated or deleted. Emojis can be switched off for the whole video, or clicked one by one to change, move or remove.

   Styling the hook and overlays is covered in How to edit the hook and add text overlays.

   

8. 8

   Adjust music and sound effects

   Open Sound. Use the slider to set the music volume, Change Music to pick another track, or the bin icon to remove it.

   Under Sound Effects, B-roll Sounds plays a sound as each B-roll clip appears. Choose Add Sound to place a sound effect yourself.

   Uploading your own track and editing sound effects are covered in How to add music and sound effects.

   

9. 9

   Export your video

   Select Export, choose Best quality, Balanced or Smallest file, then select Export again.

   The export page shows each stage and an estimate, for example Around 2 minutes. We'll email you when it's ready. You can leave the page while it renders.

   

10. 10

    Download or publish

    When the page says Here's your new video, choose Download Video to save the MP4, or Publish to Social to post it.

    Publish to Social connects YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn, and lets you publish now or schedule the post for later. Back to Editor takes you back to make more changes.

    

Limits and requirements

• Changes save automatically. Undo and Redo (⌘Z and ⇧⌘Z) are available for supported editor changes, but transcript wording changes are not currently added to the Undo history.
• Editing the transcript changes subtitles, not the video itself. To cut footage, use Trim & Stitch first before you upload.
• You can't record inside the web editor. Record in the Jupitrr Cut app or any camera, then upload.
• Formats are not available for landscape videos.
• Videos must be at least 5 seconds long, and no longer than your plan allows.

Troubleshooting

Related guides

• Add and edit subtitlesEdit Your Video5 min read
• Add and edit B-rollEdit Your Video6 min read
• Edit the hook and add text overlaysEdit Your Video4 min read

• AI Video Editor for Talking-Head VideosWhat the editable first cut includes