Quick Cut overview

Last updated on Feb 4, 2026

Learn how Quick Cut in Firefly video editor (beta) lets you quickly create a first-draft video from provided footage, converging ideation and editing.

Try it in the app
Create quick cuts using your uploaded media in a few simple steps.

Quick Cut in Firefly video editor (beta) is designed to help you create videos quickly and efficiently. Instead of starting from scratch, it automatically assembles an initial cut of the videos you’ve uploaded directly in the video editor. This saves you time by eliminating the need to manually sort through clips. Leveraging features like scene detection, shot selection, and audio analysis, Quick Cut provides a strong starting point. From there, you can fine-tune and polish the timeline until your video looks professional and ready to share.

Quick Cut supports a wide range of use cases across different roles:

  • Content producers: Streamline the video content production workflow and boost efficiency.
  • Marketing teams: Develop promotional and brand-related video materials quickly and efficiently.
  • Educators: Produce instructional or knowledge-sharing video content effortlessly.
  • Event coverage teams: Edit and transform event recording of live events into polished, shareable videos for quick distribution.
  • Digital media managers: Quickly edit and create compelling video content and publish across online platforms.
The Firefly video editor Assistant is open, and there are options to specify rough cut generation settings and add a prompt.
Generate an initial video rough draft using a text prompt and customizable video settings.

Key features

Automatic scene detection

Processes and reviews video footage to spot visual or audio changes, selects the best cut points, and divides the video into clear clips at suitable intervals.

Smart shots selection

Automatically selects the best shots by analyzing focus, composition, and action for a video that looks polished and professional while saving time and reducing manual effort.

Audio analysis

Automatically detects key dialogue and sound cues to make sure important moments are captured in your quick cut, maintaining context and saving time during editing.

Customizable preferences

Allows adjusting video settings, such as aspect ratio and video duration, and even adding a B-roll track while generating the quick cut.