TubeSpanner Editor

Edit your next video the day you record it

Give TubeSpanner Editor your raw footage. It listens to what you said, cuts the retakes, mistakes and awkward pauses, and keeps the parts that sound like you.

Edit by words in the transcript or on the timeline, add captions, graphics and B-roll, then finish in Editor or export an editable timeline to DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro. It runs on your Mac or PC, so your footage never leaves your computer.

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What it does

Private and fast. Transcription, cutting and rendering happen on your computer. Your video is never uploaded.
Edit by words or on the timeline. Delete a word in the transcript and it’s gone from the video, or trim on the timeline like any video editor.
It works from what you said. You don’t need a script. If you wrote one in TubeSpanner, it follows that too, and keeps your best take of each line.
Tell it what it missed. Flag a moment, say what’s wrong, and apply the fix it suggests.
Export it your way. A finished MP4 with a captioned copy, or a timeline for DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro.

Getting started

You don't need a YouTube channel or a script. Sign in, open a video file or record one, then press Auto edit. If you wrote a script in TubeSpanner, you can link it, and if you didn't, Auto edit works from what you said. Prefer to do it all yourself? Press Edit it myself instead.

Plans. TubeSpanner Editor is included in the 14-day free trial you get when you sign up, and in TubeSpanner Pro. When a trial ends without Pro, the editor shows the plans, and anything you made stays on your computer.

Which videos. Auto edit is ready for talking-head and reaction videos. Other kinds are still in beta.

Three steps

Set up is where you choose the recording, and the script if you have one.

Edit is where you watch the cut and fix it. Press M to drop a marker and keep watching, or Shift and Space to pause and say what’s wrong. Transcript shows every word, and Review shows what was done and anything worth a second look.

Publish and Export renders the video, uploads it to YouTube as private, or sends the timeline to DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro.

What you can add

Captions, as classic subtitles or word-by-word pop captions. Drag them anywhere in the frame.
Section cards, lower thirds and callouts, matched to your brand kit.
B-roll, from your own folder or from stock. Auto edit adds none to reaction videos or tutorials, because your screen and clips do that job.
Music, color and your logo, as a watermark in the corner you choose.
Clean audio, which evens out your voice and lowers room echo.

Questions people ask first

How do I fix a spelling mistake in the captions? Open Transcript and double-click the word. Press Enter to change that one, or Shift and Enter to change every word spelled the same. You can also pause and double-click the caption on the picture, or right-click it on the timeline and choose Fix these words to find it in Transcript.

How do I change a B-roll clip or photo I don't like? Right-click it on the timeline and choose Leave this B-roll out. Then open B-roll, add your own clip under Yours and drag it onto the timeline. To turn all B-roll off, use the B-roll switch in Graphics.

How do I make my video shorter? Open Transcript. Click the first word, Shift-click the last, then press Cut. Anything you cut stays struck through, so you can click it and choose Bring back.

Note

Note

It runs on your computer

Your video file is never uploaded. Transcribing, cutting and rendering all happen on your computer. Your transcript and script go to TubeSpanner so the edit can be planned.

A few things use the internet. If you switch on Clean audio, your voice goes through Auphonic. Stock B-roll is downloaded. TubeSpanner Editor also checks your plan at least once every 7 days.

Working with a video editor

Choose DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro and TubeSpanner Editor writes a folder for it: the timeline, the captions as a subtitle file, and your cards, callouts and lower thirds as graphics you can place. For DaVinci Resolve, the timeline also carries your music, sound effects and B-roll on their own tracks. Your recording stays where it is, unless you tick Copy the recording into the export folder too. For any other editor, an EDL carries the cut only.

What you need

A Mac on macOS 13 or later, Apple silicon or Intel, or Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Memory: 8 GB or more works best. With less it still runs, on lighter settings, so long or 4K videos take longer.

The first time you use it, the app downloads its speech model: about 140 MB on every computer, and a larger one of about 1.6 GB where your computer is fast enough to use it.

Your first cut, ready while the recording is fresh

TubeSpanner Editor runs on Mac and Windows. Download it, sign in with your TubeSpanner account, and open your next recording.

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