Eddie AI
Eddie AI · Writing · Video
Eddie AI is an AI video editing assistant that turns text prompts and raw footage into rough cuts for editors, creators, and teams.
About Eddie AI
What Is Eddie AI
Eddie AI is an AI video editor built for professional editors, creators, and post-production teams. It's an AI assistant video editor, one that does the early pass for you. You describe the cut you want in plain language, and Eddie assembles it from your footage: first assemblies, B-roll placement, music, and a color pass. The point is to hand off the tedious early work so you spend your hours on story instead of trimming clips.
One project, several ways in. You can work inside the app with a chat and a timeline, add Eddie as a connector in ChatGPT or Claude, or drive it through an API from your own scripts. All three touch the same project, so an agent can build a first cut and you can finish it in the app, or the reverse.
So what sets this AI assistant video editor apart? The workflow, mostly. Text-based video editing means the cut comes from a description, not a sequence of drags. That's a different way to work. It changes what the early hours look like.
The main limit is scope. Eddie is a rough-cut and assembly tool, not a full NLE. You still do the final polish in Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut, or Avid. And it runs on a credit system rather than a flat subscription, so heavy months cost more than quiet ones.
Getting Started
- Create an account at heyeddie.ai. New accounts start with 1,000 free credits.
- Import your raw footage into a project. Eddie logs and analyzes the media as it comes in.
- Describe the edit you want in chat, or connect Eddie in ChatGPT, Claude, or via the API.
- Review the assembly cut and refine it in the app's timeline.
- Export to MP4, or round-trip to Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or Avid.
Product Information
A quick look at Eddie AI's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.
Best for
The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.
Users
- Professional video editors
- Content creators and YouTubers
- Small post-production teams
Tasks
- Building assembly cuts
- Placing B-roll
- Scoring a cut
- Color grading
Scenarios
- Weekly content pipelines
- Corporate and interview footage
- Agent-driven editing
Key features
Text-Based Editing
Describe the edit you want and Eddie builds it, with no templates or presets to pick from. It reads your footage and the request together, then produces a cut you can refine. For editors used to dragging clips, the shift is handing the first pass to a prompt. This is the core of Eddie's take on text-based video editing.
Assembly Cuts From Raw Footage
Eddie takes unorganized source and turns it into a structured assembly cut ready for your pass. It's the part of the job most editors would rather skip, and the part an assistant handles well because the rules are mostly mechanical. Hand it three hours of interview footage and you get back something with a shape.
Automatic B-Roll Placement
Eddie logs your B-roll and places it on the story spine where it belongs. Instead of hunting through folders for a matching shot, you start with a cut that already has coverage, which means the first thing you watch is a version you can actually react to rather than a pile of unplaced clips.
Music and Color Pass
Eddie can score a cut with music matched to its pacing and tone, then run a color grade that normalizes and balances the image. Think of it as a first pass from a colorist, not the final one.
NLE Round-Trip
Eddie exports to MP4 and round-trips to Premiere, Resolve, and Final Cut Pro with clips relinked, and sends cuts to Avid Media Composer. Your existing pipeline keeps working; Eddie slots in at the front of it.
Agent and Developer Access
Add Eddie as a connector inside ChatGPT or Claude, or reach it through a REST API and MCP server. A share is a project, so work started by an agent lands in the same place as work started in the app.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Cuts assembly time on long footage, which is usually the slowest part of a project.
- Works inside the tools you already use, including ChatGPT, Claude, and the major NLEs.
- No subscription, and credits don't expire, so idle months cost nothing.
- Strong security posture for teams: no training on your media, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and HIPAA on enterprise plans.
Cons
- It's a rough-cut tool, not a full editor. You still finish in Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut, or Avid.
- Credits can add up on heavy projects, and there's no flat monthly cap to smooth the cost.
- The API and MCP surfaces assume some technical comfort, so solo editors may never touch them.
Frequently asked questions
Eddie AI is an AI video editing assistant for building rough cuts and assembly edits from raw footage. You describe the cut in text and Eddie assembles it, adds B-roll and music, and runs a color pass.
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