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Description

Media Composer continuously evolves, introducing fresh features and enhancements to improve user experience. With an active subscription, you receive these updates immediately upon release. Explore the latest advancements in Media Composer, which include innovative time-saving tools and usability improvements designed to streamline your editing process and reduce stress. You can easily navigate clip details and commands within bins, create rolling credits, customize your interface with new skins and highlight colors, and produce IMF supplemental packages for seamless delivery to OTT streaming platforms—all thanks to Media Composer's ongoing enhancements. The advanced Avid Media Engine offers increased power and speed, allowing you to maintain focus on your core narrative. Engage in the efficient, collaborative workflows that leading video professionals trust. Additionally, bolster your production team and kickstart new projects in no time with a comprehensive virtual cloud editing suite, which features cloud-optimized Media Composer software alongside Avid NEXIS storage solutions that enhance your editing capabilities even further. The combination of these tools ensures that you are always equipped to tell your story effectively.

Description

FirstCut serves as a web-based narrative editing tool specifically designed for video that emphasizes dialogue. It efficiently transcribes audio from uploaded video clips, pinpoints potential narrative pathways, and creates initial edits categorized into beats, clips, and transcript text. Editors have the flexibility to explore various narrative directions, rearrange beats and clips, eliminate or reinstate dialogue, and seek modifications from an AI assistant through simple language requests. Users can preview their sequences in a browser using video files stored locally, ensuring that only the necessary audio is uploaded for accurate transcription processes. Additionally, FirstCut allows for the export of FCPXML, Final Cut Pro 7 XML, CMX3600 EDL, or OpenTimelineIO sequences, facilitating a seamless transition to editing in software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or Avid Media Composer. This tool is particularly beneficial for projects involving interviews, documentaries, podcasts, lectures, webinars, and any dialogue-driven content where the spoken word is central to storytelling. Furthermore, its intuitive interface encourages collaboration and creativity among editors, making it an essential asset for video production teams.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Adobe Premiere Pro No 
Avid Media Composer No 
Color Decision Yes 
DaVinci Resolve No 
Final Cut Pro No 
FirstCut Yes 
Frame.io Yes 
Imaginario Yes 
Magic Bullet Yes 
Quantum VS-NVR Series Yes 
StoryBoard Artist Yes 
Telestream Vantage Yes 
Viz One Yes 
Webgate.io Yes 

Integrations

Adobe Premiere Pro Yes 
Avid Media Composer Yes 
Color Decision No 
DaVinci Resolve Yes 
Final Cut Pro Yes 
FirstCut No 
Frame.io No 
Imaginario No 
Magic Bullet No 
Quantum VS-NVR Series No 
StoryBoard Artist No 
Telestream Vantage No 
Viz One No 
Webgate.io No 

Pricing Details

$23.99 per license
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$15/month
Starter is $15/month, billed monthly, for one account and includes 5 hours of imported footage and 30 AI cuts per month. The free plan includes 30 minutes of imported footage and 5 AI cuts per month. Annual billing saves about 20%. Paid-plan top-ups are one-time purchases: $3 per extra footage hour or $15 per 50 extra AI cuts; they expire at the billing-period end or after seven days, whichever is later.
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Avid

Founded

1987

Country

United States

Website

www.avid.com/media-composer

Vendor Details

Company Name

FirstCut.video

Founded

2026

Country

Israel

Website

firstcut.video

Product Features

Video Editing

3D Video Editing No 
Audio Tools No 
Brand Overlay No 
Collaboration No 
Media Library No 
Social Sharing No 
Speed Adjustment No 
Split / Merge No 
Supports HD Resolution No 
Text Overlay No 
Video Capture No 
Video Stabilization No 

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