AI Editing in Premiere and DaVinci

Use a free generative-AI assistant to produce hook and reel-structure options from a content brief.

Match common reel-editing tasks to the appropriate DaVinci Resolve Studio 21 AI feature.

Configure a 1080 × 1920 vertical DaVinci Resolve project with suitable timeline and frame-rate settings.

Organize footage, audio, graphics, and exports in bins using a reusable project structure.

Generate and use proxy or optimized media suitable for a Windows computer with 16 GB RAM and a 4 GB GPU.

Write a constrained AI prompt that turns a topic or transcript into a short-form script.

Evaluate AI-generated hooks for specificity, curiosity, credibility, and fit with the reel’s payoff.

Verify factual claims in an AI-generated script and remove or replace unsupported content.

Revise an AI-generated script so it sounds natural and can be delivered within a target duration.

Use an AI assistant to convert a script into a timeline-ready shot list containing B-roll and visual-pattern-interrupt ideas.

Use AI IntelliScript to assemble a first-pass timeline from a script and transcribed source clips.

Locate the Media, Cut, Edit, Fairlight, Color, and Deliver pages and choose the appropriate page for each stage of a reel workflow.

Use AI IntelliSearch to locate relevant dialogue, objects, or people in source media.

Review source footage and mark usable hook, value, reaction, and payoff moments.

Build a 15–30 second vertical rough cut from selected source moments.

Choose and apply the appropriate blade, ripple, roll, or slip edit for a specified timing problem.

Remove pauses, repetitions, and weak openings while preserving natural speech.

Use J-cuts and L-cuts to smooth transitions between spoken segments and supporting visuals.

Evaluate a rough cut against a simple retention-focused pacing checklist.

Use Smart Reframe to convert landscape footage into a vertical composition and correct tracking errors.

Create purposeful punch-ins and position changes with keyframes.

Stabilize a handheld clip while limiting unwanted cropping and distortion.

Apply speed changes and Optical Flow processing without obscuring the reel’s key message.

Place B-roll and cutaways to clarify speech, hide edits, or reset viewer attention.

Create a clean split-screen or picture-in-picture composition for vertical video.

Track a subject with Magic Mask and cache the result for smoother playback.

Select and apply transitions based on narrative function rather than novelty.

Set dialogue clip gain to create consistent levels before adding effects.

Use Voice Isolation to improve dialogue while avoiding unnatural processing artifacts.

Use AI Audio Assistant to create a first-pass mix and correct its dialogue and music levels.

Choose copyright-safe music that supports the reel’s tone and pacing.

Mark musical beats and align important cuts or visual changes to them.

Duck music beneath dialogue using volume keyframes.

Layer sound effects to emphasize hooks, transitions, and visual actions without overcrowding the mix.

Check a reel’s final audio for clipping, inconsistent loudness, and poor phone-speaker intelligibility.

Transcribe spoken audio in DaVinci Resolve Studio and create a timed subtitle track from the transcript.

Correct AI transcription errors, timing, punctuation, and line breaks against the spoken audio.

Format captions for fast mobile reading using appropriate size, contrast, placement, and line length.

Keep essential captions and graphics inside platform-safe areas.

Use AI Animated Subtitles to create selective word-emphasis caption animation.

Build a reusable title style for hooks, labels, and calls to action.

Create a lightweight animated call-to-action graphic without overloading the computer.

Generate a short synthetic narration with AI Speech Generator using a permitted voice model.

Use a free AI assistant to write precise search terms or prompts for supporting visual assets.

Evaluate AI-generated or stock assets for relevance, visual defects, usage rights, and disclosure needs.

Integrate a supporting image or graphic so its scale, timing, and movement fit the reel.

Use scopes to identify exposure and white-balance problems in a shot.

Correct exposure, contrast, white balance, and saturation with primary color controls.

Match the basic brightness and color of adjacent shots.

Create a simple stylized look while preserving natural skin tones and readable text.

Copy and adapt a basic color grade across similar clips efficiently.

Run a pre-export quality check for pacing, spelling, safe areas, audio, color, and asset rights.

Export a high-quality vertical H.264 file with appropriate resolution, frame rate, and bitrate.

Check an exported reel on a phone for compression, caption readability, framing, and audio playback.

Create two hook variants from one finished reel without rebuilding the full edit.

Build a reusable DaVinci Resolve reel template containing bins, tracks, titles, and export settings.

Produce and export a complete 15–30 second reel from prepared raw material using the course’s AI-assisted workflow.

Use retention and engagement data from a posted reel or sample analytics dashboard to choose one testable change for the next version.