Eddie AI has introduced a new text-based editing feature inside Rough Cut mode. The update gives editors more control over AI-generated sequences by letting them work directly from the transcript to make deletions, trim, and rearrange – all without touching the timeline. Let’s take a closer look! We wrote about Eddie AI, the virtual editing assistant, when version 2.0 was released earlier this year, as well as when the extension was released for DaVinci Resolve. In addition, they also picked up CineD’s award for AI Innovation at NAB 2025. Now they’ve added a neat new feature to the software – this latest update adds text-based editing that brings more precision and control to the rough cut process. What is Eddie AI? As a reminder, Eddie AI is a script-based assistant editor built for professional workflows in DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, and Final Cut Pro. It runs locally, appearing as a workspace script (in Resolve) or an extension panel. Editors interact with footage through text prompts and transcript views, rather than navigating the timeline. Originally, Eddie focused on speed: logging interviews, spotting key soundbites, assembling rough cuts automatically, but the structure was mostly fixed. Any real shaping had to happen back in the NLE. With the new text-based editing, editors stay in the transcript and refine structure, flow, and pacing directly in the script view. When Eddie AI v2.0 was released earlier this year, they added features like native Mac and Windows apps, improved logging tools, and the new “Rough Cut”...
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