Final Cut Pro AI assistant
plain-English commands inside Final Cut
Control Apple Final Cut Pro with plain-English commands. EditAssist operates Final Cut directly: builds timelines, searches libraries, applies effects, exports projects, and conforms cuts. All processing is local-first and your footage never leaves your Mac.
Workflow
Install EditAssist on your Mac and connect it to Final Cut Pro. Describe what you want: 'build a rough cut from today's interview footage' or 'export the current project as FCPXML for the colourist' and the agent executes the command directly inside Final Cut, using the browser, timeline, and share destinations.
It understands Final Cut's library structure, keyword collections, timeline settings, and effect stacks. It can search libraries semantically, apply colour corrections, manage share destinations, and export to multiple formats. The agent runs entirely on your Mac.
Prompts
“Conform the FCPXML from Final Cut to Resolve, preserving transitions and speed ramps.”
“Export the current Premiere Pro sequence as FCPXML for the colourist in Resolve.”
“I need the FCPXML for this Resolve timeline so the editor can finish in Premiere.”
“Prep the final timeline for online: check frame rates, retime any mixed-rate clips, and export an AAF.”
“Build a rough cut from today's interview footage, colour-match to episode 3, and sync the external audio.”
“Create a 90-second highlight reel from yesterday's shoot, set to the temp score.”
“Match the colour grade from the reference still across the entire timeline.”
“Sync the boom mic and lavs to the A-cam, then flag any clips with audio drift.”
Features
Native Final Cut integration
Operates Final Cut Pro directly: browser, timeline, effects, and share destinations via macOS integration.
Semantic library search
Search events and keyword collections by description, transcript, or visual concept without manual tagging.
Auto-export & conform
Exports FCPXML, XML, and EDL with full metadata. Conforms projects to camera originals and validates relinks.
Mac-native privacy
All footage analysis and indexing runs on your Mac. No upload, no cloud dependency, no per-minute fees.
Local-first
All transcription, vision analysis, semantic search, and clustering run on your own GPU. Nothing about your footage is uploaded. The only data that leaves is the text of your conversation with the agent. It's free to download, local models are free, and a new account starts with £15 of credit and no card. For long-running cloud work, pay as you go, or choose £20/mo Starter or £100/mo Pro.
Getting started
- 01Download EditAssist for macOS or Windows and create an account. You get £15 credit and no card is needed.
- 02Ingest your footage. The agent transcribes, indexes, and clusters automatically.
- 03Describe what you want in plain English and let the agent build the cut.
- 04Review, refine with conversational commands, and export to your delivery spec.
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