Commentary Driven Video Editing

Commentary Driven Video Editing

What it does

Generates commentary/narration scripts and auto-edits source footage to match the解说 flow for knowledge, marketing, or explainer shorts.

When to use

• Commentary-first or narration-first video production
• Knowledge/education/marketing short clips
• Matching B-roll and cuts to spoken script beats

Inputs

• Source video or footage library
• Topic, tone, target duration, platform (e.g. 9:16)

Outputs

• Commentary script with timed segments
• Edit decision list synced to narration
• Optional TTS/voiceover handoff

Steps

1. Analyze source material; extract key moments.
2. Write commentary script with segment timestamps.
3. Map script beats to footage in/out points.
4. Generate edit plan with narration sync markers.
5. Export for TTS + assembly pipeline.

Quality checklist

• Script pacing fits target duration
  
• Every narration beat has matching footage
  
• Hook in first 3 seconds
  
• No dead air or unmatched segments
  

Reference repos

• NarratoAI, ViralCutter