DoneCut is a video editing service billed by footage duration, with the goal of turning uploaded raw footage directly into publishable YouTube videos or Shorts. The official process it gives is "upload your footage, get back a finished edit."
[Uses] It is aimed at users who have already shot footage and need the editing completed. It is suitable for YouTube talking-head videos, podcast clips, Shorts/Reels/TikTok, customer reviews and testimonials, product and brand promotion, travel and vlogs, and more. As long as the footage comes from a phone, camera, or screen recording, the editor can handle it.
[Main capabilities]
- YouTube videos: cut out mistakes, pauses, and dead space, add subtitles and on-screen titles, motion graphics timed to what is being said, music and sound design under the voice, and color and loudness balancing suited to YouTube (the example mentions that the mix is at YouTube's -14 LUFS).
- Shorts, Reels, and TikTok: set up a hook in the first two seconds, word-by-word bold subtitles, punch-ins, dynamic effects and sound effects, reframe into 9:16 vertical format, each up to 90 seconds long.
- Add-ons: extra Short $19, channel banner $39, to be added when confirming the edit.
- Style memory: after logging in, you can save your logo, brand colors, subtitle styles, and commonly used instructions. Later edits will also refer to previously approved edits, keeping new videos consistent with the channel style.
[How to use]
- Upload footage: upload the original files from your computer, and the system immediately shows the price after reading the duration.
- Pay half: a 50% deposit starts the edit, and the user gets a private order page with a real-time progress bar and time estimate.
- Watch the preview: the finished edit is delivered with a watermark, and you can request up to two rounds of revisions, with the platform re-editing it.
- Pay the balance and download: once satisfied, pay the other half, and the clean high-quality file is unlocked immediately. Note: If you are not satisfied, you can point out the specific timestamps and explain what needs to change; if delivery is completely impossible, the deposit is refunded.
[Pricing]
- YouTube videos: $49 for up to 10 minutes of footage, then $3 for each additional minute. For example, 20 minutes of footage is $79. The price can be seen after uploading the file and before payment.
- Shorts/Reels/TikTok: $29 each; $25 each for 2–5; $22 each for 6–11; $19 each for 12 or more. Each Short is up to 90 seconds long and includes up to 5 minutes of raw footage, with $3 per minute for footage beyond that.
- Music, logos, and reference files can be added for free; only video footage is billed by duration.
[Time] Before payment, a real-time estimate is shown based on the actual queue. The official statement says that actual orders take between 16 minutes and about 1.5 hours to edit, depending on the amount of footage; the order page is continuously updated.
[Supported files and limits] Supports MP4, MOV, MKV, WAV, MP3, JPG, PNG, PDF, and other common formats. Each order allows up to 25 files and 25 GB, with a maximum of 10 GB per file and total footage length of up to 60 minutes.
[Execution method] The official explanation says it is completed by an AI editor together with professional editing tools: editing the footage, timing the subtitles, building graphics, and mixing the sound, then self-checking against the user's notes; edits that fail the self-check are first handed to a human for handling.
[Rights and privacy] Users retain the rights to the footage and the finished video. Files are used only to produce the edit and are not used to train AI; the original footage is deleted 30 days after delivery.
[Missing information] Apart from the above, other capabilities, the scope of platform support, refund details, and so on are not yet provided.
