# Edit a whole video from one prompt

> Yes. In Tella, open your video in the editor and describe the whole edit in one message to the Tella Agent in the sidebar on the right, for example: cut the filler words and long pauses, zoom when I click Settings, use a split layout for the demo, add subtitles, and write a title and chapters. The agent reads your transcript and timeline and makes each change in the editor while you watch. You can ask it to undo a change or try something different.

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## Can an AI editor edit my whole video from one prompt?

Yes. In Tella, open your video in the editor and describe the whole edit in one message to the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) in the sidebar on the right, for example: cut the filler words and long pauses, zoom when I click Settings, use a split layout for the demo, add subtitles, and write a title and chapters. The agent reads your transcript and timeline and makes each change in the editor while you watch. You can ask it to undo a change or try something different.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Edit this whole video for me: cut the filler words and any pause longer than one second, zoom in each time I click in the app, use full camera for the intro and a split layout for the demo, add subtitles, and write a title and chapters. Tell me what you changed when you're done.
```

## More prompts

### Product walkthrough

```text
This is a walkthrough of the Brindlewood invoicing app for new customers. Remove my retakes and false starts, cut the part where I talk about the old pricing, zoom in when I click Create invoice and Send, and end on full camera for my sign-off.
```

### Team update

```text
Clean up this Quillmark weekly update: cut the filler words and long pauses, switch between camera and screen so the slides are readable, add subtitles and translate them to Spanish, then write a title and chapters. Ask me before cutting anything longer than ten seconds.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Open your video in the Tella editor. If the sidebar is hidden, press Shift + S.
2. Describe the whole edit in one message: what to cut, which layouts and zooms to use, and whether you want subtitles, a title or chapters.
3. To point at a specific part, select words in the transcript and click Add to chat.
4. Watch each change land in the editor, and send a follow-up if you want something different.

## Good to know

- Needs a paid plan or the 7-day trial. Messages use your workspace's credits.
- When the agent needs a detail, like how long a pause must be before it's cut, it shows a question card with its own suggestion filled in. Change what you want, or click Skip.
- Everyone editing a video shares its chat, so co-editors see the same conversation.

## Questions people ask

### Can I change my mind while the Tella Agent is editing?

Yes. Keep typing in the message box while it works. Your message is marked Waiting until the agent takes it in, then it steers what the agent does next. To end the current turn, click the square Stop assistant button.

### Can I run the same full edit on every video?

Yes. After a multi-step edit, click Save as skill or ask the Tella Agent to save it; it asks for your approval before saving. On your next video, type / in the message box and pick the skill.

### Can Claude or ChatGPT edit a whole Tella video from one prompt?

Yes. Connect [Claude](https://claude.ai/directory/tella), [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7026f78434819186579d93d20ab38b?open_in_app), [Claude Code](https://www.tella.tv/settings/connections), [Cursor](https://www.tella.tv/settings/connections) or [Codex](https://www.tella.tv/settings/connections) to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) under [Settings → Connections](https://www.tella.tv/settings/connections) → AI apps. The assistant can then edit your videos, including cuts, layouts, zooms, backgrounds, overlays, sound effects, Studio Sound and eye contact.

## Related

- [Edit every new recording automatically, no code needed](https://www.tella.com/agent/automate-video-editing.md): Every new recording edited the moment it finishes.
- [Save an edit once, then run it on every video](https://www.tella.com/agent/video-editing-skills.md): Save an edit once and run it on every video.
- [Cut retakes and false starts from your video](https://www.tella.com/agent/remove-mistakes.md): Cut retakes and false starts, one approval at a time.
- [Edit with the Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-with-the-tella-agent)
- [Stop the agent or change course](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-with-the-tella-agent#stop-the-agent-or-change-course-while-it-works)
- [What is agentic video editing? (guide)](https://www.tella.com/edit-with-ai/agentic-video-editing)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)