# Cut retakes and false starts from your video

> In Tella, open Cut and click Remove mistakes. The Tella Agent reads the clip's transcript and finds repeated phrases, false starts and retakes. It lists each proposed cut with the words it would remove and why, then cuts only what you approve.

Page: https://www.tella.com/agent/remove-mistakes · Part of Tella Agent (https://www.tella.com/agent)

## How do I remove mistakes and retakes from a video automatically?

In Tella, open Cut and click Remove mistakes. The [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) reads the clip's transcript and finds repeated phrases, false starts and retakes. It lists each proposed cut with the words it would remove and why, then cuts only what you approve.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Find every place where I restart a sentence or say the same line twice. Keep only my last, cleanest take. List each cut with the words you'd remove before you make it.
```

## More prompts

### Sales demo in one take

```text
I recorded this product demo in one go and fluffed a few lines. Remove the retakes, cut any pause longer than one second, and tell me how much shorter the video got.
```

### Course lesson, best take

```text
For each line I repeated in this lesson, keep the take where I sound most confident, even if it isn't the last one. Explain each choice in one sentence.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Select the clip in the Tella editor.
2. Open Cut and click Remove mistakes.
3. Mark each proposed cut ✓ to cut or ✗ to keep.
4. Click Cut all, Cut N or Keep all.

## Good to know

- Needs a paid plan or the 7-day trial. Messages use your workspace's credits.
- It works on one clip at a time: the clip you have selected.
- Undo a cut like any edit, or undo every cut in a clip to restore the original recording.

## Questions people ask

### What's the difference between removing mistakes and removing filler words?

In Tella, filler-word removal cuts sounds like "um" and "uh". Remove mistakes looks at meaning: a sentence you started twice, a repeated line, or a take you abandoned.

### Will it cut something I meant to say?

No. Tella shows every proposed cut with the exact words and waits for your answer. You can also reply in plain words, like "keep the second one" or "cut the whole intro".

### Can Claude or ChatGPT remove retakes from my Tella video?

Yes. An AI app connected to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) can read your transcript and cut the parts you describe. The Remove mistakes button and its approval cards are only in the Tella editor.

## Related

- [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.
- [Generate b-roll for the parts you talk over](https://www.tella.com/agent/ai-b-roll-generator.md): Clips and images for the parts you talk over
- [Kinetic typography, timed to the words you say](https://www.tella.com/motion/kinetic-typography.md): Animated text timed to the words you say.
- [Find and remove mistakes](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-a-video#find-and-remove-mistakes)
- [Remove filler words (guide)](https://www.tella.com/edit-with-ai/remove-filler-words)
- [What uses credits?](https://www.tella.com/help/billing/what-uses-credits)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)