STORY-FIRST EDITING
Looks for the story behind the footage instead of simply collecting highlight moments.
FEATURES
Everything ShadyCut
brings to the edit.
ShadyCut combines session understanding, game context, story reasoning, editorial guidance and an editable first cut — all built around long-form gaming content.
01 — BUILT DIFFERENT
Story-first by design.
BUILT FOR LONG SESSIONS
Designed around hours of footage, not just short clips or isolated moments.
CREATIVE CONTROL
ShadyCut handles the editorial groundwork while the creator stays in control of the final edit.
02 — UNDERSTAND THE SESSION
Know what actually happened.
MULTI-SIGNAL UNDERSTANDING
Speech, gameplay, visual activity and audio context are understood together.
SPEAKER AWARENESS
Keeps track of who is speaking and connects dialogue with what is happening around it.
SESSION-WIDE CONTEXT
Moments are understood in the context of the full recording, not in isolation.
TRANSCRIPT & DIALOGUE
Speech is structured into useful, time-aware context for the session.
VISUAL & AUDIO CONTEXT
Important visual changes and audio cues help explain what is happening.
TIMESTAMPED EVENTS
Relevant session activity can be anchored to specific moments in the recording.
SESSION UNDERSTANDING
More than a transcript. More than gameplay footage.
ShadyCut connects speech, gameplay, events and context across the full session so later story decisions are based on what the moment actually means.
03 — GAME INTELLIGENCE
Understand the game too.
GAME-AWARE CONTEXT
Supported games are understood in their own terminology, objectives, locations, items and events.
GAMEPLAY PROGRESSION
Follows how the session develops so meaningful changes are not treated as isolated moments.
MEANING, NOT JUST ACTION
A quiet discovery can matter more than an explosion. Context helps determine why a moment matters.
04 — FIND THE STORY
Find what is worth telling.
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
Connects goals, problems, decisions, setbacks, turning points and payoffs into a coherent story.
STORY-RELEVANT MOMENTS
Separates moments that move the story forward from footage that merely looks exciting.
SETUP → PAYOFF
Keeps earlier context connected to later consequences, callbacks and resolutions.
TURNING POINTS
Recognizes the moments where the direction, stakes or meaning of the session changes.
SUPPORTING CONTEXT
Keeps the context needed to make important moments understandable and satisfying.
MULTIPLE STORY OPPORTUNITIES
A long session can contain more than one story worth turning into a video.
FROM SESSION TO STORY
See the story take shape.
The full session becomes a structured story, then a first cut that is ready for a human editor to refine.
05 — SHAPE THE EDIT
Turn the story into a cut.
SCENE SELECTION
Identifies which scenes belong in the story and which ones do not.
SCENE ORDER
Organizes scenes into a sequence that keeps the story clear and progressing.
STORY INTEGRITY CHECKS
Flags continuity problems, incomplete setups and missing payoffs before they become confusing edits.
PACING & TRIM GUIDANCE
Highlights repetition, dead space and material that can be tightened without damaging the story.
MISSING CONTEXT
Surfaces places where the viewer may need setup or explanation before a moment can land.
MUST KEEP & REVIEW
Separates critical story material from moments that deserve a human editorial decision.
06 — EDITABLE FIRST CUT
Ready for the human finish.
EDITABLE TIMELINE
Selected footage arrives organized into a structured first cut that can be reviewed and changed.
EDITORIAL CONTEXT INCLUDED
Scene context and editorial guidance stay attached so important reasoning is not lost at handoff.
READY TO REFINE
Move scenes, change trims, restyle the edit or take it in another direction. The first cut is a starting point, not a locked result.