Changelog

Faster runs, steadier framing

Runs start in about two minutes instead of twelve, framing locks onto the right person in far more shots, and split screens follow the source's own layout.

• Faster startA run used to spend up to twelve minutes getting a machine ready before touching the video. That wait is now about two minutes.Improved
• Framing finds its subjectThe frame now locks onto the main person in nearly every shot, and moves less between them.Improved
• Split screens and slidesTwo- and three-box shots are split along the source's own panels, footage on top and people below, with no black bars inside a tile. Full-screen slides and graphics are shown whole instead of cropped.Improved
• Audio left aloneSound no longer dips at joins where nothing was cut, and per-episode volume levelling is off, so your source's levels come through as they are.Fixed

Playback on Apple devices

Episodes play on iPhones and Macs again, and the links a connected agent hands back open in any browser.

• Apple playbackSome episodes refused to play on iPhones, iPads and Macs. Every episode rendered from now on plays there too.Fixed
• Agent clip linksLinks from a connected agent pointed at an address only Talecut's own machines could reach. They now open anywhere.Fixed

Files from your machine

An agent can now take a video straight off your computer. Name the file, it uploads it for you, and the cut starts from there. Links keep working like before.

• Local files through the connectorSay the file's name and the agent pushes it up itself, then cuts it. Nothing to host and no link to hunt down first.Added

Talecut for agents

Talecut now has an MCP server. Add one URL to your AI agent, hand it a video link, say what to cut, and the clips come back as links.

• Sign in from your agentAdd the URL, and the first call opens your browser to approve the connection. No key to paste. Connected agents are listed on the connect page, each with a Disconnect button.Added
• Setup for your clientThe connect page gives you the exact command or config for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Claude Desktop.Added
• Clips by linkAn agent hands over a direct link to a video file rather than uploading it, and gets a link per finished clip back.Added

Per-shot editing controls

The editor now works one shot at a time, with hook lines on their own lane, split panels you place yourself and a letterbox for a single shot. Cuts land cleaner on fades and on news footage.

• Timed hook linesA hook line has a start and a duration on its own timeline lane. Add several per episode, drag each onto the take it belongs to, and it burns over exactly that window.Added
• Split panels you placeOn any shot, choose a split and place and resize its panels. The preview shows the same layout the final video composes, including a three-panel arrangement with two small panels above a dominant one.Added
• Letterbox one shotA single shot can be letterboxed without touching the rest of its beat, and a letterboxed shot no longer dips the audio around it. A shot read as a text card can be overruled from the same panel.Added
• Cleaner cut edgesCut points sit on the frame a dissolve begins rather than after it. A news channel's bottom band is cropped out of the vertical frame, an ad break is never picked as a beat, and in group shots the camera aims at faces.Improved
• Studio libraryThe Studio loads a page at a time instead of the whole library, and a finished Prompt to clip card is named by its tool and clip count rather than as a micro-drama.Fixed

Cutting by prompt

A third tool. Write what you want cut and every part of the video that matches comes back as its own vertical clip.

Open signup

Talecut no longer needs an invite. Anyone can create an account, and every new account starts with 100 free minutes of source video.

• Self-serve accountsThe waitlist is gone. Create an account and start uploading, no invite needed.Added
• 100 free minutes to startNew accounts start with 100 credits, one per minute of source video. No credit card needed.Added

Performance improvements

Shorter load times.

• PerformanceThe gallery and editor load faster.Improved

Editor fixes

The editor's preview loads reliably.

• Editor previewsThe preview no longer hangs, and thumbnails no longer stay blank.Fixed

Editing a finished cut

A cut Talecut hands you is no longer final.

• Knowing what to doThe editor introduces itself the first time you open it, and each tool says what it does to your video before you upload anything.Improved
• Episodes that were still arrivingA season could report itself finished while its episodes were still uploading, which showed you an empty gallery and blamed your video. It now waits until every episode can actually play.Fixed

Talecut on a phone

Talecut works properly on a phone.

• MobileEvery page fits a phone screen, the menu carries your account and your balance, and controls that used to need a mouse now work by touch.Improved

Changelog published

Every release since the beta opened is listed here, with the work being built next above it.

• This pageReleases newest first, each one saying what changed for your videos. Above the line, what is being built and roughly how close it is.Added

Upfront pricing for short videos

The minimum charge is stated before an upload is confirmed, and progress reporting during preparation is more accurate.

• Minimum charge shown before uploadVideos under one minute are charged the one-credit minimum. The upload flow now states this before you confirm, not after.Improved
• Progress overshoot during preparationThe progress bar no longer overshoots while a run waits for processing capacity.Fixed

Accurate run progress

The processing screen now reports the actual state of a run, from queued to rendered.

• Preparation phase on the processing screenA run waiting for processing capacity is shown as preparing. Percentages are only reported once processing has started.Added
• Queue status reported mid-runThe processing screen no longer briefly reports a queued state between stages of a running job.Fixed
• Episodes missing from the results gallerySome completed runs listed no episodes until a refresh. The gallery now shows every published episode as soon as the run finishes.Fixed

Per-episode ratings

Feedback on individual episodes, and more accurate upload and cancel states.

• Ratings in the results galleryEach episode can be rated directly in the results gallery. Ratings are recorded per episode and reviewed when we tune the output.Added
• Accurate upload and cancel statesBoth now report what is actually happening, including the steps that cannot be skipped.Improved

Initial beta release

Talecut is live, invite-only. Upload a film or a full episode; the result is a vertical micro-drama season.

• Micro-drama generationUpload a movie or a full episode. Talecut produces short vertical episodes that follow the original story, with captions. A run is priced by source length, one credit per minute.Added