// the sound stage RoughCut

Your rough cut is ready — video and audio, synced to music.

Drop your ceremony audio. Get back transcripts with every speaker identified by name, a story script with narrative arc, and a music-synced timeline with your original video clips exported directly to your NLE. Built by the team behind Uncut Gems — for filmmakers who love editing but hate the grunt work.

Try RoughCut Free // 2 free projects · no credit card // how it works

Five steps. Video and audio, ready to edit.

01

Export your timeline

Export your synced multicam timeline as an XML from Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut Pro. Drop it into RoughCut alongside your audio mixdown.

02

AI builds your narrative

RoughCut transcribes the audio, identifies every speaker by name, scores the most emotionally powerful moments, and assembles them into a narrative story arc — opening, build, climax, resolution, closing. You choose the tone (cinematic, emotional, intimate, fun) and describe your focus in your own words.

03

Review and refine

Swap any soundbite with an AI-powered search. Correct speaker labels or tag sections (vows, speeches, ceremony) right in the transcript — your corrections improve every future generation. Add or remove soundbites without regenerating the entire story.

04

Sync your music

Upload your licensed tracks. RoughCut analyzes tempo, key, energy, and song structure, then places your dialogue at emotionally appropriate moments — speeches on verses, vows at the chorus.

05

Export back to your NLE

Download a timeline for Premiere, Resolve, or FCP. Your original video clips are already on the right tracks. Multi-track audio from your lavs, boom, and camera mics is preserved. B-roll markers are placed at every transition with specific shot suggestions. Music is positioned. Open it and start editing.

// the toolkit

Everything under the hood.

The only tool with music sync. The only tool with B-roll suggestions. Built from the workflow of real wedding editors.

Speaker ID by name

"Katie (Bride)" not "Speaker 1." Every speaker identified by name and role automatically.

Music sync engine

Analyzes tempo, key, energy, and song structure. Speeches land on verses, vows at the chorus.

Story arc builder

Scores every emotional moment, then assembles them into a narrative arc — opening, build, climax, resolution, closing.

Video + audio export

Your original video clips on the right tracks, multi-track audio preserved, B-roll markers with shot suggestions at every transition.

Premiere, Resolve, FCP

Export timelines for all three NLEs. Open your project with the rough cut already assembled and music positioned.

Refine without regenerating

Swap soundbites with AI search, correct speaker labels, tag sections — your edits improve every future generation.

80+ languages

Automatic language detection, one-click translation, and dual-language subtitle export (SRT, VTT).

Delight while you wait

10 mini-games, built-in music player, curated videos, and 14 hidden achievement badges to unlock.

// see it in action

This is what it looks like.

// story builder — every emotional moment extracted, curated into a narrative arc

// music sync — emotional peaks land on choruses. quiet vows land on verses.

// start free

Simple pricing.

Start with 2 free projects. No credit card. Upgrade when you're ready.

Free Trial

Free/mo Try before you commit Full feature access Story builder Music sync NLE export MOST POPULAR

Pro

$39/mo $31/mo billed yearly 15 hrs transcription/mo Unlimited projects 2 translations/mo All export formats Priority processing

Studio

$79/mo $63/mo billed yearly 40 hrs transcription/mo Unlimited projects 5 translations/mo Team collaboration Priority processing

Business

$149/mo $119/mo billed yearly 100 hrs transcription/mo Unlimited projects 15 translations/mo Team collaboration Dedicated support Full pricing details at roughcut.com

// yearly perk: all hours delivered upfront. edit 10 weddings in October and zero in January.

// who it's for

Built for filmmakers who love the craft.

Solo filmmakers

Cut post-production time by 60%. Export your timeline, get back a music-synced rough cut with video and audio ready to edit.

Wedding studios

Handling 40+ weddings a year? Give your team a head start on every single one.

Narrative editors

Anyone who builds highlight films from ceremony and speech audio. This is your new first step.

Not ready to outsource

Love editing but hate scrubbing? RoughCut builds the narrative and syncs the music. You handle the artistry.

// skip the scrub

Stop scrubbing. Start editing.

Two free projects. No credit card. Your timeline, ready to edit.

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