Adobe Firefly's video editor now includes Quick Cut, an AI feature that assembles raw footage into a structured first-draft edit. Describe what you want in natural language — "lengthy interview," "product demo," "vlog" — set aspect ratio and pacing, and Quick Cut takes it from there.
Scene detection: Automatically identifies visual and audio changes and finds optimal cut points.
Smart shot selection: Analyzes focus, composition, and action to pick the most polished takes.
Audio analysis: Detects key dialogue and sound cues to drive narrative flow.
B-roll integration: Upload or AI-generate supporting footage; Quick Cut organizes it into tracks with transitions.
The takeaway: Quick Cut solves the blank page problem for video editors — the part where you're staring at hours of raw footage and don't know where to start. We previously covered Firefly's AI video expansion; Quick Cut is the next step, automating the editorial workflow itself, not just the generation.
