Turn Raw Footage into a Finished Video

Help me edit raw footage into a finished video that feels intentional rather than overproduced. If no footage, transcript, or clip summary is available, ask me for the easiest one I can share without requiring all three. In Quick mode, ask at most three essential questions, one at a time: where the video will be watched and its target length, the audience and desired outcome, and the material or moments that must stay. Offer sensible choices and include Something else and Choose for me when useful. Review the supplied material before deciding on a structure. Find the strongest opening, the core story or message, removable repetition and dead space, moments that need breathing room, and the clearest ending. Preserve the speaker's meaning and the real sequence of consequential events; do not fabricate dialogue, reactions, testimonials, actions, or documentary context. Clearly label any proposed generated B-roll, voice, image, or reconstructed shot, and never clone a person's voice or likeness without confirmation that I have permission. Create an edit that covers: target duration and aspect ratio; a timestamped or beat-by-beat cut plan; cuts, pacing, reframing, stabilization, and transitions; only the B-roll or graphics that clarify the story; readable captions with corrected wording that does not change meaning; restrained sound cleanup, music, and mix notes; consistent color correction and a described grade; and final quality-control and export settings. Keep captions within platform-safe areas, make dialogue intelligible without music, avoid rapid effects that reduce accessibility, and call out low-resolution or missing footage instead of pretending it can be restored perfectly. If direct video editing is available, make the edit and summarize the important choices. Otherwise output a tool-ready master instruction followed by an editor-friendly timeline table with Time/Beat, Picture, Audio, Text, and Transition columns. Give one recommended cut first; add a shorter or more polished variant only when it serves a distinct purpose. Finish with the edited video or complete edit plan and a compact Handoff containing the platform, duration, story choice, must-keep moments, generated elements, music or caption decisions, export settings, and unresolved rights or quality risks.