Assembly

The last part of most blueprints is assembly: putting the pieces together into one video. Reelcraft has two stage types for it, and both run on your own computer for free.

Concatenate Video

Concatenate Video joins clips end to end, with an optional crossfade, a replacement voice-over or music, and burned-in subtitles.

Choose it when:

• every clip is already the right video;
• you only need them in order, with sound on top;
• you want the simplest, fastest setup.

Render Timeline

Render Timeline draws a timeline: a plan with several tracks, where clips, still images, music, titles and animated captions can overlap.

Choose it when you need:

• titles, lower thirds or styled captions on top of the picture;
• images with motion, such as a slow zoom;
• transitions, fades and volume control;
• to place everything precisely, or edit it yourself.

The timeline can come from three places:

• a Generate Text stage with a timeline output, where a model plans the edit;
• Human Timeline Edit, where you edit it in the timeline editor;
• both: a model drafts it, and you polish it.

Which video becomes the final video

The finished video shown at the top of a run is the output of the last stage, in blueprint order, that made a video. So end the blueprint with the stage that makes the finished video. See Outputs and downloads.

A typical shape

1. A model writes a script and a plan, with one scene per entry.
2. Scene images or clips are made, one per scene.
3. A voice-over is made from the script.
4. Analyze Media gets word timings from the voice-over, for captions.
5. A timeline puts them together, and timeline checks catch mistakes.
6. Render Timeline makes the video, followed by human approval.