Beat-cut short video (auto)
premiere_beat_cut_videoCut a collection of video clips to the beat of a music track. Beat detection builds shots that switch on every Nth beat, placing trimmed segments on the timeline.
Instructions
Automatically cut a set of footage clips to the beat of a music track. Detects beats, builds shots that switch exactly on the beat (every beatsPerCut beats), places trimmed segments on V1, lays the music on A1, and optionally renders it out. Provide a footage folder or explicit clip paths + a music file. Footage is conformed to a 1080p sequence (or 9:16 vertical).
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| footageDir | No | Folder containing the footage clips (video files). | |
| footagePaths | No | Explicit list of clip paths (overrides footageDir). | |
| musicPath | Yes | Music track the cuts are timed to. | |
| beatsPerCut | No | Beats per shot: 1=cut on every beat, 2=every 2nd (default 2). | |
| sensitivity | No | Beat detection sensitivity (default 0.55). | |
| order | No | Use clips in order or shuffle (default sequence). | |
| aspect | No | Output orientation (default 16:9). | |
| maxShots | No | Cap the number of shots (default 120). | |
| maxDurationSeconds | No | Stop cutting after this many seconds (default = music length). | |
| pushIn | No | Add a subtle scale push-in to each shot for energy (slower; default false). | |
| sequencePresetPath | No | Override the .sqpreset. | |
| outputPath | No | If set, render the result to this file. | |
| exportPresetPath | No | Override the .epr export preset. | |
| confirm | No | Required only if the output already exists. |