AI Video Assistant

An AI video assistant helps you edit and create videos using natural language instead of manual editing tools. Rather than completing one action at a time, you can describe the changes you want, such as trimming clips, adding subtitles, adjusting visuals, or creating highlight reels, and the assistant carries out those editing tasks for you.

Unlike traditional editing software, an AI video assistant can understand the context of your project and support an ongoing conversation as you continue refining your video.

AI-assisted video creation helps with the entire production process, not just editing. An AI assistant can brainstorm video ideas, write scripts, organize footage, generate rough cuts, create voiceovers, and continue refining the project through follow-up prompts.

Instead of starting with a blank timeline, creators can use AI to develop an initial draft and improve it through conversation. The goal isn't to replace creative decisions, but to reduce repetitive editing work so creators can spend more time refining their story.

Yes. AI assistants like Kai can work with existing video projects instead of only generating new videos. You can open a sidebar chat with Kai inside any Kapwing Studio project, then ask it to update captions, replace graphics, adjust layouts, generate B-roll, or make other project-wide edits without rebuilding the video from scratch.

This makes AI particularly useful for refreshing older content or creating new versions for different audiences.

An AI assistant video editor combines editing tools with a conversational interface. Instead of navigating menus and applying each edit manually, you describe the outcome you want and the assistant translates those requests into editing actions.

Many video editors now include AI-assisted video editing features, but an AI assistant focuses on helping throughout the editing process by remembering previous prompts, understanding your timeline, and making project-wide changes.

Yes, AI video assistants can review your footage to identify highlights, long pauses, filler words, repetitive sections, and pacing issues. It can also suggest edits like adding subtitles, creating shorter clips, or restructuring scenes to improve flow.

Instead of manually reviewing every minute of footage, you can ask the assistant specific questions about your video or request recommendations before making edits.

Kapwing's AI video assistant can remember recurring editing preferences through saved instructions. To customize your AI assistant, create a Custom Kai. This allows the assistant to apply consistent formatting, branding, tone, or editing styles across future projects without requiring the same prompts every time.

Remembering your preferred workflow helps reduce repetitive instructions while making it easier to produce videos that follow the same creative standards.

Unlike tools that process one command at a time, an AI video assistant can use information from your current project, selected clips, and previous prompts to understand what you're trying to accomplish. This allows it to build on earlier edits instead of treating every request as completely new.

Context-aware editing also makes project-wide changes easier, since the assistant understands how different scenes, captions, graphics, and media fit together.

Yes, tools like Kapwing's AI Video Editor now let you work directly alongside an AI assistant instead of leaving your project to use a separate chatbot. You can continue editing your timeline manually while asking the assistant to automate repetitive tasks or make broader changes.

This conversational workflow makes it easy to switch between hands-on editing and natural language prompts as your project evolves.

Yes, AI video platforms like Kapwing allow teams to share customized AI assistants with common instructions, workflows, and brand guidelines. Team members can use the same assistant to generate content that follows consistent editing styles and messaging.

Shared AI assistants help reduce duplicated work while making it easier for multiple creators to produce videos that feel cohesive across an organization.

Kapwing's editing studio also allows teams to save fonts, caption styles, and uploaded media to a shared Brand Kit.

To edit and create video on any device, including your phone, laptop, or tablet, with the Kai AI assistant, start by uploading the footage, images, and audio recordings you have to Kapwing. You can create a project in the Kapwing Studio and click or drag to upload media, then click the lightbulb icon at the upper left to start a chat with Kai. You can also directly start a Kai chat and upload your media there.

Prompt Kai with the edits you want to make, including brainstorming hooks and scripts, applying filters, adding transitions, or overlaying accurate subtitles. You can also generate new assets to populate your video project, including AI voiceovers, images, relevant B-roll, and short video clips.

Make additional changes by continuing to chat with Kai, or move to the Studio to use manual tools. You can always return to your Kai chats for AI-assisted editing.

When you're finished, you can click "Export project" at the top, then choose your file format, compression, and resolution settings. Download your completed project in high resolution, share it as a unique link, or publish directly to social media, all from the online Kapwing Studio.