How a video editing team can check every cut before the client sees it.
The short answer
Add one step between the editor's export and the first review. The editor uploads the cut to NeuroVidz, which measures the picture and the sound second by second and returns an edit plan: each timing or sound problem, the second it happens and the frame it happens on. The editor fixes what should be fixed, uploads v2, and the re-check shows which edits landed. The lead and the client then see a cut with the mechanical problems already gone.
Where it fits in the review
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Export a small review copy
An H.264 mp4 is enough; there is no need to upload a master. The limit is 400 MB. One read covers up to three minutes, and with a longer file you pick the section.
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Read the plan in order
The fixes are ordered. Each one plays from its own second and shows what good looks like next to what the clip does now, so the editor can go straight to the timeline position without scrubbing for it.
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Decide what stays
Not every flag is an error. A held silence before a reveal will be flagged as dead air and may be the best moment in the cut. The editor fixes what is unintended and keeps what is a decision, and can say so when the cut goes to review.
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Re-check v2
Press “Re-check my edited cut” and upload the new version from the same browser within three days. It shows the score before and after, how each part moved, and which planned edits landed. A re-check is a new read and uses credits like any other.
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Send the result on
The plan and the before-and-after go out as text on WhatsApp, copied text, or an image. The filename is left out on purpose, because it often carries a client's name, and the text does not link to your private result.
Turning a vague note into a measurement
Most slow revision rounds start with a note nobody can act on. These are the notes a read can turn into something specific, before the client has to write them.
the note“It feels slow at the start.”
what gets measuredThe second the first word lands (target under 1 s), and when the picture first changes (within 3 s).
the note“The middle drags.”
what gets measuredStretches where the picture does not change for over 3 s, and any part of the cut with no new moment.
the note“There's a weird gap.”
what gets measuredDead air: every stretch over a second that is both silent and still.
the note“It sounds low.”
what gets measuredLoudness of the opening and of the whole clip in LUFS, plus peaks that may distort.
the note“The ending just stops.”
what gets measuredWhether the cut ends on something or trails off into a silent tail.
Set a house standard
A team gets the most from this by agreeing the rules once, so a junior editor knows what is expected before the lead has to say it. For example:
- No cut goes to review with unexplained dead air or a clipping warning.
- On talking Reels, the first word lands under a second unless the client's brief says otherwise.
- Any flag left in on purpose gets one line of explanation in the handover.
- The score compares v1 and v2 of one cut. It is not used to rank editors, and it is never promised to a client as a measure of views. Here is what it measures.
What it will not do
It does not replace a frame-accurate review tool such as Frame.io for comments and approvals. It does not check spelling in captions, colour, brand rules or music rights, and it cannot tell you whether the client will like the cut. It covers timing, sound and the structure of what is said and shown. Hook, Hold and Feel are measured from the file, so the same file gets the same numbers. Story is an AI read, labelled as one, and can vary a little.
Questions
How can a video editing team reduce revision rounds?
Agree the brief and the number of rounds before cutting, then remove the mechanical problems before anyone reviews. A late first word, dead air, a still stretch and a quiet opening can all be measured and fixed before the lead or the client sees the cut. What is left for review is the creative decision, which is what a revision round is for. NeuroVidz handles the measuring step; it cannot fix a brief nobody agreed.
Does this replace a senior editor's review?
No. It checks timing and sound against written targets. It has no taste, does not know the client and cannot tell whether the joke works. It clears the mechanical notes so the senior editor's time goes to the decisions only a person can make.
Can several editors work in one NeuroVidz workspace?
There are no team seats or shared workspaces yet. Results are private to the account that ran them. The edit plan leaves the account as a numbered text list or an image, which an editor can send to a lead or a client on WhatsApp or paste anywhere. If your team needs more than that, tell us at hello@sandmatter.com.
Does it work on landscape and long-form cuts?
Landscape files read the same as vertical ones. One read covers up to three minutes, and with a longer file you pick the section to read. The targets are written for short-form video, so on a long cut treat them as prompts rather than rules.
Every check and its target is on the methods page, and the sample page shows a real result without an account.
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