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# Video editing and production

The `video` commands work with existing clips and content-production jobs.
Use [AI video generation](/cli/ai-video-generation) when you want a video model
to generate a scene from a prompt or reference image.

## 1. Prepare your inputs

Use reachable video URLs for editing operations. For local recordings,
[upload the file](/cli/assets-and-uploads) and wait for its processed URL.
Keep the source asset IDs so you can retrieve fresh URLs later.

## 2. Edit a clip

Convert a clip to MP4:

```bash
simplified video:convert --url "https://cdn.example.com/source.mov" --format mp4 --wait
```

Remove its audio or reverse playback:

```bash
simplified video:remove-audio --url "https://cdn.example.com/clip.mp4" --wait
simplified video:reverse --url "https://cdn.example.com/clip.mp4" --wait
```

Change playback speed with `--playbackrate`. A value of `2` doubles the speed;
`0.5` slows it to half speed:

```bash
simplified video:speedup --url "https://cdn.example.com/clip.mp4" --playbackrate 2 --wait
```

These are separate operations. To chain them, use the result URL from one command
as the input for the next.

## 3. Merge clips

Provide at least two URLs in the intended order:

```bash
simplified video:merge \
  --urls "https://cdn.example.com/intro.mp4,https://cdn.example.com/demo.mp4" --wait
```

Inspect the combined video for pacing, transitions between source clips, and
whether their dimensions suit the destination channel.

## 4. Add B-roll

```bash
simplified video:add-b-rolls --title "Product walkthrough" \
  --media-url "https://cdn.example.com/walkthrough.mp4" \
  --language-code en --should-export --wait
```

The command also accepts an existing asset identifier through `--asset`. Choose
the source form that matches your workflow. Review the generated B-roll for
relevance to the narration before publishing.

## 5. Produce narrated content

`video:script-to-video` and `video:text-to-video` expose production inputs such as
a title, description, keywords, voice, tone, language, and output format:

```bash
simplified video:script-to-video \
  --title "Three ways to simplify your morning" \
  --description "Introduce a simple morning routine, explain three practical steps, and close with a recap." \
  --tone educational --language-code en \
  --format youtube-shorts --should-export --wait
```

```bash
simplified video:text-to-video \
  --title "Meet our autumn collection" \
  --description "A short introduction to the collection and its materials." \
  --tone friendly --language-code en \
  --format instagram-post-video --should-export --wait
```

Use `--voice-id`, `--logo-id`, and `--caption-style-id` when you already have the
appropriate identifiers. Version 1.8.0 does not expose a script-file input flag;
check each command's help before preparing an automated production job.

## 6. Check progress and output

Without `--wait`, save the returned `task_id`:

```bash
simplified video:task --id "TASK_ID"
```

Standard video editing waits up to 300 seconds. Narrated production can wait up
to 300 seconds for the task and another 300 seconds for an export when the task
returns an export ID. `--should-export` is enabled by default for the two narrated
production commands.

A waiting timeout does not cancel the remote job. Inspect the existing task
before retrying. Review the final video and use its output URL in your publishing
workflow once it is ready.

> Prepare clips, add B-roll, and generate narrated content.