QUESTION · MEDIA PRODUCTION Q&A

Has anyone on the panel tried ChatCut, a ChatGPT video editing plugin? Thoughts.

ASKED BY · Andy Kokundorfer · VIEIRA, FLORIDA · 11 SEP 2026 · ▶ 00:35:03

THE PANEL'S ANSWER

ChatCut offers editorial features, motion graphics generation, and text-based editing, but pricing from $25–$160/month makes it viable mainly for influencers and high-volume producers.

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The tool shows promise for natural-language video editing interfaces; the speaker is interested in understanding the methodology behind cutting decisions and tuning preferences.

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35:02when we're live. It lets you get into Makana to chat during the show, ask questions, vote on questions. And then also you get into our discord, you get into after hours. There's all this cool stuff that's around the show and this community is pretty cool. So check it out. OfficeHours.Global. Join. Next question. All right. This one's coming in from Joseph Walters in Cleveland.

35:21What mics are you using today? I bought the tech zone and was curious. Alexander. Yeah, the TechZone X2 specifically I think is what you're asking about, Joseph, and I know a lot of people on the show used those. I did buy one and I have used it. Not using it now. It's a very good sounding microphone, don't get me wrong, for the money.

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