Eddie AI Text-Based Editing Added to Rough Cut Mode

Eddie AI has introduced a new text-based editing feature inside Rough Cut mode. The update gives editors more control over AI-generated sequences by letting them work directly from the transcript to make deletions, trim, and rearrange – all without touching the timeline. Let’s take a closer look!

We wrote about Eddie AI, the virtual editing assistant, when version 2.0 was released earlier this year, as well as when the extension was released for DaVinci Resolve. In addition, they also picked up CineD’s award for AI Innovation at NAB 2025. Now they’ve added a neat new feature to the software – this latest update adds text-based editing that brings more precision and control to the rough cut process.

What is Eddie AI?

As a reminder, Eddie AI is a script-based assistant editor built for professional workflows in DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, and Final Cut Pro. It runs locally, appearing as a workspace script (in Resolve) or an extension panel. Editors interact with footage through text prompts and transcript views, rather than navigating the timeline.

Originally, Eddie focused on speed: logging interviews, spotting key soundbites, assembling rough cuts automatically, but the structure was mostly fixed. Any real shaping had to happen back in the NLE. With the new text-based editing, editors stay in the transcript and refine structure, flow, and pacing directly in the script view. When Eddie AI v2.0 was released earlier this year, they added features like native Mac and Windows apps, improved logging tools, and the new “Rough Cut” mode for quickly stringing together interviews.

What’s new – text-based editing

With this update, editors can now refine AI-generated edits using only the transcript. Instead of navigating a timeline, users can highlight a sentence to cut it, drag soundbites to rearrange their order, or clean up filler words directly in the script. Changes are immediately applied to the underlying video, maintaining sync and structure in real time. If you’ve used Google Docs, the approach is very similar.

This transcript-first approach is especially useful for interview-driven projects or any workflow where timing and pacing matter. The timeline remains available for polishing, but much of the structural work can now happen at the text level. This should cut down on friction during early edits.

Price and availability

The text-based feature is live now for all Eddie AI users working in Rough Cut mode. To try it out, and to get more information, please visit the Eddie AI website here.

Could a text-based interface replace your early timeline work, or do you prefer staying hands-on from the start? Let us know in the comments!