Cardboard
Browser and Mac video editor that turns prompts and footage into editable cuts, with chat revisions, media generation, and sharing.
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Product Overview
What is Cardboard?
Cardboard is an agentic video editor that builds a first cut from your instructions, existing footage, or both. It combines conversational editing with a timeline, letting you automate assembly while retaining control over individual clips. Built-in tools handle captions, cleanup, reframing, and media generation. Available in Chrome and on Apple Silicon Macs, it supports workflows from product launches to podcast highlights.
Key Features
Prompt-to-Timeline Editing
Create an editable first cut from a prompt or uploaded footage, then refine it through chat or direct timeline changes.
Automated Footage Cleanup
Remove dead air, filler words, and retakes, and extract useful moments from long recordings.
Captions and Reframing
Add captions and adapt videos to vertical, square, or widescreen layouts for different publishing channels.
Media Generation and Sourcing
Generate video, images, music, sound effects, and motion graphics, or source relevant B-roll with supported plans.
Local Mac Editing and Agent Connections
Process footage locally on Apple Silicon Macs and connect Claude or Codex through an eligible existing subscription.
Sharing and Export
Share project links for feedback or export finished videos, with 4K and professional editing exports available on supported plans.
Use Cases
- Product Launch Videos : Combine product footage, motion graphics, and narration into launch announcements or feature demonstrations.
- Podcast and Interview Highlights : Turn long conversations into focused clips with trimmed pauses, captions, and platform-ready framing.
- Social Media Ads : Create short promotional videos and revise hooks, pacing, and aspect ratios through simple instructions.
- Explainers and Tutorials : Build narrated explanations using recorded footage, generated visuals, and relevant B-roll.
- Team Video Production : Prepare a first cut, share it for feedback, and refine the timeline before final export.
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