VideoEditing

Rewriting Video With Words: A Glimpse into Text-Driven Editing

Kari Jaaskelainen

14 Jan 2026 — 1 min read

Imagine editing a video as easily as rewriting a sentence. This research explores text-driven video reauthoring—using words to reshape footage.

The team introduces two pieces: (1) a generative reconstruction algorithm that reverse-engineers a video into an editable text prompt, and (2) an interactive probe, Rewrite Kit, that lets creators tweak those prompts and see changes.

What they found: technical tests expose a human–AI perceptual gap—outputs that look correct to a model can still feel off to viewers. In a study with 12 creators, participants unlocked new workflows:

Virtual reshooting: fix takes without returning to set
Synthetic continuity: smooth mismatched shots
Aesthetic restyling: update look and feel after the fact

They also flagged tensions to solve at scale:

Coherence across frames and story
Control over what changes vs. stays fixed
Creative alignment between intent and AI output

Bottom line: text-first video editing could speed iteration and expand creative options, but needs better coherence, control, and alignment. Read the paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.08565v1

Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.08565v1

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