Apart from writing, I work part-time as a Social Media Manager. I previously worked for a music startup in the UK, where we used Descript to edit videos. This process could be quite exhausting, especially after the CEO, who also managed the studio, had spent hours conducting interviews with music artists.
During one meeting, the CEO expressed frustration that my team and I weren’t posting enough content from the interviews. He reminded us that creating clips and shorts from the lengthy interview videos takes considerable effort and encouraged us to improve our posting frequency on social media.
While Descript is a valuable tool for video editing, I believe technology should simplify our lives and work. With advancements in AI, the tasks content creators perform can be significantly enhanced. AI-powered tools can automate repetitive tasks, letting creators focus on strategy and creative vision. They can also analyse video content to suggest good edits and even create things like captions and titles. The time spent splitting and merging clips, adding text, and inserting music and sound effects can be drastically reduced. This is where tools like Ssemble come in.
What is Ssemble?
Ssemble uses AI to streamline video editing. It makes creating engaging short-form content from longer videos easier and faster. No editing skills needed. Just upload your video and let AI trim, crop, add captions, b-roll, transitions, sound effects, zoom animations, and a CTA. Ssemble cleverly checks the video and finds the most interesting parts. It then makes several short clips that should grab viewers’ attention.
Easy to Use
The tool is particularly user-friendly, making it accessible for beginners without any video editing skills. It automatically converts horizontal videos to vertical formats, ideal for platforms like Instagram and TikTok. It also keeps the speaker’s face centered, maintaining the video’s focus.
Pricing and Features
While preparing this review, I tried to access the free trial (which includes 60 minutes of credits) but was unable to. However, the Pro version is available for $15 per month. It offers the following features:
- 30 input videos per month
- No watermark
- Auto curation
- Auto face tracking
- Auto captioning
- Caption translation
- Auto B-roll
- Auto hook title
- Auto meme hook
- Transitions and sound effects
- Call-to-action (CTA)
- Auto post and scheduler
- YouTube downloader in 1080p/4K
- YouTube downloader for MP3
- YouTube transcript
- Clipper analysis
- Creator analysis
How Ssemble Finds Engaging Moments
I was curious about the quality of the AI-generated shorts and how well it selected the most engaging moments. I discovered that Ssemble uses two main methods:
- For YouTube videos with ‘most replayed’ data, it prioritises segments users frequently replay.
- For uploaded videos, it uses LLM technology to find and extract the most interesting scenes based on custom prompts.
Customisation and Control
The AI-generated effects and transitions are customisable. In the editor, users can easily adjust or change any element—from tweaking transitions and effects to modifying subtitles and trimming content. Ssemble provides a good starting point while allowing full creative control. You can refine the output to your liking.
Final Thoughts
Ssemble is a great tool for creators who want to reach more people with short videos. Tools like Descript are good for manual editing, and we used them before. But Ssemble uses AI, which is much faster. We used to spend hours making short clips in Descript. Now, Ssemble can create many good options quickly.
I couldn’t try the free trial. But the Pro version looks like it has lots of features. It combines AI automation and user control. This makes it worth considering if you want to speed up your video editing and save time. It’s clear that AI is changing how we edit videos. Ssemble is a great example of how these advancements can empower content creators.
