Ask for changes

After the first round, the composer says Say what to change. Type @ to point at a file, a moment or what you selected. Anything you'd tell an editor works: "make the opening faster", "swap the music for something calmer", "the logo should be bigger in the last scene".

#Point at things with @

Type @ in the composer to open the reference menu:

Use the arrow keys and Enter to pick, or Esc to close. Current time is available once the film is ready; Current selection once you've selected one element or one clip (a framed area or several clips don't count).

There are more ways to point at things without typing @:

• Select something in the picture and press the quote button above it (Quote into chat).
• Right-click a clip on the timeline and choose Point at this clip in the chat.
• Hold Shift and click or drag along the timeline's ruler to point at a moment or a stretch of time.
• Drag a file from the Assets panel into the composer.
• Press the sparkle button in the inspector (Ask AI about this layer / clip).

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#Attach new material

Press + (Add files), drop files onto the composer, or paste them. They go to the agent with your message and into the project's assets. See Adding your material.

#Send, queue and stop

• Enter sends; ShiftEnter starts a new line.
• Pressing Enter while the agent is working queues your message: it stays in the box and sends when the run finishes. Don't send cancels it. If the run is stopped or interrupted, it isn't sent.
• The send button becomes Stop during a run, or press Esc.

#Read what changed

Each round ends with the agent's answer and, if the film changed, a Changes card:

• The length (before and after, 1:21 → 1:29, when it changed), how many sounds were added or edited, and whether captions or the picture changed.
• The scenes that were added (+), edited (~) or removed (−): up to four added or edited ones as pictures, the rest as chips (six at most, then +N). Click one to jump to it on the timeline. Removed scenes are struck through.

#When the agent undoes your hand edits

If a round of changes overwrites edits you made by hand, a card says This turn undid N of your hand edits and lists them. Choose Keep AI's version, or Ask AI to put them back, which writes that request in the composer for you to send.

#Tips

• One change per sentence is easier to follow than one long paragraph, but a list of several changes in one message is fine.
• Be specific about where: "in the second scene", or point with @.
• Small fixes are faster by hand. Retype a word, nudge an element or trim a clip yourself. See Edit on the canvas.
• Switch models for the job. A quick fix doesn't need Ultra Max. See Models and effort.