Why architecture matters here
AI editing fails when it overrides the editor, hallucinates edits, or lacks undo. Architecture matters because assistive UX + provenance + versioning preserve trust.
The architecture: every piece explained
The top strip is analysis. Source clips raw. Scene detection shot boundaries. Transcription diarized captions. Cut proposal AI suggests.
The middle row is production. Effects — color, stabilize, denoise. Timeline editor — human review. Renderer — GPU encode. Caption + audio mix.
The lower rows are safety. Provenance + watermark — mark AI-touched. Undo / versioning. Ops — quota + eval + consent.
End-to-end flow
End-to-end: 30 min raw footage. Scene detection + transcription. AI proposes 15-min cut. Editor reviews + accepts 80%. Effects applied. Rendered. Captions added. Provenance metadata records AI touch. Undo available.