What's New

The latest features and improvements in RoughCut.

March 2026

Music Sync Timeline

  • -Playable music + dialogue timeline with per-track volume controls
  • -Drag soundbites to reposition them on the timeline
  • -Swap, edit, and remove soundbites directly from the timeline
  • -Song section labels with energy-based analysis
March 2026

Word-Level Clip Editing

  • -Click on individual words to set precise IN and OUT points
  • -Interpolated timecodes for frame-accurate editing
  • -Full transcript context with speaker labels
March 2026

NLE Exports

  • -Export to Final Cut Pro (FCPXML), Premiere Pro (XML), and DaVinci Resolve (EDL)
  • -Full Rough Cut ZIP with audio files + timeline
  • -SRT and VTT subtitle exports with translation support
  • -Song boundary markers in all export formats
February 2026

Story Generation V8

  • -Template-driven story builder with 64 narrative templates
  • -8 tones and 8 focus areas to customize your story
  • -B-roll suggestions between every soundbite
  • -Passage pool for browsing and swapping alternative soundbites
February 2026

Multi-Language Translation

  • -Translate your story or full transcript into 80+ languages
  • -Choose exactly which audio files to translate
  • -Dual-language subtitle exports
February 2026

Smart Speaker Detection

  • -Identifies speakers by role: Officiant, Best Man, Father of Bride, etc.
  • -Uses MC introductions and content clues, not just filenames
  • -Automatic vow detection overrides (catches vows from Officiant's mic)