vidmoat MODULE 02 · LESSON 02.03 · 20 MIN WITH PRACTICE
Revise one thing and protect the rest
About this video
Alex is a fictional illustrated presenter with audio-reactive animation. Narration is AI-generated. Editor visuals are screenshot walkthroughs; inspect the interactive demonstrations below as you follow along.
Give precise feedback and recover from an unwanted edit.
A first pass is something to respond to. Watch it as a viewer and name the moment that fails: “The title covers the lamp at six seconds” is actionable. “It is still bad” gives the agent no useful location or criterion.
Make revision requests small enough to inspect. If you like the cuts but dislike the sound, say so and limit the next change to sound. Distinguish source time from timeline time. Source time is a position in the original file; timeline time is a position in your edited sequence. A cut changes the relationship between them.
Use Undo promptly when a change damages the edit. Stop a running edit before making competing changes yourself. Keep a written brief and revision notes for important projects; do not rely on chat memory as the only record of the intended result. A useful revision log says what changed, why and whether the change survived review.
SEE IT IN VIDMOAT · INTERACTIVE WALKTHROUGH
Give the agent a useful reference
Real editor screenshots · September 2026 · Select a step, then tap the image to zoom.
Check the target of your request
Open Ask AI. A selected-clip chip scopes the request to that clip. Remove the chip when your brief applies to the whole edit. These screenshots show the composer before sending.
The Clean Title chip in this capture means the title is selected.
Separate inspiration from footage
Choose + Style reference for inspiration. Use the regular upload path for material that belongs in the video. Explain what you want to borrow: text placement, pace, palette or mood.
The captured UI accepts reference images or the first two minutes of a reference video. Check the current limit in your app.
Find the same task on a phone
In the phone browser, use AI in the bottom navigation to reach the chat. Open the relevant panel instead of trying to fit the entire desktop workspace on screen.
This is the responsive web editor. Native app arrangements may differ.
Step 1 of 3
Follow along in Vidmoat
- Play the saved result and identify one specific problem.
- Write its timeline time and the affected clip or text.
- Ask for one change while naming what should stay.
- Review that moment plus the joins before and after it.
- Accept the result, or stop further work and use Undo to recover.
A prompt you can adapt
At timeline 00:06, move the “Small desk” title away from the lamp and reduce its size slightly. Keep the wording, colour, music and all cuts unchanged. Show me the revised moment before doing anything else.
Your turn
Make a title deliberately too large, then correct only its placement and size. Record the before and after decision in one sentence.
What a successful attempt looks like
Only the requested title changes, and it remains visible long enough to read. If other parts changed, you notice and restore them.
A common trap
Sending several correction requests while the first is still running makes it harder to know which result you are reviewing.
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