Assembly note: who decides the cut

On some editors the user picks every join; on others the tool applies transitions and pacing; on a few an agent suggests and the user decides. From 7 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.

Fig. 1 The stages follow the order of the note.

For drama the useful question is whether a straight cut is possible, since most scenes cut straight.

Where the tool decides, the writer's control is in the storyboard: units written to end where the next begins cut well whatever the tool does.

1From the register

the kept Clips assemble into the Episode in order.
Character App, how Character App works

Auto — System automatically selects suitable transitions based on your scenes.
Crreo, video maker tutorial

such as "make the intro shorter" or "add captions and transitions," and DirectStudio AI applies the edits
DirectStudio AI, home page and FAQ

Step 6, Episode
Kept Clips are assembled into the Episode in order; no transition is namedCharacter App, how Character App works / since 2026-09-13 / checked 2026-09-25
Step 4, transitions
Transitions are set to None, Auto (chosen by the system) or All SameCrreo, video maker tutorial / recorded 2026-09-25
FAQ, AI Prompt Editing
Transitions are added by asking the AI in plain language, which applies the editDirectStudio AI, home page and FAQ / recorded 2026-09-25
FAQ, how long should an AI drama episode be
Omni Reference generates 4 to 30 seconds per run; an episode is several approved clipsDomoAI, AI drama generator page / recorded 2026-09-25
Step 3, generate
The AI handles scene transitions across the scenesFilmora, AI short drama page / recorded 2026-09-25
Guide, the path
Shots generated on a canvas are built into a cut and exportedFrameo.AI, user guide / recorded 2026-09-25
FAQ, what is Genra
The agent adds transitions while building the video; the user can take overGenra, home page and FAQ / recorded 2026-09-25

2How one pipeline handles it

The episode pipeline SceneMixer documents has its own answer to “Who decides the cut”; two lines from its pages:

SceneMixer generates each character once as a full-body reference sheet — 9:16, plain background, directional key light, identity features written before any technical instruction — and then attaches crops of that sheet to every shot the character appears in.
SceneMixer, AI Character Sheet Generator (read 2026-10-13)

An AI short drama is a serialized show of 60–120 second vertical episodes whose cast, sets and footage are generated by AI. Making one takes six steps: analyze the script into episodes, lock a consistent cast with reference art, localize for your market, write and edit storyboards, generate each 4–15 second shot, then composite and publish.
SceneMixer, How to Make an AI Short Drama, Step by Step (read 2026-10-13)

3Other notes

Notes are drawn from what vendors wrote on their own pages; no tool was tested.