Timeline term: retake
A retake is a second attempt at a unit. One editor uses Retake as the name of a tool that regenerates a few seconds inside a shot while keeping the rest. From 2 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
Another states that re-takes are charged like any generation that reaches the model.
Retake and regeneration are often used interchangeably; the entry follows each vendor's own word.
The film sense still applies: a retake is a fresh attempt at the same shot, not an edit of the old one. In AI editors that means a new generation, with the old one kept or replaced depending on the tool.
Where a retake works inside a shot, keeping the frames around it, the distinction between editing and regenerating starts to blur; the register records it as a single-unit redo.
1How editors use it
| Editor | What the pages say | Behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| LTX Studio | Credits measure the processing used for each video or image generated; a retake is not priced separately on the page | Redo charge |
| M Studio | Every generation that reaches the model is charged, re-takes and discarded shots included | Redo charge |
Inclusion rule. Editors whose logged statements use the term or its usual equivalent; one line each. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.
Computing seconds (called "Credits") measure processing resources used for generating videos and images.
LTX Studio, FAQ
Every generation that reaches the model is charged, including re-takes and shots you end up discarding
M Studio, home page FAQ
- FAQ, computing secondsCredits measure the processing used for each video or image generated; a retake is not priced separately on the page
- FAQ, do re-takes and failed shots cost meEvery generation that reaches the model is charged, re-takes and discarded shots included
2Inside a generator's episode
The episode pipeline SceneMixer documents has its own answer to “Retake”; two lines from its pages:
The second trim replaces the first trimmed version; the generated clip stays in Version History.
SceneMixer, Trim a Clip: Cut the Start or the End Without Regenerating — “Can I trim the same clip twice?” (read 2026-10-13)
Typically 60–120 seconds, always 9:16 vertical, ending on a hook. SceneMixer's episode outlines are generated with that pacing, and setting a project to 9:16 makes every segment vertical (the default is 16:9).
SceneMixer, How to Make ReelShort-Style Dramas with AI — “How long is a ReelShort-style episode?” (read 2026-10-13)