I’ve been experimenting with these new “AI video agents” lately and I honestly think they’re getting closer to replacing a big part of the normal editing workflow.

For the last couple of months I’ve been drowning in timelines between CapCut and Premiere. Not even because editing is hard, but because the repetitive stuff eats so much time. Cutting pauses, finding decent hooks, adding captions, trying different pacing. After a while it starts feeling less creative and more like assembly line work. I tried tools like Descript and Opus before and they were useful, but most AI editors still feel like regular editing software with a few AI buttons added on top. Then I randomly found Nemo Video and the experience felt weirdly different. Instead of dragging clips around a timeline, you basically talk to it. I uploaded a long talking-head video and typed something like: “Cut the slow parts, keep the emotional moments, add cinematic transitions where the energy spikes.” I expected generic edits, but it actually understood the flow better than I thought. The thing that surprised me most was the “agent” style workflow. It almost feels less like software and more like giving instructions to a junior editor. It can even pull inspiration ideas and suggest hooks based on the type of content you’re making. A few things I liked: • SmartPick was actually decent at finding usable highlights from long footage • Captions, cleanup, and b-roll suggestions happen in the same conversation • It removes a lot of the boring micro-editing work A few things still feel rough: • If you love full manual control, the no-timeline approach feels strange at first • AI-generated b-roll sometimes misses the exact vibe unless you re-prompt it I’m not saying traditional editors are dead tomorrow, but this honestly feels like the first time AI editing stopped feeling like a gimmick and started feeling like an actual workflow shift. Curious where everyone stands on this now. Are people still sticking with classic timelines, or are these “agentic” editors starting to win you over too?