The Ultimate Guide to Automating Your B-Roll Workflow with Compledio
Learn how to turn raw talking-head footage into a polished, professional video with automated B-roll in just a few clicks.
Editing video is an art, but finding B-roll is a chore. It breaks your flow, costs money, and takes hours.
Compledio changes this by listening to your video and handling the heavy lifting for you. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to use our platform to automate your editing workflow.
Step 1: Upload Your Footage
Start by uploading your raw video file to the customized dashboard. This could be:
- A podcast episode
- A talking-head YouTube video
- A corporate presentation
- A vlog entry
Compledio accepts most major video formats. Once uploaded, your video lives securely in your project workspace.
Step 2: Customize Your Settings
Before the magic happens, you have control. You don't have to accept a "black box" result.
- B-Roll Density: Choose what percentage of your video you want covered with B-roll. Do you want a fast-paced, highly visual TikTok style (80-90% coverage)? Or a serious interview with just a few contextual clips (10-20%)?
- Style Preferences: (Coming Soon) Guide the AI on the mood—cinematic, corporate, dark, or vibrant.
Step 3: AI Analysis & Prompt Generation
Once you click "Analyze," our system goes to work. It doesn't just listen for keywords like "dog" or "beach." It analyzes the narrative context.
- Understanding Nuance: If you say, "I felt like I was drowning in paperwork," a bad AI shows a person drowning in water. Compledio understands the metaphor and might show a stressed office worker buried under piles of paper.
- Tailored Prompts: The system generates unique, specific prompts for every segment of your video where B-roll is needed.
Step 4: The Studio Editor
This is where Compledio shines. Unlike other tools that give you a final video file you can't touch, we give you a Project File.
You enter our Studio Editor, which looks and feels like a professional NLE (Non-Linear Editor):
- Timeline View: See your main video track and the B-roll track above it.
- Regenerate Instantly: Don't like a specific clip? Click it and hit "Regenerate" to get a new option instantly.
- Trim & Move: dragging clips around to perfect the timing.
- Force Dark Mode: Easy on the eyes for late-night editing sessions.
You have full editorial control. The AI makes the first draft; you polish the final cut.
Step 5: Render & Download
Once you are happy with the edit, hit Render.
Our cloud servers render your video in high definition (up to 4K), baking in all your selected B-roll clips, transitions, and effects. Download the final MP4 file and it's ready to upload directly to YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok.
Why This Matters
By automating the B-roll process, you aren't just saving time—you are effectively hiring a junior editor who works instantly. You focus on the story and the message; Compledio handles the visual context.