# AI does the first cut — you stay in control

> Most AI clippers hand you a clip you can't change. Nova lets you edit after: pick your own clip times, fix the captions, resize and reposition them, turn them off, or rewrite the on-screen text — and re-render in one click.

*For Hands-On Creators*

Canonical: https://novaclipper.com/for/edit-ai-video-clips

AI clippers are great until the clip is wrong and you're stuck with it. Nova hands you the controls after the cut: choose your own start and end times, fix any caption the AI misheard, shrink or move the captions, turn them off entirely, or rewrite the on-screen hook — then re-render in a click. The speed of automation without losing the final say.

## What you get

### Choose your own clip times

Don't agree with where the AI cut? Set the exact start and end yourself and Nova builds the clip from your window — manual control as an addition to AI detection, not instead of it.

### Fix and restyle the captions

Correct a misheard word, shrink oversized captions, drop them lower, change the style or color, or remove them completely. You see every change previewed live on the clip before you commit a single re-render.

### Rewrite the on-screen text

The bold hook banner is yours to write. Swap the AI's line for your own, or clear it — your words, your framing, burned onto the clip.

## FAQ

### Can I edit an AI clip after it's generated?

Yes. Nova's side editor lets you change the captions (text, size, position, style, color, or off entirely), rewrite the on-screen hook, and re-render the clip in place from the cached source — no re-upload, no re-transcribe. Most AI clippers give you a flat MP4 you can't touch.

### Can I pick the clip start and end times myself?

Yes — alongside AI moment detection you can cut a clip at exact times you choose. Nova pulls the captions for that window from the transcript and renders it like any other clip.

### Can I make the captions smaller or turn them off?

Both. Caption size (small/medium/large) and vertical position are adjustable per clip, and you can render with no burned captions at all for a clean clip. These controls are free — branding them with custom colors and fonts is Pro.

### Do I have to re-render to see my edits?

You preview caption text, size, position, style, and color live on the player first, then bake the change in with a single re-render — instead of rendering blind and hoping like other tools.

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