Cut list with timestamps from a long transcript Prompts

Finds sourced segments in a long transcript for shorter clips, uses only timestamps that are present and does not invent quotes.

Area: Creative & media
Level: Beginner
Good for: Build a cut list for short clips from an interview or webinar
Mark passages that work as quotes, with in and out points from the transcript
Check before the edit which moments would mislead without the surrounding sentence

How it works

Paste the transcript, with timestamps if you have them, and state the target clip length.
Say what the clips are for: a short video, highlights, quote cards or internal clips.
Do not use a time that is not in the transcript, and do not trim a line so that its meaning flips.

To copy

Create a cut list with timestamps from my transcript. Do not invent times or quotes that are not in the text, and do not flip a statement by trimming it.
Transcript (with timestamps if available):
[paste transcript]
Target clip length: [length]
Use: [short video, highlights, quote cards, internal clips]
Topic or question that should appear (optional):
[paste focus]
People or sections that must not be used (optional):
[paste exclusions]

Check and list:
1. Candidates: which passages fit the use and the length? Start and end only with timestamps that are in the transcript. If times are missing, mark the place by the surrounding wording and flag the gap.
2. Wording: the cut sentence in the speaker's words, without smoothing.
3. Context: one sentence before or after without which the clip would be misunderstood.
4. Order: a possible sequence of clips, without inventing missing transitions.
5. Unsuitable: passages that do not work as a stand-alone clip without longer context or without a consent topic. This is an editorial note, not a legal review.
6. Open questions: which timestamps or names still need a check in the raw footage?

Output: numbered cut list, verbatim excerpts, context warnings, open questions.