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Produce courses for creators.

Edit a creator’s lessons into a consistent course: same titles, same captions, same brand, lesson after lesson.

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Creators record. You turn it into a course.

Raw lessons arrive uneven: different lengths, stumbles, no titles. You need a repeatable way to make them consistent fast.

What you'll make

Edited lessons

Trimmed, captioned and titled.

Promo clips

Vertical cuts to sell the course.

Lesson chapters

Chapter lists for each lesson.

How Shotbox helps

Every tool for the job, in one app.

TRANSCRIPT

Hi, I'm going to show you how the new dashboard actually, let me start again. The new dashboard turns a week of reports into one screen.

Let's start at the top, with the revenue chart. Click it to see every plan.

DeleteKeep only thisRestore
Captions & transcript →

Edit lessons by reading them

Transcribe each lesson and cut stumbles and tangents by deleting words. Restore anything the creator wants back.

  • Keep only this
  • Cuts land between words
  • Captions follow every cut
MediaAudioTitlesTransitionsLayouts
OPENER
Sam RiveraProduct lead
LOOK HERE
NEON
Studio editor →

A house style for the course

Save the course’s opener, lower thirds and end card as designs and apply them to every lesson.

  • Save title designs
  • Shared brand kit
  • Music from the sound library
CHAPTERS
0:00Intro
0:42The new dashboard
1:58Weekly reports
3:10Sharing with your team
Copy for YouTube
Captions & transcript →

Chapters for every lesson

Suggest chapters from what the creator said, then adjust them. Copy them for YouTube or the course platform.

  • Made on your Mac
  • Follow the cuts
  • YouTube’s rules handled
KeepPop outCut out
Camera cut-out →

Consistent framing

Keep the creator in the same layout and position across lessons, even if their recordings differ.

  • Thirteen layouts
  • Per-clip framing
  • Cut out or pop out
Northwind · Onboarding v3Exporting 68% · Cancel ⌘.
Exporting · 3.1× real time
☕ The Mac stays awake
Export →

Lessons, captions and promos

Export each lesson with its .srt, and vertical promo clips for the launch.

  • MP4 and .srt
  • Promo cuts at 9:16
  • About 3× real time
Northwind AnalyticsNew in the dashboard
Northwind
BRAND KITNorthwind

Font · Inter Bold

Watermark · Bottom right · 70%

Export .shotboxbrand
Brand kit →

The creator’s brand on every lesson

Set up the creator’s kit once, and every lesson gets the same titles, captions and watermark.

  • Brand titles
  • Brand captions
  • Logo watermark
example.com/blog

Teams that record their demos close deals faster.

Web pages in video →

Show references in the lesson

Bring a referenced article into the lesson as a card, or scroll to the passage being discussed.

  • Article cards
  • Scrolling with a highlighted passage
  • Source label
Recommended setup

Start with these settings.

CanvasYouTube — 16:9
Camera layoutPicture in picture
Caption styleClean or Brand
TitlesSaved opener, lower third and end card
ChaptersSuggest…, then rename
ExportMP4 with an .srt file
Tips

Tips for better results.

  1. Import in order

    In New Video Project…, Choose a Recording… takes several files, and they become one edit in the order you picked.

  2. Imported footage starts plain

    Footage you didn’t record starts without backdrop or zooms. Turn them on if the course style uses them.

  3. Level the sound

    Detach audio onto its own lane to adjust levels separately from the picture.

  4. Keep a style project

    Save your titles with Save design… so they’re ready in every lesson’s project.

How it works

Three steps, one app.

Everything runs on your Mac, and nothing is uploaded on the way.

  1. 1

    Edit by transcript

    Cut mistakes by deleting their words.

    Captions & transcript →
  2. 2

    Save the house style

    Saved title designs and the creator’s brand kit.

    Studio editor →
  3. 3

    Export the set

    Lessons, promos and .srt captions.

    Export →
An example

Producing a ten-lesson course

  1. Intake

    Import the creator’s raw lessons as video projects.

  2. Edit

    Transcribe and cut each lesson; apply the saved opener and end card.

  3. Finish

    Captions, chapters and a consistent camera layout.

  4. Deliver

    Ten lessons with .srt files and five promo clips.

Questions
Can I edit recordings made elsewhere?

Yes. Import any video file; imported footage starts without screen-recording styling, which you can turn on.

Does transcription work on long lessons?

Yes. Long recordings are transcribed in chunks, on your Mac.

Can I reuse the style for the next course?

Yes. Saved title designs are available in every project.

Features you'll use
Captions & transcriptCaptions on-device; edit by deleting textLearn more →Studio editorMulti-track timeline, titles, transitionsLearn more →Brand kitLogo, colours and font for every clientLearn more →
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