Eileen R.
OK-ish for AI - Bad for editing
The benefits: -ability to have AI generate a video for you -the selection of premium voice overs that sound pretty realistic The cons: -if you want to do any editing of the AI-generated video, it is incredibly clunky and each preview is very slow to load. Normally when you are editing a video, going back and forth between previewing parts and editing, however, each time you click preview, it is really slow, so it leads to a suuuuuper slow editing process -Like every other video editor in the world, it doesn't show you the "tracks" layered on top of each other. Normally you can see sort of a timeline of: the video is playing from seconds 1-20, and the audio is overlayed on it from seconds 1-25. This allows you to do things like slow down the video so it extends all the way to second 25. No can do here. You cant see the length of the video until you generate the preview, which again takes an annoyingly long time -You can't even change the speed of the video that is played. All you can do is trim it. You can't speed it up or slow it down to fit it into the timeframe you want it to fit MOST IMPORTANTLY: When you are typing a message in their customer support chat, if you hit the backspace button, rather than deleting the last text you entered into the support chat, it thinks you are trying to delete the SCENE that is selected in the background. I accidentally deleted scenes multiple times while just trying to send a message to their support chat. SUPER frustrating. In summary, if their value proposition is AI-generated videos - it's OK-ish but I dont think it's the winner. Since the AI-generated videos are OK-ish, then you pretty much have to be able to edit them, and their editor is worse than almost any video editor out there.
Response from Pictory.aiMar 17, 2025
Hi! Lisa here 😊 I truly appreciate your detailed feedback. We understand how frustrating a slow editing process can be, and we’re actively working on improving this. Regarding the scene deletion issue in the chat, this is something we’ve noticed as well, and I’ll be sure to pass it along to the team for further review. I'm happy to hear that the slowness issue has been addressed. If you're still experiencing challenges, please feel free to reach out to [email protected] with your project details, and we’ll ensure everything gets resolved! 💜 Thank you for your patience, and we’re working on making Pictory even better! 🚀