Welcome
Scene Cut is a professional subtitle editor, native on macOS. Designed for subtitlers, translators, and post-production supervisors, it brings together everything you need for efficient subtitling in a single application: a built-in video player, a timeline with waveform, real-time validation, and an AI assistant.
Who is Scene Cut for?
- Professional subtitlers working in film, television, or VOD platforms
- Post-production supervisors who validate subtitle compliance
- Freelancers looking for a fast, reliable tool to deliver on time
What makes Scene Cut different
Native macOS, optimized for Apple Silicon. Not a web app or a Windows port. Scene Cut is built with Apple technologies to deliver a smooth 60 fps interface and optimal performance on Apple Silicon.
A timeline designed for subtitling. The audio waveform is at the heart of the experience: creating, moving, resizing, merging, or splitting subtitle blocks happens directly on the waveform, with a fluidity and precision that makes timing work as intuitive as drag and drop. Snap-to-scene-cut, minimap navigation, and haptic feedback on trackpad round out a tool built to keep pace with the editor.
Real-time validation. Every subtitle is checked as you type: reading speed, character count, gaps, line balance, scene cut compliance. Errors appear instantly -- yellow for warnings, red for critical errors.
Built-in artificial intelligence. An AI advisor analyzes each subtitle and suggests improvements -- style, spelling, grammar -- while checking compliance with the active standard. The AI assists, but the decision always remains in the subtitler's hands.
Professional formats. Import and export in SRT, WebVTT, TTML, EBU-STL, and DCP. Video export with burned-in subtitles for previews.
How this documentation is organized
This documentation follows the natural flow of a subtitling project:
- Welcome -- Installation and first project
- The interface -- Exploring the workspace
- Subtitling a video -- Creating and editing subtitles
- Timing -- Synchronization and precise adjustment
- Validation and standards -- Quality control and compliance
- Artificial intelligence -- AI suggestions and audit
- Import and export -- Formats and file exchange
- Work modes -- Prompter, cinema, workflow
- Preferences -- Customizing the application
- Appendices -- Shortcuts, glossary, FAQ
Each chapter can be read independently, but together they form a progressive path -- from getting started to mastering advanced features.