Retake cleanup

Goodbye to the
repeated take.

When you say a line three times until it comes out right, Retake Cleanup spots it, compares the takes and keeps the last one. Your footage cleans itself before you start editing.

  • ✔ Included in the Pro plan
  • ✔ Premiere Pro 2022+
  • ✔ No rendering
A1 · Footage Takes grouped
04:12 And this is what I wanted to tell you today… discarded
04:19 And this is what I wanted to say to you today… discarded
04:26 And this is what I want to tell you today. kept
04:34 Um… let me start over. filler
18 repeats removed −6:14 min
Accuracy
94 %
94 %
detection accuracy
−25 %
of footage removed
Auto
best take selection
Demo

You record talking to yourself. It comes out edited.

In the video: ten minutes of footage with repeats is grouped by attempt, the good take of each group is marked and the rest disappears from the sequence.

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Accuracy
94 % on repeat detection
Criterion
Last clean take by default
Fillers
Detected separately
Review
Editable list before cutting
How it works

Transcribe, group, keep the good one.

1
Transcribe
Transcribes the whole footage and segments it by phrase with exact timecode.
2
Compare repeats
Spots near-identical phrases in a row and groups them as attempts at the same take.
3
Keep the good one
Keeps the last clean take and removes the previous attempts and the stumbles.
Capabilities

Built for recording to camera without a locked script.

The solo creator flow: talk, get it wrong, say it again. Retake Cleanup turns that mess into usable footage.

Review before cutting
A list of every detected group with the chosen take marked. You change the selection if you want.
Filler detection
Flags the ums, the let me sees and the false starts as separate candidates for removal.
Reversible cut
Everything lands as cuts on the sequence. You undo any decision without losing footage.
Panel detail in Premiere
Under the hood

What it does inside.

Grouping
Semantic similarity, not literal matching
When you repeat a line you almost never say it the same way: you change a word, the order or the tone. The comparison works on meaning, so two similar attempts group together even when the text does not match character for character.
Selection
Why the last one is usually the good one
When someone repeats, the last take is almost always the one that worked: that is why it is the default. Even so, every group can be reassigned by hand, and the discarded footage stays in the project in case you change your mind.
Frequently asked

What people usually ask about Retake Cleanup.

Missing something? Support replies within one working day.

What if the first one was the good one?
You can change the selected take in each group from the review list before applying the cuts.
Is the removed footage lost?
No. It is only cut on the sequence; the original clip stays whole in the project.
Does it work in several languages?
Yes, in the same languages as Mimu transcription.
Does it detect silences too?
That is what Silence Cut is for. Both can be chained in a single pass.
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