At a glance
| DoneEdit | Submagic | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Done-for-you editing service | AI shorts editor |
| Who edits | DoneEdit (AI-assisted, human-checked) | You |
| Format | Talking-head video, up to 5 min finished | Short-form vertical |
| Best for | One finished talking-head video | Captioned Shorts at volume |
| Price | $27 founding, then $67 per video | See Submagic for current plans |
What Submagic is
Submagic focuses on short-form. Its site describes upload-a-video-or-link workflows where AI adds captions, removes silences, inserts b-roll and finds key moments, plus scheduling to TikTok, Reels and Shorts and exports up to 4K at 60fps. It also offers AI avatars and team workspaces.
Where Submagic is the better choice
- High volume of Shorts and Reels.
- Caption styles in many languages.
- Clips from podcasts and long videos.
- Scheduling and publishing from the same tool.
Where DoneEdit is the better choice
- A main video edited with judgment, not just automation.
- Horizontal YouTube videos up to 5 finished minutes.
- No editing on your side.
What DoneEdit is (and isn't)
DoneEdit is a done-for-you editing service run by Vadim Soin. You send one raw talking-head video and get back a finished edit with captions, punch-in zooms, b-roll and music within 48 hours. AI does the repetitive work and a person checks the result. Two revisions are included, and if the second revision still misses, you get a refund. Files are deleted after 30 days.
It's deliberately narrow: one English speaker, up to 10 minutes of raw footage and up to 5 finished minutes. It doesn't edit multi-speaker podcasts or long-form videos. The founding price is $27 per video for the first 20 customers, then $67, with thumbnails for +$10. DoneEdit is new, so we don't publish customer results yet.
Worked example
A coach records one 8-minute raw video a week. DoneEdit turns it into a polished 4-minute YouTube video. The coach then runs the finished video through Submagic to get a few captioned Shorts, picks the best ones and schedules them. Each tool does the part it's built for.
Submagic for volume, DoneEdit for the source video
Submagic is built for short-form at scale. It lists styled captions, silence removal, b-roll, automatic clips from long videos, scheduling and exports up to 4K at 60fps. The time it saves grows with every Short you post.
A useful test is a week of Shorts. Upload one long recording, let Submagic find clips and caption them, and count how many you'd publish without fixing anything. That ratio of usable clips tells you more than any feature list.
Where a finished main video helps your Shorts
AI clipping works best on clean source material. If the original recording is full of false starts, the clips will be too. One workflow coaches and founders use:
- Record one raw talking-head video.
- Send it to DoneEdit for a finished horizontal edit of up to 5 minutes, $27 (first 20 customers) or $67.
- Run the finished video through Submagic for captioned vertical clips and schedule them.
You get a polished main video plus Shorts, and you never open a timeline.
Questions to ask yourself first
- How many Shorts do you post a week? If it's daily, a tool built for volume like Submagic pays for itself in time. If it's one or two, the setup matters less.
- Is your main platform vertical or horizontal? Submagic is designed around TikTok, Reels and Shorts. DoneEdit delivers finished talking-head videos of up to 5 minutes, usually for YouTube or a website.
- Do you want to approve every clip? Scheduling is convenient, but plan when you'll review clips before they go live.
- Does anyone on your team edit? Submagic still needs someone to upload, pick and tweak. DoneEdit needs only the raw file and a short note.
If most answers point to Shorts at volume, start with Submagic. If they point to one solid main video, start with DoneEdit.
Decision checklist
- Mostly vertical Shorts, lots of them? Submagic.
- One polished main video? DoneEdit.
- Both? Edit the main video first, then clip it.
Bottom line
Submagic is the better choice if your channel is mainly Shorts and Reels and you want captions, clips and scheduling in one tool. DoneEdit is the better choice for the main talking-head video that needs a human-checked edit. They don't compete much; they sit at different steps of the same pipeline.