# AfterRushes

> AfterRushes is the AI wedding film editor for photographers who don't edit video: a Windows desktop app. It turns a wedding's raw camera cards into a finished highlight film, a vertical teaser and a captions file, on the photographer's own computer. It watches every second of footage, finds the moments that matter, writes the story of the day with AI (Claude, Anthropic's AI), and cuts it to the music. The video files never leave the computer. One-time purchase, no subscription; the AI is paid at cost with the photographer's own Claude key. The first film is free.

Key facts:
- Platform: Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit. A Mac version is coming (not yet available).
- Outputs: a 1920x1080 highlight film of 3, 5 or 8 minutes; a 30 or 60 second 1080x1920 vertical teaser framed around faces; an optional speeches edit; a .srt captions file.
- Privacy: video, audio, edits and films stay on the computer. Only still frames and transcripts go to the AI.
- AI cost on our 26-clip test wedding: $0.55 to $0.66. Estimates: about $3 for 150 clips, about $8 for 500 clips.
- Speed on our test wedding (26 clips, 15 minutes of footage): about 7 minutes from camera card to preview films, AI included, on a PC with an NVIDIA graphics card.

## Product
- [How it works](https://afterrushes.com/how-it-works/): every step from camera card to finished film, and where each runs.
- [Pricing](https://afterrushes.com/pricing/): one-time purchase; AI at cost with your own Claude key; first film free.
- [Where your footage goes](https://afterrushes.com/privacy/): the plain-English data flow.
- [Download](https://afterrushes.com/download/): system requirements and the first run.
- [FAQ](https://afterrushes.com/faq/)
- [Upload time calculator](https://afterrushes.com/tools/upload-time-calculator/): how long uploading a wedding to a cloud editor takes.

## Guides

### AI wedding video editing
- [How AI wedding video editing works, what it costs and where you still matter](https://afterrushes.com/guides/ai-wedding-video-editing/): An AI wedding video editor watches your raw footage, picks out the moments, writes a story and cuts it to music, giving you a first cut to review. Tools differ in where your footage goes, how they charge and how much control you keep. The AI drafts the film, and you make it yours.
- [Local vs cloud AI video editing for weddings](https://afterrushes.com/guides/ai-wedding-video-editing/local-vs-cloud-editing/): Cloud AI video editors need the whole wedding uploaded first, and 100 to 500 GB can take many hours or even days on a home connection. Local tools skip the upload and keep the video on your computer, but need a capable PC. A cloud tool can suit a low-powered laptop or remote collaboration.
- [What AI editing costs per wedding](https://afterrushes.com/guides/ai-wedding-video-editing/ai-editing-cost-per-wedding/): AI editing tools charge by subscription, credit packs, per-export fees or at cost with your own key. The AI itself is billed by how much text and how many images it reads and writes. On our 26-clip test wedding the AI cost $0.55 to $0.66, and we estimate about $3 for 150 clips.
- [How AI finds the moments in wedding footage](https://afterrushes.com/guides/ai-wedding-video-editing/how-ai-finds-the-moments/): AI editing works in stages. Software checks the footage for sharpness, shake and faces, sets aside unusable clips, transcribes speech and finds the music's beats. The AI then reads still frames and the transcript to log moments and write the story, and the film is cut to the beat. It can't see context it wasn't shown.
- [Keeping couples' footage private when you use AI](https://afterrushes.com/guides/ai-wedding-video-editing/couples-footage-privacy/): Cloud AI video editors hold the whole wedding on their servers, while local tools may send only still frames and a transcript to an AI provider. Before trusting any tool, ask what leaves your computer, where it goes and how long it's kept. Then tell couples in your contract that you use AI-assisted editing.
- [Making an AI first cut your own](https://afterrushes.com/guides/ai-wedding-video-editing/making-the-first-cut-yours/): Watch the AI's first cut once without stopping and note your reactions. Then check the story order and the lines from the vows and speeches, trim, move and swap shots, try the other song or style, and ask for changes in plain English. Finish with titles, a check against your brand, and export.

### The wedding highlight film
- [A complete guide to the wedding highlight film for photographers who shoot video](https://afterrushes.com/guides/wedding-highlight-film/): A wedding highlight film is a short film of the day, usually three to eight minutes long, told through its best moments and carried by music and the couple's own words. Build it around the vows and speeches, cut it to the beat, and deliver it in 1080p with captions and a separate teaser for social.
- [How long should a wedding highlight film be?](https://afterrushes.com/guides/wedding-highlight-film/highlight-film-length/): For most weddings a highlight film of three to five minutes holds attention and still tells the whole day. Choose eight minutes when the vows and speeches are strong and you have enough usable footage to fill it, and give social platforms a separate 30 or 60 second teaser.
- [How to structure a wedding highlight film](https://afterrushes.com/guides/wedding-highlight-film/highlight-film-structure/): Most highlight films follow the day in order. Open with a line of audio that sets anticipation, then move through getting ready, the ceremony with the vows as its spine, portraits, the reception and speeches, the first dance and the party, and end on a quiet closing moment. Start slowly and let the energy build.
- [Using vows and speeches in a highlight film](https://afterrushes.com/guides/wedding-highlight-film/vows-and-speeches/): The couple's own words give a highlight film its story. Record the vows and speeches cleanly, choose a few short, self-contained lines with feeling or a laugh, lay them over pictures with the music dipped underneath, and ask the couple before private vows appear anywhere public.
- [Music for wedding films, from licensed tracks to the band on the day](https://afterrushes.com/guides/wedding-highlight-film/wedding-film-music/): To use commercial music in a wedding film you sell or post, you generally need a licence covering that use, and a record of it. Social platforms set their own rules. A clean recording of the band or DJ can make a fine soundtrack if they agree. Rules vary by country, so check with the rights bodies or a lawyer.
- [Cutting a wedding film to the beat](https://afterrushes.com/guides/wedding-highlight-film/cutting-to-the-beat/): Cutting to music works best when the edit follows the song's structure. Change shots on bars more often than on single beats, save the strongest downbeats for moments like the kiss or the confetti, let speech sections breathe, and use footage shot at 50 or 60 fps for slow motion.

### Wedding teaser reels
- [Wedding teaser reels: a guide to vertical wedding films](https://afterrushes.com/guides/wedding-teaser-reel/): A wedding teaser reel is a short vertical film, usually 30 or 60 seconds, made for phones and for Reels, TikTok and Shorts. It opens on a strong moment, frames faces for 9:16, captions any spoken lines, uses music you're allowed to post, and reaches the couple within days as a 1080×1920 file.
- [Framing wedding video for vertical](https://afterrushes.com/guides/wedding-teaser-reel/vertical-framing/): You can crop a vertical teaser from horizontal footage or shoot vertical on a phone or gimbal. A 9:16 crop from 1920×1080 is about 608×1080 pixels and must be scaled up; from 4K it is about 1215×2160, more than enough. Reframe each shot around faces and keep them clear of the apps' buttons.
- [30 or 60 seconds? Choosing a teaser length](https://afterrushes.com/guides/wedding-teaser-reel/teaser-length/): A 30-second wedding teaser suits one idea set to one section of a song, and replays well on short-form apps. A 60-second teaser has room for a short arc through the day and a line of vows or a speech. Choose by the moments the day gave you, and make the first seconds count at either length.
- [Captions for wedding films and teasers](https://afterrushes.com/guides/wedding-teaser-reel/captions-for-wedding-films/): Captions let people follow vows and speeches with the sound off, and make wedding films accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers. Use a sidecar .srt file where a platform accepts one, burn captions into the picture where it doesn't, and check every name and spelling before you share.
- [Sending a teaser days after the wedding](https://afterrushes.com/guides/wedding-teaser-reel/sharing-a-teaser-fast/): A sneak peek video sent within days gives the couple something to share while the wedding is fresh, and shows your work to their friends. Back up the cards first, cut a vertical teaser, review it on a phone, send it privately to the couple, and ask before posting it publicly. Then keep the full film on schedule.

### Video for hybrid photographers
- [The complete guide to video for hybrid wedding photographers](https://afterrushes.com/guides/hybrid-wedding-video/): A hybrid wedding photographer films the moments a wedding film is built on, such as the vows, speeches, first dance and confetti, with a second body, a small gimbal or a phone, while the photographs stay the priority. The edit is usually the bottleneck, so plan your workflow and pricing around it.
- [Video kit for hybrid wedding photographers](https://afterrushes.com/guides/hybrid-wedding-video/hybrid-video-kit/): A hybrid wedding photographer needs little extra kit for video. A second body kept set up for video, a small gimbal or a phone, a wireless microphone into the camera, a variable ND filter, spare batteries, fast cards and a small tripod for the speeches cover most weddings.
- [Camera settings for wedding video](https://afterrushes.com/guides/hybrid-wedding-video/camera-settings-for-wedding-video/): For wedding video in the UK and Europe, shoot 25 fps at 1/50, or 50 fps at 1/100 for slow motion. In 60 Hz regions use 24, 30 or 60 fps with 1/60 or 1/120 under mains lighting. Fix white balance, use a standard picture profile and control exposure with aperture, ISO and ND.
- [Recording vows, speeches and the band](https://afterrushes.com/guides/hybrid-wedding-video/recording-wedding-audio/): Record the vows with a lavalier on the groom or the officiant, after asking the officiant. Take the speeches from the venue or DJ desk, or a recorder near the PA speaker, with a backup running. Ask the band's sound engineer for a desk recording, and leave headroom so nothing clips.
- [A wedding footage workflow from camera card to backup](https://afterrushes.com/guides/hybrid-wedding-video/footage-workflow/): Copy each camera card whole, with its folders and original filenames, using a verified copy. Keep three copies on two kinds of storage with one off-site, name folders by date and couple, and format cards only after the backup is checked. Tell couples how long you keep their footage.
- [Adding video to your wedding packages](https://afterrushes.com/guides/hybrid-wedding-video/selling-wedding-video/): Offer video as a few clear products, such as a teaser add-on, a highlight film and a speeches edit. Price each one from your own hours, a share of your kit and per-wedding costs such as AI and music. Explain how hybrid coverage differs from a dedicated videographer, and put scope and delivery times in your contract.

## Optional
- [About](https://afterrushes.com/about/): built by a wedding photographer.
- [Mac waitlist](https://afterrushes.com/mac/)