> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.plugkit.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Reel Studio > Turn a raw talking-head video into an edited reel from your AI assistant — formats, credits, quotes and limits. > [!NOTE] > > Reel Studio is in **beta**, Studio especially: prices and results may still > change as we learn from real edits. Reel Studio edits **reels**: you record yourself talking to the camera, upload the video to your PlugKit media library, and ask your assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, through the [PlugKit MCP server](/mcp/overview.md)) to make a reel of it. Captions, cuts, motion design and the final vertical video are produced on PlugKit's servers. ## Two formats: Studio and Express | | Studio | Express | | - | - | - | | Who edits | a team of specialised AI editors on our servers — one plans, builders make each scene, a director designs the opening, a reviewer checks it all | your assistant, with you, step by step | | What you get | cinematic motion design synced to your words, a designed opening, captions, a quality check — our best quality | clean cut, captions, ready-made motion design, end screen | | How long | about an hour (sometimes two) in one go, nothing to approve meanwhile | a few minutes per step, you approve each one | | Price | from 4 credits, quoted before it starts | from 0.5 credit | Studio is the Reel Studio edit: a team of editors, each with its own job, does it for you. Express is the cheaper option: your own assistant does the edit with you, with ready-made animated blocks. **You choose for each video, in the conversation**: your assistant shows both with their price, starting with the one you used last time (Studio for your first video). ## Credits Reel Studio is paid in **video credits**, separately from your plan. | Pack | Price | | - | - | | 10 credits | \$15 | | 30 credits | \$39 | | 100 credits | \$99 | * **Included:** new accounts get **2 credits**, and every month your plan includes **3** (Creator) or **10** (Pro). * **Where to see them:** your balance and history are in **Billing › Video credits**. * **Buying:** your assistant can give you a checkout link when you run low. Credits are reserved when a step starts and charged when it succeeds. **If a step fails, its credits come back automatically.** ## What things cost ### Studio You pay for what you ask, for a recording up to 45 seconds: | What you ask | Credits | | - | - | | Captions only (cut + captions by our editors) | 4 | | A few strong visuals on the key moments | 9 | | The full Studio edit | 15 | | Two extra openings to A/B test | +3 | | A version with sound effects | +1 | * **Longer recordings:** the edit costs more because there are more scenes to build: ×1.5 from 45 to 90 seconds, ×2 from 90 seconds to 3 minutes. * **Rounding:** prices are rounded up to the half credit. ### Express | What you ask | Credits | | - | - | | Final reel with captions | 0.5 | | + motion design (visuals, animated text, end screen) | +0.5 | | Extra openings to A/B test (per run) | 0.5 | | Sound effects | 0.25 (0.05 per re-mix) | The derush, cuts and drafts are included (up to 5 drafts and 10 cuts per project). Your assistant tells you the total of what you asked for before it starts. ### Changes after delivery Watched your Studio edit and want changes? Tell your assistant everything you'd like changed, and it sends them as one round: | Round of changes | Credits | | - | - | | Small fixes — a word, a typo, a timing, a color, a line cut | 2 | | Rebuild or add a few scenes (up to three) | 4 | | A new overall look, or most scenes rebuilt | 8 (more on a long recording) | ## Quotes: you always know the price first A Studio edit — and every round of changes — is **quoted before anything starts**: 1. **Your assistant collects what you want.** That's the level, the openings, the sound effects, or the changes. 2. **It asks PlugKit for the price.** PlugKit reads the length of your recording and returns the quote, line by line. Nothing is created or charged at this point. 3. **It tells you the total** and asks if that's OK. 4. **Only after your yes, the edit starts**, and exactly that amount is charged — never more. PlugKit refuses to start a Studio edit without your confirmation of that exact amount: your assistant can't approve it for you. If you change your mind about what you want, it simply asks for a new quote. > [!NOTE] > > If PlugKit can't read the length of your recording before the quote (some formats), the > price covers up to 45 seconds. A longer recording is stopped before any work is done, the > credits come back, and your assistant shows you the new price. Every Studio edit runs within a fixed budget of work. In the rare case the editors reach it before their final checks, you still get the edit as built, your assistant tells you, and you can ask for a fix. ## Limits Reel Studio makes **reels only**: vertical videos of **3 minutes at most**. | | Studio | Express | | - | - | - | | Recording you upload | up to 3 minutes | up to 5 minutes (retakes and silences are cut) | | Final reel | up to 3 minutes | up to 3 minutes | Long videos (YouTube videos, podcasts, a long recording edited as a whole) aren't supported yet. To make a reel from a longer recording, trim the passage you want first — or make one reel per clip. A recording that is too long is refused before anything is charged. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.