Use cases

Start here when you need a concrete Composer workflow to follow end to end. Each use case has a clear goal, source type, screenshots, and a walkthrough.

Use case	Best for	What the operator completes
Search, curate, produce, and review	Learning the main source-to-project workflow with a focused clip set.	Search ready sources, curate 10 clips, generate a first cut, and confirm saved edits in Studio.
Validate focused Search prompts	Testing high-confidence Search prompts before making a working set.	Filter the source list by title, try entity/visual/transcript prompts, review top results, and save only strong matches.
Ask a cited question and open the video	Checking a source-backed answer before choosing clips or writing notes.	Ask a factual question, review citations, open source cards, and verify the cited video moment.
Create 9:16 short clips with Reframe	Finding vertical short-form moments from a ready long-form source.	Run Pipeline Reframe, review generated 9:16 candidates, and open the selected short in Studio.
Create 16:9 short clips	Creating landscape editorial takes directly from one ready source.	Direct Agentic Long-to-Short, follow moment discovery and cutting, then review the editable 16:9 take.
Create a recap from one source	Building a short recap from a prepared source.	Search moments, save a working set, generate a first cut, and confirm the project opens in Studio.
Create a people-focused video with Entity Search	Building a character- or presenter-focused edit from a known person.	Confirm a Ready Entity, curate a focused set of verified moments, generate a first cut, and review it in Studio.

Start with the full Search-to-Studio workflow when learning Composer. Use Entity Search when the story centers on a known person, focused Search when you already know the moment you want to find, Ask when you need a cited answer before choosing a clip, and Reframe when one ready source should produce short candidates directly.