AI Edit Messages: Why a Revision Was Dropped, and What to Do Next

The request needs a structural change

• AI edit can’t add shots, and you weren’t charged. To add a shot, edit the script by hand.
• AI edit can’t remove shots… — the same for removing.
• AI edit can’t add or remove shots… / AI edit can’t change shot timing… — the AI itself declined your request for that reason.
• The AI changed the shot timing, so the result was dropped… If you only want the content changed, just try again; to change timing, edit by hand. — your request was fine; the AI slipped. Run it again.

These carry Open the editor →. While you type, a hint under the box warns early: AI edit keeps the number of shots and their timing as they are; for changes like that, edit by hand. AI edit or edit by hand.

A name or a line is not allowed

• The AI can only use characters, scenes and items already in this project… To add someone new, add them to the asset library first.
• The AI wrote in a character, scene or item this project doesn’t have, so the result was dropped… — use names that already exist, or add the new one first. Add a character, scene or prop.
• The AI changed too much of the dialogue… Try changing one or two lines at a time. — one revision may add or drop at most two lines of dialogue.
• The AI altered the fixed header lines, so the result was dropped… — the lines at the top of the segment must stay in place; say it another way.

The AI could not do it well

• The AI couldn’t tell what to change… Say which shot and what to change, e.g. “make her line in shot 2 shorter”.
• The AI can’t make that change… Try saying it another way, or edit by hand.
• The AI didn’t change anything… Try being more specific.
• The revised text came back in a different language, so it was dropped… Please try again.
• The AI’s reply came back incomplete… Clicking “Revise” again usually works.
• The AI didn’t respond and you weren’t charged. Please try again.
• That edit didn’t work and you weren’t charged. Try saying it another way. — the catch-all.

Before it runs

• Describe the change in up to 500 characters. — the box is empty or too long.
• This segment has no storyboard text yet. — generate the episode’s storyboard first.
• This segment’s text just changed. Please try again. — the text was saved elsewhere (another tab) after you opened AI edit.
• Too many edits in a short time. Please try again later. — the hourly limit.
• AI edit is temporarily unavailable. — switched off for the moment; hand editing still works.
• The buy-credits window — the balance does not cover one revision.

Warnings in the review (they do not block saving)

• The dialogue in shot N takes about X s to say, but the shot is Y s long, so it may not fit. Use “Revise again” to shorten it.
• The new line is spoken by NAME, who wasn’t in this segment before. If that’s not who you meant, use “Revise again” and say who should speak.

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Updated September 30, 2026