Titles, summaries and chapters
Vidler AI names new videos and writes a summary, chapters, action items and key takeaways. Edit, rewrite or hide any of them.
On this page
After you record or upload a video, Vidler AI reads the transcript and writes a summary. You'll find it in the video's Summary tab, labelled "Generated by Vidler AI".
What gets written
| Part | Details |
|---|---|
| Title | Replaces a default title such as "Screen recording · 14 Oct" or a file name. A title you typed is never changed |
| Summary | A few bullet points on what viewers learn and what you ask of them. A short video gets one line |
| Chapters | Only on videos over 90 seconds. They show on the seek bar so viewers can jump to a section |
| Action items | A checklist of every ask, with who and when only if you said it |
| Key takeaways | One sentence and a few points with times, for people who won't watch it all |
Choose which of these run in Settings → Vidler AI under On new videos.
Change the summary
In the Summary tab, open Rewrite on the summary:
- Write again
- Make it shorter or Make it more detailed
- Change with an instruction…, for example "Focus on the decisions and deadlines"
- Edit summary to type your own
If there's no summary, click Write summary, or Write it yourself.
Chapters, action items and takeaways
- Click Edit next to Chapters to change times and titles, or Add chapters on a shorter video.
- Use an action item's menu to edit or delete it, and choose Show to viewers or Hide from viewers. Viewers can tick items off as they go; only they see their own ticks.
- Key takeaways also have Show to viewers and Hide from viewers.
Suggest first
If you'd rather check before anything goes live, set When Vidler AI finishes to Suggest first in Settings → Vidler AI. The title, summary and chapters then wait in a Suggested by Vidler AI card in the Summary tab. Click Apply title, Apply summary or Apply chapters, or Dismiss. When there's more than one, Apply all applies them together.
After you edit the video
If you cut the video after the summary was written, it shows Out of date with a Regenerate button. With Apply automatically, the summary and chapters are written again after each edit.
Read it in another language
Anyone who can see the summary can pick a language from Read in. The translation is labelled "Translated to … by Vidler AI". Owners can also change the Format to Summary, Meeting notes or Key points.