# Cover the jump cut with B-roll

Canonical URL: https://getvidiyo.app/prompts/cover-the-jump-cut-with-b-roll
Last updated: 2026-10-08

> TL;DR: Type "Cover the jump cut with B-roll" and Vidiyo finds the raw jump cuts in your video, searches included stock footage for clips that show what you're saying at that moment, and places one over each cut for two to five seconds, muted, with your voice running underneath. It credits the source in its reply.

## What to say

> Cover the jump cut with B-roll

Category: Layout

## What Vidiyo does

1. Finds raw jump cuts with the quality check, or uses the one you point at.
2. Reads what you're saying across each cut.
3. Searches stock video, or your own imported footage, for a clip that shows it, matching the project's orientation.
4. Places the B-roll over the cut for two to five seconds, muted, on a layer above you.
5. Checks the composed frame and credits the stock source in its reply.

A jump cut in a talking head is honest editing, but too many make a video feel choppy. Covering a cut with a few seconds of footage that shows what you're saying hides it and adds something to look at. This prompt does both at once.

## What does Vidiyo do when you say this?

Vidiyo finds the raw jump cuts in your video, reads what you're saying across each one, and searches stock footage for a clip that shows it. It places the clip over the cut for two to five seconds, muted, on a layer above you, so your voice keeps running. Then it checks the composed frame and credits the source in its reply.

Stock video and photos from Pixabay are included. For named things, like a specific city, product or person, the assistant searches image libraries such as Wikimedia Commons instead of using a generic stand-in. It matches orientation to the project and keeps you on screen for your first and last lines.

## How do you phrase it?

Point at the cut, or describe the footage you want:

- "Cover the jump cut with B-roll"
- "Cover every jump cut with stock footage"
- "Put B-roll of a busy city over 'when I moved to Bangalore'"
- "Use my own clips from the B-roll folder"
- "Cover the cut at 0:34 with a close-up of typing"

Describing the shot, like "close-up of typing", gives better results than a topic alone.

## How would you do this by hand?

By hand, you'd find each jump cut, think of a shot that fits the line, search a stock site, download and import it, trim it to a few seconds, place it on a track above, mute it and check the framing. For a video with eight cuts, that's eight searches. The searching takes longer than the editing.

## What should you check afterwards?

Watch each insert in context. Stock footage can be close but not quite right, and you know your subject better than a search does. Ask for "something more specific" or a different clip for any that miss. If you'd rather not cover a cut, a punch-in on one side of it also makes the change feel intentional.

## Honest limits

- Vertical stock footage is scarce, so in 9:16 the assistant often crops a landscape clip to fill the frame.

## Frequently asked questions

### Where does the B-roll come from?

Stock video and photos from Pixabay are included, and image search covers Wikimedia Commons, Openverse and Pexels for named things like a place or a product. The assistant can also use footage you imported or a public video link you give.

### Will it use my own B-roll instead of stock?

Yes. If you imported B-roll, say "use my clips" and the assistant picks from them by looking at their frames.

### Do I need to credit the stock footage?

Pixabay footage needs no credit. Some Creative Commons images do, and the assistant tells you when an image needs credit where you publish.

## Related

- [Edit video by chatting](https://getvidiyo.app/features/chat-video-editing)
- [B-roll](https://getvidiyo.app/glossary/b-roll)
- [Jump cut](https://getvidiyo.app/glossary/jump-cut)
- [How to add jump cuts that don't feel jumpy](https://getvidiyo.app/blog/jump-cuts-that-dont-feel-jumpy)
- [Zoom in when I make the main point](https://getvidiyo.app/prompts/zoom-in-on-the-main-point)

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