# Review it before I export

Canonical URL: https://getvidiyo.app/prompts/review-it-before-i-export
Last updated: 2026-10-08

> TL;DR: Type "Review it before I export" and Vidiyo runs a fresh-context critic over your cut. It checks the hook, story, pacing, captions, framing, audio, graphics, accuracy and ending, proves each problem with a measurement or a frame, pins it as a comment on the timeline, and gives a verdict with a score per area.

## What to say

> Review it before I export

Category: Review

## What Vidiyo does

1. Starts a read-only critic that hasn't seen the editing conversation.
2. Reads what was said and cut, and any comments you already left.
3. Runs the quality checks with audio and looks at an annotated contact sheet of the cut.
4. Judges the cut against a rubric: hook, story, pacing, captions, framing, audio, graphics, accuracy and ending.
5. Pins up to 15 verified, fixable findings as comments on the timeline, most important first.
6. Replies with a verdict and a score for each area.

A second pair of eyes catches what you stop seeing after the tenth watch. This prompt gives you one: a critic that reviews your cut from scratch, before it goes out, and leaves its notes where you can act on them.

## What does Vidiyo do when you say this?

Vidiyo starts a read-only critic that hasn't seen your editing conversation. It reads what was said and cut, runs the quality checks with audio, looks at an annotated contact sheet of the cut, and judges it against an editing rubric. Each verified problem is pinned as a comment at its moment on the timeline, and the reply gives a verdict with a score per area.

The rubric covers the hook, story, pacing, captions, framing, audio, graphics and text, accuracy, and the ending. Findings must be specific and fixable, with a measurement or a frame behind them, like a caption over a face, a cut mid-word or a number on screen that doesn't match what's said. At most fifteen, most important first.

## How do you phrase it?

Ask for a review, or for a specific kind of check:

- "Review it before I export"
- "Critique the hook and pacing"
- "Is this ready to post?"
- "Check that every number on screen matches what I say"
- "What would a client complain about?"

Every finding becomes a comment. Open one and press Fix with AI, or reply to it if you disagree.

## How would you do this by hand?

By hand, you'd watch the cut start to finish with a checklist, note timestamps of problems, check captions for spelling, look at loudness on a meter, and then go back to fix each one. Or you'd send it to a colleague and wait. The review here takes a few minutes and leaves notes pinned in place.

## What should you check afterwards?

Read the verdict, then sort the comments by severity. Errors are things any viewer would notice, warnings are clear improvements, and info is optional polish. You don't have to fix everything. Resolve what you disagree with and move on. After you export, the file review runs on its own and pins any problem it finds in the export.

## Honest limits

- The critic can't hear the mix. Audio findings come from loudness measurements, not listening.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can the critic change my video?

No. It's read-only. It records findings as comments, and you decide which to fix, by hand or with Fix with AI.

### Why a fresh-context critic instead of the same assistant?

An assistant that just made the edits tends to see what it meant to do. A critic with no memory of the conversation sees the cut the way a viewer or client would.

### Does Vidiyo check the exported file too?

Yes. After every export, a background review checks the file itself for loudness, black or frozen frames, silence, and that every intended word is present, and pins any issue as a note.

### Does the review work with ChatGPT as well as Claude?

Yes. With either plan, the critic runs separately from the editing conversation and can't make edits.

## Related

- [Comment on the frame, then Fix with AI](https://getvidiyo.app/features/comments-fix-with-ai)
- [Retention rate](https://getvidiyo.app/glossary/retention-rate)
- [Agentic video editing](https://getvidiyo.app/glossary/agentic-video-editing)
- [AI video editor vs manual editing: which is better?](https://getvidiyo.app/blog/ai-video-editor-vs-manual-editing)
- [Fix this comment](https://getvidiyo.app/prompts/fix-this-comment)

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