<p>DaVinci Resolve has a built-in scene detect tool that lets you cull cuts based on a specified threshold.  It also lets you jump from one detected cut to the next to verify the autodetect accuracy and accept or reject accordingly, showing you frames on either side of the cut.  There's a free version of Resolve which should support this feature, so you've got nothing to lose.</p>

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2020-05-29T05:41:55.897Z
2020-05-29T05:41:55.897Z
Jason Conrad
<p>You might want to try Algorithmia's Scene Detection. It detects timestamps where the algorithm assumes there is a cut. Then you just have to count the number of timestamps to get your result. You need to setup a Python environment for that and have some basic programming skills. I haven't tried it, so I cannot say how well it works.</p>
<p><strong>Update:</strong>
<em>Premiere Pro now has an <a href="https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/user-guide.html/premiere-pro/using/scene-edit-detection.ug.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">edit point detection</a>. It's quite new, at first glance the results look good. You may want to give it a try. To count the number of cuts, select &quot;Create Clip marker...&quot; in the dialogue and export the markers to a csv file.</em></p>
<p>Pretty much all solutions can be inaccurate to a certain degree. Some methods of cutting are hard to detect, like match cuts or invisible cuts. Be aware that some of the found cuts might not be cuts after all but are other types of transitions, like dissolves or morphs.</p>

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2020-05-28T20:35:54.640Z
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Matt
<p>is there a tool or workflow available or how could one solve this problem:</p>

<p>counting the cuts within video footage</p>

<p>e.g. as a result 'this 8 min piece from "Titanic" has 35 cuts"</p>

<p>Thx in advance!</p>

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Workflow / Tool to count cuts in footage material
TomTe
# Workflow / Tool to count cuts in footage material

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-27)

is there a tool or workflow available or how could one solve this problem:

counting the cuts within video footage

e.g. as a result 'this 8 min piece from "Titanic" has 35 cuts"

Thx in advance!

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-05-29. Score: 1

DaVinci Resolve has a built-in scene detect tool that lets you cull cuts based on a specified threshold. It also lets you jump from one detected cut to the next to verify the autodetect accuracy and accept or reject accordingly, showing you frames on either side of the cut. There's a free version of Resolve which should support this feature, so you've got nothing to lose.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-05-28. Score: 0

You might want to try Algorithmia's Scene Detection. It detects timestamps where the algorithm assumes there is a cut. Then you just have to count the number of timestamps to get your result. You need to setup a Python environment for that and have some basic programming skills. I haven't tried it, so I cannot say how well it works.

**Update:**
*Premiere Pro now has an [edit point detection](https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/user-guide.html/premiere-pro/using/scene-edit-detection.ug.html). It's quite new, at first glance the results look good. You may want to give it a try. To count the number of cuts, select "Create Clip marker..." in the dialogue and export the markers to a csv file.*

Pretty much all solutions can be inaccurate to a certain degree. Some methods of cutting are hard to detect, like match cuts or invisible cuts. Be aware that some of the found cuts might not be cuts after all but are other types of transitions, like dissolves or morphs.


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