AI B-roll, placed on your timeline
Metaphor-first prompts. Emotion-aware scenes. Multi-source diversity. EditBuddy reads your script, picks B-roll that means something, and places it on V3 — without leaving Premiere.
B-roll that does work, not filler
Most auto-B-roll tools search for the literal noun in your transcript. EditBuddy is built around the idea that good B-roll says something — a metaphor, a feeling, a beat.
Metaphor-first prompts
The AI is instructed to think visually, not literally. "Growth" becomes a sapling pushing through concrete, not a stock chart screenshot.
Emotion classification
Each scene is tagged positive, negative, motivational, or neutral. The footage chosen reinforces the tone of the spoken line.
Visual diversity counter
EditBuddy tracks the visual category of each scene and skips a placement if the same category has appeared 3 times in a row.
Source routing
People and lifestyle from Pexels. Tech and abstract from Pixabay. Real events optionally from YouTube via yt-dlp.
Hook protection
The first 3 seconds of your timeline are never covered, so your hook lands on the speaker.
Time-remap aware
B-roll is placed against the trimmed timeline (post silence + retake removal) so it never lands on a deleted region.
How it works
Trim first
B-roll runs after silence and retake removal so the timeline is final before clips are placed.
AI plans the scenes
Each segment of your script gets a metaphor-first prompt and an emotion tag.
Search & download
EditBuddy queries Pexels / Pixabay / YouTube based on category routing and downloads the best match.
Place on V3
Clips land on V3 above your speaker. Diversity counter prevents repetition. Hook stays uncovered.
Stop scrolling Pexels for the right shot
Let EditBuddy plan, source, and place B-roll for you. Free — one Auto Edit on a 3-min clip. No card.
Install FreeFrequently asked questions
Where does B-roll come from?
Pexels, Pixabay, and (optionally) YouTube via yt-dlp. Each source is routed by category — people/lifestyle from Pexels, tech/abstract from Pixabay, real events from YouTube.
Is it royalty-free?
Pexels and Pixabay clips are royalty-free for commercial use. YouTube clips inherit the original creator's license — review before using commercially.
How does it pick B-roll?
An AI prompt generates metaphor-first concepts for each scene, classified by emotion. EditBuddy searches your sources, downloads the best match, and tracks a visual diversity counter so the same category never appears 3x in a row.
Does it cover the speaker?
B-roll lands on V3 above V1. The first 3 seconds of the timeline are protected so your hook is never covered.
Can I disable B-roll for a specific scene?
Delete the V3 clip in Premiere. The rest of the timeline is unaffected.
Where are downloaded clips stored?
In a local cache folder so they're available offline and re-runnable. The clips are also imported as project items in your Premiere project.