Subtitles stay legible
You-first mode can keep a strip of the video on screen while you talk. Crop it to the subtitle band so viewers never lose the dialogue.
For anime reactors
Anime reaction video editor
Built with anime reactions in mind: keep the subtitles readable, react in the corner, and cut to yourself the moment you start talking.
What people make with it
- Episode-by-episode first watch
- Opening and ending reactions
- Manga reader watching the adaptation
- Fight scene breakdowns
Why it fits this kind of reaction
Source resolution kept
Output matches your source, up to 4K, so fine line art and subtitle text do not turn to mush.
✓ Files✓ Sync3 Layout4 Finalize
And then you are on a timeline
Anime is the one type where what you put ON the frame matters as much as the frame, because the subtitles are already there.
- A half-opacity panel stretched down to the subtitle band: less of the episode is legible, the dialogue still is
- Titles in a font that suits the show, filled with a gradient or a glow rather than plain white
- A hard cut to your camera on the opening and the ending, which are matched instantly
- Colour per clip, so a washed-out flashback does not drag your face with it
Everything the editor can doNone of it costs another credit.
Recommended setup for anime reactors
Start here
You-first
Studios claim anime aggressively. You-first keeps you full-screen with the episode in a window you can shrink and dim, plus a subtitle strip that stays readable while you talk.
Try this setupThe other setups you can use for anime reactions
You-first above is just where we'd start, not a rule. Every mode and every control works on any project, and most creators mix them. Here is the main alternative, spelled out the same way, plus the levers you have, so you can pick what fits the video in front of you.
The other main setup
Video-first
Prefer it cinematic? Video-first keeps the anime full-screen with your camera in a corner shape, then swaps to a bigger you the moment you talk. It shows more of the original, so if a video ever gets claimed, lean on more frequent cuts to your camera.
Try Video-first instead…and three levers you can mix into either setup
One look, or two
Keep a single look the whole way, or switch to a second one the moment you talk. That highlight look is optional on every project.
Overlay only to the subtitle
Drop your own image over the video at about half opacity and stretch it down just to the subtitle line. Less original shows, and the dialogue stays readable.
Cut as much or as little
Two sliders set how eagerly it cuts to your camera, from heavy to none, and you can change or delete any single cut by hand.
The workflow
Identical for every kind of video: two recordings in, one finished reaction out.
- 1FilesYour camera and the video, each with its sound.
- 2SyncDrag until the two sounds line up.
- 3LookPick Video-first or You-first and place your camera.
- 4GenerateOne generation, one finished video, at your source resolution.
- 5Cuts & saveAutomatic talking cuts, joined without re-encoding.
Finish here, or take it into another editor
Generating gives you the finished final.mp4, and, if you want to keep going, the three full-length files it was built from (the whole anime in each look) plus a timeline (EDL, FCPXML, OTIO or CSV) for DaVinci Resolve, Premiere or Final Cut. Cut it your own way, or import the timeline to rebuild this exact edit. Nothing to re-render.
most people stop herefinal.mp4Your finished reaction, auto-cut and joined into one file, ready to upload.
…and if you want to take it further, these are yours too:
watching.mp4the whole project, while you watch
any editortalking.mp4the whole project, while you talk
any editorfullscreen.mp4the whole project as just you (intro / outro)
any editortimeline · edl / fcpxml / otio / csvyour exact cut list, ready to import into DaVinci Resolve, Premiere or Final Cut
rebuild the editIf you get a copyright claim
Anime gets matched fast and hard. The safest setup is You-first: keep the episode in a small window, drop its opacity so only the gist shows, and switch to the subtitle strip while you talk so viewers still follow the dialogue. Cut to your camera on openings and endings, because those are matched instantly. If you prefer Video-first for the look, cut heavily and keep the commentary constant.
Remember the overlay lever too: you can lay your own image over the film at about half opacity, reaching down only to the subtitle line. It is a strong, simple way to show less of the original on anime footage while keeping the dialogue readable.
These are ways to lower the odds, not a guarantee. ReactionCut supplies no footage and never uploads yours. Reaction videos rely on fair use or fair dealing, judged case by case, and Content ID can flag a video regardless. You publish at your own risk, and this is not legal advice. More in the guide →
Pricing
Free
$0.00
forever
- Every editing feature, no limits
- Source resolution, up to 4K
- Unlimited exports, with a watermark
- No account needed
Starter
$5.00
$1.67 per finished video
- 3 finished videos
- No watermark, at full resolution
- Credits never expire
- Three finished videos, enough to see if this is for you.
best value
Creator
$12.00
$1.20 per finished video
- 10 finished videos
- No watermark, at full resolution
- Credits never expire
- Ten videos, a couple of months of weekly uploads.
Studio
$25.00
$0.83 per finished video
- 30 finished videos
- No watermark, at full resolution
- Credits never expire
- Thirty videos, for a serious upload schedule.
1 credit = 1 finished video. You spend it by pressing Generate in the editor, and only if that generation actually finishes. A cancelled or failed one costs nothing, and re-cutting or saving that same video again is free. Everything else (editing, syncing, previewing, and exporting with a watermark) never costs a credit. No subscription.
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