beat-sync-montage

# Beat Sync Montage Use this workflow when the edit should be driven by music. The failure mode to avoid is a metronome edit: every cut technically lands on a beat, and the result still feels mechanical, tiring, or unrelated to what is on screen. This workflow decides **what** to cut and **why**. It does not re-explain the music tools — when you reach an execution step, follow `music-intelligence` for `analyze_music`, `music_edit_plan`, and `sync_cuts_to_music`. Load it there. This is a OpenChatCut-native workflow. Use the current project, source assets, asset-frame inspection, AV/script context, and OpenChatCut editing tools. ## When to switch workflows - Beat-synced photos on a locked, empty track → `music-intelligence` handles this directly with `music_image_plan`. This workflow is for video montage. - One long source cut to speech rhythm → `long-video-to-shorts`. - Many clips packaged as highlights without music driving the cut → `multi-clips-to-reels`. - N distinct beat-synced variants from one pool → `batch-montage-variants`, using this workflow for each cut. ## Workflow 1. Confirm the track is on the timeline and identified. Read the music first: BPM, meter, sections, and energy shape. Use `music-intelligence` → `analyze_music` or `inspect_music`; never request the CLAP embedding. 2. Judge whether the material actually suits a beat edit. See [references/shot-fitness.md](references/shot-fitness.md). Footage with no clear motion onset, or whose motion contradicts ...