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[FEATURE]: Add Smart Silence Detection & Auto Jump-Cut Editing #1169

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Problem

Editing videos manually to remove silent gaps, pauses, and inactive audio sections can be very time-consuming for creators. Users currently need to trim these sections manually, which slows down the editing workflow, especially for tutorials, podcasts, interviews, and talking-head videos.

Proposed Solution

Introduce a Smart Silence Detection & Auto Jump-Cut Editing feature that automatically detects low-audio or silent sections in videos and allows users to remove or compress them with a single click.

The feature can include:

  • Automatic silence detection using audio analysis
  • Timeline markers for detected silent sections
  • One-click auto jump-cut generation
  • Adjustable silence sensitivity threshold
  • Preview before applying edits

Benefits

  • Saves significant editing time
  • Improves workflow efficiency for creators
  • Helps produce cleaner and faster-paced videos
  • Adds an advanced creator-focused editing capability

Possible Implementation

  • Use Web Audio API for audio waveform analysis
  • Detect silence based on decibel/amplitude thresholds
  • Automatically create cut points on the timeline
  • Allow users to review and confirm edits before export

Expected Impact

This feature would make the browser-based editor more powerful and creator-friendly by introducing an intelligent editing workflow commonly found in premium desktop editing tools.

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