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AI video editing
Higgsfield AI's Keaxl plugin brings AI generation directly into Adobe Premiere Pro's timeline so editors can modify footage that was already filmed — removing or adding objects, redrawing local areas, swapping backgrounds, generating transitions and extra camera angles, reframing for different platforms, and upscaling — without leaving the editing app.
Setup: go to keaxl.ai, click Plugins, download and install, then open it in Premiere via Window > Extensions > Keaxl plugin, and sign in to start generating.
Edit Video — object removal: select a clip, type a prompt like 'remove the car,' generate, and drop the result onto the timeline to erase an unwanted object.
Edit Video — object/character addition: attach a 'character sheet' reference and type a prompt like 'add an old man' to insert a new element into existing footage.
Redraw the Video — local edit: highlight a specific area of the frame (e.g., a person's clothing) and prompt a change (e.g., 'change the outfit to pajamas') that's confined to that region and reversible back to the original.
Edit Video — background replacement: prompt a full environment swap (e.g., 'change the background behind the person to a sunset view from the hill') while keeping the subject.
Video Generation — start/end frame transition: attach a start frame and an end frame from existing clips and prompt (e.g., 'make a dynamic transition') to generate a new transition between them.
Multi-shot generation: from a single existing shot, prompt additional camera angles (e.g., 'create a multi-shot with two different camera angles') instead of reshooting.
Reframe: convert one horizontal video into multiple aspect ratios (9:16, 4:3, 21:9) for platforms like Instagram, with the option to preview and pick a version.
Upscale: a one-click, prompt-free tool to raise the resolution/quality of low-quality ('prehistoric phone') footage.
All of these tools are framed as operating on already-shot, real footage directly inside Premiere's native timeline, distinct from generating AI video from scratch.
Keaxl plugin (Premiere Pro extension) — An Adobe Premiere Pro extension, installed from keaxl.ai, that adds Higgsfield's AI-generation tools directly inside the Premiere timeline. Apply: Go to keaxl.ai, click Plugins, download and run the setup, then open Window > Extensions > Keaxl plugin in Premiere and sign in to your Keaxl account.
Edit Video — object removal — A prompt-based tool that removes an unwanted object from an already-filmed clip. Apply: Click 'edit video,' select the clip, type a removal prompt such as 'remove the car,' hit generate, and drop the result into the timeline.
Edit Video — object/character addition — A prompt-based tool that inserts a new element, such as a person, into existing footage. Apply: Click 'edit video,' attach a character sheet if adding a person, type a prompt like 'add an old man,' and hit generate.
Character sheet attachment — A reference image attached to a generation prompt so the AI keeps an inserted character's appearance consistent. Apply: Attach the character sheet file before typing the add-character prompt in the Edit Video tool.
Redraw the Video (local/masked edit) — A tool that lets the editor highlight a specific area of the frame and change only that masked region via a text prompt. Apply: Go to 'draw the video,' highlight the target area (e.g., clothing), type a prompt like 'change the outfit to pajamas,' and generate; the change can be reverted back to the original.
Edit Video — background replacement — A prompt-based tool that swaps the environment behind a subject while keeping the subject itself. Apply: Type a background-change prompt such as 'change the background behind the person to a sunset view from the hill' and hit generate.
Video Generation — start/end frame transition — A tool that generates a new transition clip bridging two chosen frames from existing footage. Apply: Go to 'video generation,' attach a start frame and an end frame, type a prompt like 'make a dynamic transition,' and generate.
Multi-shot camera-angle generation — A tool that produces additional camera angles of the same scene from a single existing shot, without reshooting. Apply: Type a prompt specifying the desired angles, e.g., 'create a multi-shot with two different camera angles,' and generate.
Reframe — A tool that converts a horizontal video into other aspect ratios for different platforms. Apply: Click 'reframe,' select target formats (e.g., 9:16, 4:3, 21:9), generate the options, and pick the one that fits.
Upscale — A one-click, prompt-free tool that increases the resolution/quality of low-resolution footage. Apply: Select the low-quality clip and click the upscale option directly — no text prompt is needed.
The presenter frames the whole video around a gap he claims exists in AI-video content: creators know how to generate AI video from scratch, but 'no one is showing you' how to apply AI tools to footage that's already been shot, positioning the plugin as a complement to generation rather than a replacement for filming.
The 'character sheet' attachment step implies the plugin supports feeding a reference image so an inserted character (the 'old man') stays visually consistent with a target appearance rather than being generated freely.
Redraw the Video is presented as a distinct, spatially-masked editing mode (highlight an area, then prompt) versus Edit Video's whole-clip prompting, and it's shown as reversible back to the original clothing.
The feature set spans a spectrum from pure technical processing that needs no prompt at all (Upscale) to fully generative alteration (background/object replacement and transitions), all bundled in the same plugin.
The cold open ('Is this car real or AI?... It's real. But this is not.') is used to establish upfront that the plugin's edits can be visually indistinguishable from real footage, before any tool is explained.
The video calls the tool the 'Keaxl plugin' throughout, but the closing line instead refers to it as 'our newest Pixel plugin' — a naming inconsistency present in the source itself.
«Is this car real or AI?»
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«And the craziest part, I'm doing all of this on my timeline.»
— 00:25
«You already know how to generate AI videos, but no one is showing you the other half.»
— 00:42
«Now it's gone.»
— 01:45
«here I can simply highlight the area, and let's type change the outfit to pajamas.»
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«change the background behind the person to a sunset view from the hill, and hit generate.»
— 02:34
«make a dynamic transition, and hit generate.»
— 03:00
«And for that, we don't even need a prompt. Just click this one right here. Upscale it.»
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Reception
The technology impresses some professionals, but the audience expresses significant skepticism about demonstration authenticity, output quality, cost, and Adobe's platform choice.
This is a promotional feature walkthrough for Higgsfield AI's Keaxl Premiere Pro plugin, useful as a reference for what specific AI-editing operations the tool claims to perform (object removal/addition, local redraw, background swap, transition generation, multi-angle generation, reframe, upscale) rather than as an independent assessment of output quality or reliability.
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