Runway alternative
A Runway alternative for editing the footage you actually shot
Runway is a generative studio: prompt models, create and transform shots, then assemble them yourself. Zupum is the opposite end of the workflow. Upload a raw clip of you talking and the AI hands back a finished edit - word-synced captions, cutaways matched to your words, music, sound effects, transitions and a colour grade.
Generation and editing are different problems
Generative tools are extraordinary at inventing footage, but a reel needs structure: where the captions sit, when a cutaway lands, what plays underneath, how the frame is graded. That assembly is still manual work, on a timeline, with prompts and credits to manage. If your video is you talking to camera, most of that power goes unused.
- Prompting and model settings before anything is edited
- Shots still have to be assembled on a timeline
- Credits burn per generation, not per finished video
- No captions, music or sound design applied for you
What Zupum gives you instead
One upload, one pass, one finished draft - built from your actual speech, with each layer left editable and switchable so you can direct changes instead of rebuilding.
- Word-synced captions in 60+ styles
- Stock and AI-generated B-roll placed on the right beats
- Keyed cutout of you over cutaways or a chosen backdrop
- Background music, sound effects and 30 transitions
- Auto colour grading, noise removal and filler-word cleanup
- Runs in the browser on desktop and mobile
Zupum vs Runway: feature checklist
Comparing the job each tool is built for: generating footage versus finishing a real clip.
| Feature | Zupum | Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Text-to-video generation | ||
| One-pass edit of your own footage | ||
| Word-synced captions | ||
| B-roll matched to your words | ||
| Background music and sound effects | ||
| Automatic colour grading | Manual | |
| Background removal / person cutout | ||
| Timeline skills required | ||
| Free first edit | Credit-limited free tier |
