Your project is the starting point.
The companion reads the open project and active sequence from Premiere. Switching context updates where new time belongs.
Built for the hours between cuts
Know what the edit
really costs.
The shoot is quoted. The edit is a moving target. Automatically track your team’s time in Premiere Pro and put real numbers behind the next quote.
Private Mac pilot · Premiere Pro 26 · No card required
YOUR EDITING TIME, IN FOCUSTry the interactive demo
The working dashboard, shown with example people, projects and time.
A quieter way to track time
Open Premiere.
Get on with the edit.
Once your Mac is connected, there is no project list to fill in and no timer to remember.
The timer follows your work.
Time is saved while Premiere is in use. Background time pauses, and long idle breaks are trimmed automatically.
The hours tell a useful story.
Review confirmed time across editors, projects and sequences. Compare it with the hours you allowed for the job.
Built around a working edit suite
Small in the background.
Useful when you quote.
Follow the edit.
Projects are detected automatically. Time follows the active sequence, so the hero film and the social cutdowns have their own context.
Leave the stopwatch behind.
Tracking pauses when Premiere goes into the background. After five minutes without input, the idle gap is removed back to the last interaction.
See the whole team.
Bring confirmed time from enrolled Macs into one company workspace. See who worked on each project, with separate staff accounts.
Put evidence behind the quote.
Link detected projects to a job and compare hours with your editing allowance. Set revision stages explicitly to understand the cost of changes.
Keep working offline.
The Mac companion saves time locally and queues it for upload when the connection returns. Editing comes first.
Make the numbers useful.
Export a CSV or connect a compatible AI client through the read-only MCP interface. Direct CRM and Xero integrations are planned.
From our edit suite to yours
We wanted to know
where the hours went.
At The Jasper Picture Company, we know how to quote a shoot. Editing is harder: another version, another round of changes, another set of cutdowns.
We’re building The Edit Timer to make those hours visible, without adding another admin task to the editor’s day. We’re starting with our own team and a private Mac pilot.
Meet The Jasper Picture CompanyWhere we are now
A focused pilot, before a wider release.
Mac first. Premiere Pro 26 first. We’re preparing the signed installer and checking it in real editing sessions.
More Premiere versions, Windows and direct accounting integrations will need their own validation. Public trials and payments are not open.
A few good questions
Before you hit play.
Does it track projects or individual sequences?
Both. Each saved interval includes the detected project and active sequence context. If two sequence tabs are open, the active sequence gets the time once. Bin work can remain attributed to the last active timeline; this is context, not a record of every timeline action.
What happens when I take a break?
Premiere going into the background pauses tracking. A gap of more than five minutes without input in Premiere is removed back to the last observed interaction. Tracking resumes when you interact with Premiere again. Short gaps can count as thinking time.
Will it work with my version of Premiere?
The current private pilot targets Premiere Pro 26 on macOS. The earlier collector has captured time on Premiere 26.2.2. The new companion installer is being prepared for signing and testing. Other Premiere versions and Windows are not yet validated.
Can it tell first edits from client changes?
You assign revision stages to a job in the dashboard. Sequence names alone do not tell us whether an edit is a first cut, internal review or client revision, so we do not guess.
Does it record my screen or footage?
No. It records editing intervals, project names and file paths, sequence names and identifiers, and editor/device identifiers. It does not upload footage, project contents, screenshots, typed keys or mouse coordinates. See our privacy information below.
Can I connect it to Xero or my CRM?
The pilot has CSV export and a read-only MCP interface for compatible clients. Direct Xero and CRM connections are on the roadmap. Automatic timesheet posting and invoicing are not available yet.
How much does it cost?
Our planned launch offer is a 7-day free trial, then A$29 per month per team for up to five editors, with unlimited report-only users. Australian pricing includes GST. Public trials and payments are not open yet. Joining the waitlist does not start a trial or require payment.
Make the hours useful
Practical guides for your edit team.
Premiere Pro Time Tracking
Track editing hours by Premiere Pro project and active sequence. Learn how automatic timing, five-minute idle breaks and team reporting work in The Edit Timer.
Read the guideTrack Time by Premiere Pro Sequence
Understand how editing time is attributed to active Premiere Pro sequences, including multiple open timelines, cutdowns, bin work and revision stages.
Read the guideHow Long Does Video Editing Take?
Estimate video editing time from footage, story, graphics, formats and revision rounds. Use an example editing allowance and actual hours to improve your next quote.
Read the guideBe part of what comes next
Better quotes start
with better numbers.
Join the waitlist for The Edit Timer. Tell us what you edit on, and we’ll be in touch when early access is ready.
No payment. No automatic trial. Just a place on the list.