AI Video Editor Skill for Claude Code: Raw Clips In, Finished Video Out
by Avanish patidar
$49
You film in ten minutes. Then you edit for three hours.
Cutting every pause. Typing every caption. Hunting for a shot to cover the boring bit. Getting the music to sit under your voice. That is the part this skill takes off your hands.
This is a skill for Claude Code. Point it at a folder of raw clips and a reference you like, and say what you want:
"Edit my clips in ~/Videos/shoot-01 into a 30 second reel like this reference. Captions on, my brand colour is #FF5A1F."
Claude studies the reference, listens to your footage, shows you a plan, and after you say yes, it renders a finished MP4 on your computer, checks it, and hands it over with a thumbnail and a post caption.
What it does for you
✅ Studies your reference: measures its cut pace, hook, captions and framing, then edits your footage to match
✅ Cuts the dead air: removes pauses, "um", repeated takes and false starts, always on word boundaries
✅ Puts the best line first: finds your strongest sentence and opens with it, with a bold hook on screen
✅ Word-by-word captions in 5 styles, in sync even after cutting, in your brand colours and font
✅ B-roll over your voice: covers the picture with a matching shot while you keep talking
✅ Punch-in zooms, photo motion, crossfades, titles, labels and call-to-action text
✅ Music that dips when you speak, loudness set for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
✅ Vertical, square, portrait or landscape, with a fast preview before the final
✅ Checks its own work before you see it: size, length, loudness, black frames, silent gaps, cut words, captions too fast to read
✅ Optional AI shots: makes missing images in your ChatGPT and video clips in your Google Flow, through your own Chrome, only after you approve each one
You stay in control
Nothing is generated or rendered until you approve the plan. You see the hook, the order, the captions, the music and every shot that would be generated, with its prompt. Want changes? Say them in plain words: "the start is weak", "tighter", "music too loud", "square for LinkedIn too".
Made for
Creators who post reels, shorts and TikToks
Founders, coaches and freelancers making product demos, tutorials, testimonials and client videos
Teachers and trainers who record lessons
Small teams that need a steady stream of short videos without hiring an editor
What's inside
The skill: the workflow Claude follows, 9 tools (transcribe, analyse a reference, render, check and more), 7 edit recipes, 5 caption styles, 5 text styles and open-licence fonts
One-click installer: double-click on Mac, or one command on Mac and Linux. It installs the free tools it needs after you agree
20-page guide (PDF): install, your first edit, how to give a good reference, captions, AI shots, revisions, troubleshooting
20 ready requests to copy: reels, product promos, testimonials, tutorials, faceless videos, travel montages, cut-downs
What you need
Claude Code (a Claude Pro or Max plan is enough)
A Mac (tested). Linux works with the same installer; Windows through WSL
About 1 GB of disk for free tools: ffmpeg and a speech-to-text engine that runs on your computer
For AI shots only: Chrome with the Claude in Chrome extension, and your own ChatGPT and Google Flow accounts. Generation uses your own plan's limits and credits
Good to know
Private by default. Your videos never leave your computer. Transcription and rendering run locally.
Your originals are never changed. It works on copies and makes a new MP4.
It never signs in, enters passwords or buys anything in your accounts.
It is not a timeline app and it does not edit Premiere, Final Cut or CapCut projects. It does not colour grade, remove backgrounds or track motion.
FAQ
Do I need to know video editing? No. You describe the result. Knowing what you like (a reference) helps more than knowing how to edit.
Do I need to code? No. You install with a double-click and talk to Claude in plain words.
Does it work in other languages? Yes. Captions work in Hindi and 90+ other languages with the free multilingual model, which the installer offers.
Can I use it for client work? Yes, you can edit client videos with it.
Includes: 1 ZIP (skill, installer, guide, 20 requests) and the guide as a separate PDF.
A last word
If something breaks, write to me through avanishpatidar.in and I will fix it. If it saves you an evening, a rating takes ten seconds and is how other creators find it.
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