Video Editor

Overview

Video editing is time-intensive — a 10-minute video can take hours to edit. Video Editor automates the tedious parts: detecting scene changes, removing silences and filler words, generating captions, adding transitions, and cutting highlights for social media clips.

The skill uses computer vision for scene detection, speech-to-text for transcript generation, and language models for identifying the most engaging segments. It outputs professional-quality video with minimal human intervention.

While it won’t replace a professional editor for narrative filmmaking, it’s perfect for content creators, educators, and marketers who need to produce polished video content efficiently.

How It Works

1. Ingest — Upload raw video footage (MP4, MOV, AVI, etc.)
2. Analyze — AI detects scenes, transcribes audio, identifies key moments
3. Edit — Auto-remove silences, apply transitions, generate captions
4. Review — Preview the edited video with timeline markup
5. Export — Export in multiple formats and resolutions

Use Cases

• Content creation — Turn raw footage into polished YouTube videos
• Social media clips — Auto-generate highlight reels for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts
• Education — Edit lecture recordings with chapter markers and captions
• Podcasts — Create video versions of podcasts with auto-generated visuals
• Marketing — Produce product demos and testimonial videos at scale

Getting Started

# Basic edit: remove silences and add captions
video-edit --input raw-footage.mp4 --remove-silence --add-captions

# Social media highlight reel
video-edit --input interview.mp4 --highlights --duration 60s --format vertical

# Full edit with transitions
video-edit --input footage.mp4 --scenes --transitions fade --captions --output final.mp4

Example

Processing: raw-interview.mp4 (22:14)

Analysis:
  📹 45 scenes detected
  🔇 3:42 of silence removed
  💬 1,847 words transcribed
  ⭐ 5 highlight moments identified

Output:
  📦 full-edit.mp4 (18:32) — polished full version
  📱 highlights-vertical.mp4 (0:58) — social media reel
  📝 captions.srt — subtitle file

Export time: 4:15

Alternatives

• Descript — AI-powered video editing with text-based editing
• CapCut — Free video editor with AI features
• Opus Clip — AI video repurposing for short-form content