It turns a 48-second raw clip into a polished 30-second tutorial with accurate subtitles, clean cuts, and simple animations. No need to build from scratch or learn complicated editing software.. Ai Tools, 🔥 Ai Fire Academy, Ai Automations.
TL;DR: AI video editing with Claude Code lets you edit raw footage using simple text prompts. With the open-source video-use skill, Claude Code can cut clips, add subtitles, apply color grading, and export finished videos.
Video-use analyzes your footage through audio transcripts and timestamps. Claude Code then suggests an editing plan, which you can review before approving any changes.
Setup: Install video-use as a Claude Code skill and verify that the required components work.
Editing: A 48.2-second sample video was trimmed to 29.86 seconds while keeping the main content.
Final output: Claude Code added 18 subtitle cues and three animated highlights before exporting
final.mp4.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Wait… Claude can EDIT videos now? I mean actual AI video editing, not generating!
Basically, you can turn raw footage into a finished video without spending hours editing everything manually. Here’s what you can do:
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Cut videos automatically → Remove “um,” “uh,” awkward pauses, and false starts.
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Add subtitles → Generate captions and customize their style.
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Adjust colors → Apply AI color-grading presets.
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Add effects → Create animated overlays to highlight important moments.
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Export videos → Render the finished video with your preferred settings.
And you only need ONE Claude Skill and a few prompts. The Skill is already available, so you don’t have to build everything from scratch.
In this guide, I’ll walk you through the entire setup, step by step, show you the prompts to use, and share a few tips to get better results.
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