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The AI edits his raw footage into finished YouTube videos through DaVinci Resolve

A developer new to making videos drops raw files into a folder and the AI, connected to DaVinci Resolve through an MCP server, builds complete edited YouTube videos: transcribing, picking cuts, graphics and music, using a setup it built up over his last three videos. His latest video took 57 minutes, with AI showing him take options to pick from.

How it works

  1. He drops raw files into a folder
  2. The AI connects to DaVinci Resolve through an MCP server and runs scripts inside it
  3. It transcribes, picks cuts, adds graphics and music, and shows him take options to choose
  4. The finished video is ready, the latest in 57 minutes

Why it’s worth knowing

Dropping files in a folder is the whole input; the agent runs the editing program itself and returns a finished video.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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