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How it works, in detail.

Every number here comes from our real job logs.

Speed

About 45 minutes to fully edit one short video. There is no daily limit: each setup edits one video at a time, so you add setups to run more at once.

Short videos	Time
Typical time to fully edit one video	45 min
Average when fixes are needed (41 videos)	82 min
Busiest night so far, Aug 27, nobody watching	4 videos
Live events, Sep 28 to Oct 5	49 videos in 8 days

Made in = from starting the edit to the first full video.

Code does the exact work (timing, sound levels, frame by frame). AI does the choices (which take, which graphic).

#	Step	What happens	Time
1	Scripts	AI writes the scripts, 3 at a time. New ones only after the last 3 are done.	automatic
2	Upload	The creator films and uploads the clips. Any camera, any number of takes.	creator
3	Sort	It listens to each clip and files it under the right script.	1 to 2 min
4	Cut	It removes mistakes and keeps the best take of each line. It frames the face and fixes the color.	automatic
5	You check the cut	Approve it, or type what to fix. It sends a new cut.	about 1 min per fix
6	Edit	AI plans the video, then adds captions, graphics, sound and any AI-made shots.	about 45 min
7	Self-check	It checks its own work (cuts, captions, sound, graphics) and fixes what fails.	part of the edit
8	You check the video	Approve it, or type what to change. Only the changed parts get redone.	minutes
9	Client checks the video	One button to approve, or reply with changes.	client
10	Delivered	The final video goes to Frame.io with a share link. Everyone gets told.	automatic

No human editor. Someone can upload screen recordings if they want. If not, it makes them as graphics.

AI does the editing. People decide what goes out. There are three checks.

Check 1

Approve, or type a fix. A new cut comes back in about a minute.

Check 2

Approve, or type a change. Only that part gets redone.

Check 3

One button. If they want changes, they reply and it gets fixed.

Sep 22	Video	What happened
10:57	160	Cut sent for review
11:03	160	Fix typed: "On second 14 you cut off the end of the sentence"
11:05	160	Fixed cut sent
11:09	159	Fix typed: "He stutters in the first second"
11:10	159	Fixed cut sent, 56 seconds later
11:10	160	Approved, editing starts
12:16	160	Finished video sent

Tool	What it does	Cost
Claude Code	Writes scripts, plans and edits the videos	flat monthly plan
Claude	Small choices during an edit	under $1 a video
faster-whisper	Turns speech into text, with the time of every word	free
wav2vec2	Finds every word in a clip so mistakes can be cut	free
ffmpeg	Cuts and puts the video together	free
Chrome	Draws the graphics and captions	free
Higgsfield	Makes AI shots when a video needs them	about $0.15 a credit
MediaPipe	Tracks hands and faces	free
Frame.io	Stores the clips and finished videos	subscription
Telegram	Where you approve and type fixes	free
Notion	Tracks where every video is	free

20 jobs run on a timer so it works with nobody watching.

How often	What it does
Every 30 seconds	Starts the next video in line
Every minute	Starts edits for new uploads. Writes scripts when asked.
Every 2 minutes	Sorts new uploads. Cuts takes. Restarts anything stuck. Reconnects the network. Turns reel links into scripts.
Every 5 minutes	Health check
Every 10 minutes	Releases the next scripts. Updates the status board.
Every 30 minutes	Backs up all the code
Every hour	Checks the AI login. Clears broken uploads.
Every day	Deletes old work files. Refreshes shot lists.
Every Monday	Full self-test
Always on	The approval bot and the upload page

When	Problem	Fix
Jul 24	An edit got stuck for 2 hours waiting on an AI shot	Every step has a time limit now
Aug 8	The approval bots froze	A watchdog restarts them every 2 minutes
Aug 12	A video went out with a broken effect	A check now stops it before it goes out
Aug 13	The AI waited 12 minutes for a transcript	That work now runs at the same time
Aug 13	Broken uploads sat next to real ones	Uploads are checked, and broken ones get cleared
Aug 14	The AI login expired overnight	It is checked every hour, and work pauses if it fails

An editor costs about $50 a video. This costs about $1. AI-made shots cost extra, only when a video uses them.

Video	Editing	AI-made shots	Total
Script 5	$0.38	$4.22	$4.60
Script 4	$0.76	$1.40	$2.16
Script 2	$0.92	$1.40	$2.32
Script 3	$0.95	$9.40	$10.35
Script 6	$0.97	$4.22	$5.19
Script 41, no AI shots	n/a	$0.00	n/a
Script 7, the most AI shots	n/a	$17.91	n/a

Editing stayed under $1 every time. The flat monthly AI plan that runs the edits is not split into the per-video number.

Do you still need editors?

Not for the editing. A person checks the cut and the final video. That is a tap or a short note.

How many videos can it do?

There is no daily limit. Each setup edits one video at a time, so you add setups to do more at once.

What does it cost?

About $1 a video to edit, against about $50 for an editor. AI-made shots cost extra if a video uses them.

What if it makes a mistake?

It checks its own work first. If you spot something, type it and it fixes just that part.

What does the creator do?

Film and upload. Mistakes are fine. It cuts them out.

What happens when something breaks?

It stops and sends a message saying what broke. It never fails quietly.