Cut a 118-second raw take to 59.5 seconds automatically
- Level Advanced
- Setup1–3 hrs (estimated)
- Evidence Some evidence
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeNo
What they did
A creator built an open-source pipeline where Claude Code picks the cuts from a local Whisper transcript and ffmpeg renders them. 42% of the first raw take was pauses and retakes, so it came out at half the length.
How it went
Single creator report with numbers (118s to 59.5s, 42% pauses/retakes) and a list of silent render bugs they hit. Repo is 'i-hate-editing' on GitHub per the author
Worth knowing
- Single creator report with numbers (118s to 59.5s, 42% pauses/retakes) and a list of silent render bugs they hit. Repo is 'i-hate-editing' on GitHub per the author.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
Transcribe [video file] locally with whisper.cpp, then pick cuts from the transcript that remove pauses, retakes and filler. Render with ffmpeg. Before you trust the render: read the display dimensions (phone video can have a rotation flag), put -ss and -t before -i when changing speed, add a 30ms audio fade at every cut, and pull a frame at each cut plus measure audio levels so I can check it.
Recommended
Try it in Grok Bot
- Copy the prompt (button below).
- Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
- Connect the listed tools (as needed) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
- If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."
Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude Code, Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.
Set it up
Stack: Claude Code + whisper.cpp + ffmpeg
- Read the original source for full context.
- Connect the tools your agent needs.
- Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
- Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.
Generic suggested steps, not from the source.
Evidence
Single creator report with numbers (118s to 59.5s, 42% pauses/retakes) and a list of silent render bugs they hit. Repo is 'i-hate-editing' on GitHub per the author
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