How to edit a video with Claude Opus 5.5, from cuts to motion graphics
A tutorial from the 100x Engineers channel on using Claude Opus 5.5 to build fully edited videos, including motion graphics and animations. In the workflows described, Claude writes animation code, renders the frames and assembles an MP4 with FFmpeg rather than generating pixels directly. It can also cut talking-head footage by editing a transcript, removing pauses and filler words.
A video about it went from 57,529 to 111,494 views in 36 hours - about 7.3 times the typical pace of other AI-tool videos SteadyVane tracks on YouTube. It has 1,754 likes and 51 comments.
Why it matters: If you cut talking-head video or build explainers, the transcript-based approach swaps scrubbing a timeline for editing text, which is worth one afternoon of testing on footage you already have.
