Edit a talking-head reel from 10 minutes of raw footage in CapCut with Claude

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Oct 15, 2026 by Alexander Machulin (@skargik)

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Last checked

Oct 22, 2026

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Outcome

Alexander Machulin's spouse edited a full talking-head reel with Claude. From 10 minutes of raw footage, Claude cut the video in CapCut, added subtitles and picked photos from the spouse's gallery, and nothing had to be fixed by hand. Machulin only helped with the setup: Whisper had started downloading to the laptop, and the regular chat had been opened instead of Claude Code. Machulin says the video came out good.

AI tool

Claude

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

What the prompt labels mean

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Turn my raw talking-head footage into a short reel with subtitles, edited in my video editor.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- The raw footage file and roughly how long the reel should be: [FOOTAGE AND LENGTH]
- The editor you can control (e.g. CapCut) and where my photos are: [EDITOR AND PHOTOS]
- The main points the reel must keep: [KEY POINTS]

Rules:
- Transcribe the footage first and show me the cut list (what stays, what goes) before editing.
- Cut pauses, retakes and filler, but keep my words and meaning; don't reorder points without asking.
- Add subtitles that match what I say exactly, and only use photos from the folder I give you.
- Tell me before installing or downloading any tool, and why it's needed.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.

Output: The edited reel in my editor's project, ready to export, plus the cut list.

You'll know it worked when: the reel plays cleanly, the subtitles match, and I didn't have to fix anything by hand.

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Turn my raw talking-head footage into a short reel with subtitles, edited in my video editor.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- The raw footage file and roughly how long the reel should be: [FOOTAGE AND LENGTH]
- The editor you can control (e.g. CapCut) and where my photos are: [EDITOR AND PHOTOS]
- The main points the reel must keep: [KEY POINTS]

Rules:
- Transcribe the footage first and show me the cut list (what stays, what goes) before editing.
- Cut pauses, retakes and filler, but keep my words and meaning; don't reorder points without asking.
- Add subtitles that match what I say exactly, and only use photos from the folder I give you.
- Tell me before installing or downloading any tool, and why it's needed.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.

Output: The edited reel in my editor's project, ready to export, plus the cut list.

You'll know it worked when: the reel plays cleanly, the subtitles match, and I didn't have to fix anything by hand.

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Turn my raw talking-head footage into a short reel with subtitles, edited in my video editor.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- The raw footage file and roughly how long the reel should be: [FOOTAGE AND LENGTH]
- The editor you can control (e.g. CapCut) and where my photos are: [EDITOR AND PHOTOS]
- The main points the reel must keep: [KEY POINTS]

Rules:
- Transcribe the footage first and show me the cut list (what stays, what goes) before editing.
- Cut pauses, retakes and filler, but keep my words and meaning; don't reorder points without asking.
- Add subtitles that match what I say exactly, and only use photos from the folder I give you.
- Tell me before installing or downloading any tool, and why it's needed.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- Before export, list each subtitle line next to its timestamp so I can spot errors quickly.

Output: The edited reel in my editor's project, ready to export, plus the cut list.

You'll know it worked when: the reel plays cleanly, the subtitles match, and I didn't have to fix anything by hand.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://x.com/skargik/status/2110854227962863742