How to edit Instagram Reels automatically with Claude
Short answer
AI Editing Studio is a free Claude Code skill that edits Reels for you. Put your raw talking-head clips in a folder, type /studio-edit in Claude Code, and Claude picks your best take of every line, cuts the pauses, cuts you out of the background, and adds captions, motion graphics and sound. You never open editing software: you watch the result, say what to change in plain words, and it re-renders in about two minutes.
What happens when you type /studio-edit
- Finds and transcribes your clips. It makes contact sheets and transcribes every take with word-level timing, locally on your computer.
- Keeps your best takes. Repeat a line as many times as you like; it rebuilds your script and keeps the cleanest take of each line, with no dead air between them.
- Cuts from your original files. Punch-ins from 4K footage stay sharp and add variety.
- Cuts you out of the background. Big words can sit behind your head.
- Applies a designed look. Captions, motion graphics and subtle sound design in a consistent style.
- Builds animated inserts. An app on screen behind you or your profile getting followed on your call to action, built in parallel by sub-agents.
- Checks every cut. Everything stays inside the Instagram safe zone, and you get a phone-ready copy to review.
What you need
- A Mac, a Windows 10/11 PC or a Linux computer. Apple Silicon Macs are fastest for the background cutout
- A Claude plan that includes Claude Code. Your AI subscription is separate from Studio
- ffmpeg, Node.js 22 or newer and Python 3.10 or newer. On first run the skill prints the exact install line for anything missing
- About 10 GB of free disk space. The first Reel downloads about 2 GB of speech and cutout models
- A raw vertical clip of you talking to the camera. A clip you already have is enough to start
Set it up in three steps
- Get Free Studio from the Free vs Pro page. The download also includes Footage Sorter, which sorts a folder of raw footage into Reels, Carousels, Stories and Tutorials (open source on GitHub).
- Copy the
studio-editfolder into your Claude skills folder:~/.claude/skills/studio-editon Mac and Linux,C:\Users\<you>\.claude\skills\studio-editon Windows. - Open Claude Code and type
/studio-edit. The first run asks your name, Instagram handle and favorite look, then checks your tools and sets everything up, once.
Then edit with a sentence like /studio-edit I just dropped 5 clips in my downloads, and give notes like the captions feel too small, and cut the pause before the last line.
Filming tips: shoot vertical in 4K if your phone allows, keep the camera still for each setup, and repeat a line until it feels right.
Free vs Pro
| Free | Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Editing formats | Talking head ("Yapping") | 10 formats: before/after, white frame, monochrome animation, character, yapping, greenscreen, tier list, split-screen reaction, head breakout, motion |
| Motion effects | 5 | 50+ |
| Caption styles | 5 | 50+ |
| Your own music, PNGs and video | Yes | Yes |
| Price | Free | $49 one-time |
Pro is currently sold as a paid preorder. The finished Pro toolkit has no announced release date; you get a release update by email within two weeks of purchase, and a full refund is available within 14 days. You can also join the free Pro waitlist instead.
Who it is for
- A good fit: creators, coaches and founders who film themselves talking to the camera and want finished Reels without learning an editor
- A good fit: people who already use Claude and want their Reels to look the same every time, in their own style
- Not a fit: anyone who wants to edit only on a phone, or who needs a hosted web editor or a hand-made edit by a human editor
How it differs from editing apps
Timeline editors such as CapCut, and text-based editors such as Descript, give you tools and you make the edit yourself. Caption apps add captions to a video you upload to their cloud. AI Editing Studio works the other way around: Claude makes the whole edit from your raw takes on your own computer, and you direct it in plain language. You keep the files, your style is saved for the next video, and there is no Studio subscription.
Questions
Is AI Editing Studio free?
Yes. Free Studio is a free download, together with Footage Sorter. Studio Pro is a separate paid edition with more formats, motion effects and caption styles.
Does it work with ChatGPT?
Free Studio installs as a Claude Code skill, so today you need a Claude plan that includes Claude Code. A ChatGPT edition is being tested; supported apps are confirmed on the Studio terms page before release.
Do I need editing experience?
No. You review a phone copy of the edit and ask for changes in plain words, for example "make the captions bigger" or "cut the pause before the last line".
Is my footage uploaded to a cloud editor?
No. Editing runs on your own computer. Claude Code talks to Anthropic for the AI part as usual, and the website never receives your raw clips.
How long does an edit take?
The first run spends a few minutes on setup and downloads about 2 GB of speech and cutout models. After that, every round of notes re-renders in about two minutes.
Can the Reels match my brand?
Yes. You can build or recreate your own style with your fonts, colors and sounds, then reuse it for every new video.
Does it work on a phone?
No. You film on your phone and edit on a Mac, Windows or Linux computer.
What is the refund policy for Pro?
Full refund within 14 days of purchase, for any reason. Email value@grigorets.com.