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00:00:00:00 — AI VIDEO EDITING WITH CLAUDE

AI rough cuts for DaVinci Resolve. By chat.

Tell Claude which folder to cut: Schnippo removes pauses and slips automatically and builds a finished timeline from your original clips.

With a final sense check before export
Download SchnippoHow it works
Free · MIT licence macOS Windows

AI video editing where you have the final say

Schnippo does the snipping in DaVinci Resolve. The scissors stay in your hand.

01 · TIMELINE

Works in your timeline

Schnippo builds a new timeline from your original footage in DaVinci Resolve Studio. It overwrites nothing and never changes your files.

02 · CLAUDE

Uses your Claude plan

Claude makes the editorial decisions on your existing plan. Schnippo itself is free.

03 · TRANSCRIPTION

For a few cents

Gladia bills you directly, roughly USD 0.10 per 10 minutes of audio. Schnippo gives you the estimate before every transcription.

04 · REELS

Reels from long videos

On request, Schnippo turns the strongest moments of your long video into vertical reels.

How the AI rough cut works

You write what you need in the chat. Every pass gets its own timeline.

  1. Name the folder

    For example, write “Cut My_Film”. On request, the onboarding creates a suitable project folder for you.

  2. Rough cut in passes

    Schnippo measures speech, pauses, slips and sound, and Claude makes the editorial decisions. In borderline cases you get questions.

  3. Polish, graphics and sound

    With “Continue” you move on to fine cut, B-roll and polish. Zooms, graphics and sound effects are added on request.

  4. Reels and export

    “Make 3 reels from the video” delivers vertical reels. Schnippo renders the finished video with subtitles into the folder schnippo-export/.

What Schnippo can do in DaVinci Resolve

From the first rough cut to the finished export, all non-destructive in your timeline.

Pauses and slips removed automatically

Schnippo measures speech, pauses, slips and sound and cuts in passes. Claude makes the editorial decisions, and every pass lands in its own timeline.

Questions in borderline cases

When it is close, Schnippo asks in the chat instead of guessing.

Understands your B-roll

Claude looks at your footage and places it over the right moments. Schnippo automatically recognises clips without sound as B-roll.

Zooms and graphics

On request, Schnippo places zooms and graphics directly in the timeline.

Sound effects

“Add subtle sound effects” creates a separate track with effects.

Vertical reels

The strongest moments of your long video become vertical reels.

Subtitles, glossary and export

Names from your glossary are already correct in the transcript. Schnippo renders the finished video with subtitles into the folder schnippo-export/.

Basic audio processing

Schnippo measures loudness, peaks and noise and brings the sound to a clean, even level.

BEFORE EXPORT

Final sense check

Before your video is finished, Schnippo listens through the whole cut once more. It fixes rough seams automatically, and Claude checks whether the spoken text still makes sense as a whole.

About USD 0.10 per 10 minutes. After changes, only new parts are checked.

Install Schnippo in 5 steps

You install new versions the same way.

  1. Download

    Get the latest .mcpb file from the releases page.

    Download Schnippo

  2. Double-click

    The file opens in Claude Desktop. Confirm the installation.

  3. Key

    Enter your Gladia key in the extension settings.

    Transcription: around USD 0.10 per 10 minutes of audio

    Get a Gladia key

  4. Restart

    Quit Claude completely: on a Mac from the menu bar (Claude → Quit), on Windows by right-clicking the icon in the system tray. Closing the window is not enough.

  5. Set up

    Start a new chat and write:

    Let's set up Schnippo

REQUIREMENTS

  • Apple Silicon Mac or Windows PC
  • DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1+, scripting set to “Local”
  • Claude Desktop
  • Your own Gladia key

Known limits

Schnippo is in beta. Here is what you should know first.

  • German interface

    The interface and guides are in German. English footage works too.

  • Questions as text

    Claude Desktop currently does not show the interactive cards of local extensions, so Schnippo asks in the chat.

  • Mixed frame rates in the A-roll

    Takes with a different rate from the main footage are untested. B-roll may differ.

  • Long videos and small Claude plans

    You can reach the usage limit in the middle of a cut.

  • Not yet tested with real footage

    Shoots from a script, raw material over 30 minutes, very quiet recordings.

  • Rare Resolve crash

    Resolve 21.1.2 crashed several times in tests while inserting graphics. Save your project before a build.

  • Other AI models

    Schnippo has only been tested with Claude. The model needs image understanding.

Frequently asked questions

What does Schnippo cost?

Schnippo is free. Gladia bills you directly, roughly USD 0.10 per 10 minutes of audio. On top of that comes your Claude plan.

Is Schnippo a plugin for DaVinci Resolve?

Not in the classic sense. Schnippo is an extension for Claude Desktop (an MCP server) and controls DaVinci Resolve Studio through its scripting interface. In Resolve you only switch on external scripting.

What about privacy?

There is no telemetry and no Schnippo server. The audio track goes to Gladia for transcription, and transcripts and frames go to your AI model. Everything else is in the privacy policy.

What happens to my files?

They stay where they are. Timelines point to your original clips, and Schnippo does not change or delete them.

Does Schnippo run on Windows?

Yes. Schnippo runs on Apple Silicon Macs and on Windows.

Does it work with the free version of Resolve?

No. It does not support external scripting, so you need DaVinci Resolve Studio.

Does Schnippo work with other AI apps?

Yes, MCP-capable apps such as Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex or VS Code with Copilot start Schnippo with uvx schnippo. However, Schnippo has only been tested with Claude. Setup is described in the GitHub repository.

How do I get updates?

Schnippo tells you about new versions and never updates itself. You install the new file as you did the first time, and your key and settings are kept. You can switch off the notice in the settings.

Ready for your first snip?

Schnippo is free and released under the MIT licence.

Download SchnippoSource code on GitHub

Prefer to have it edited for you? Schnippo is made by Seitz Dominik Visuals. For editing, video projects or workshops, find us at sdv.design.