How much of video editing actually needs to be done manually every time? I’ve been working on a s...How much of video editing actually needs to be done manually every time? I’ve been working on a s...
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Yong Zhang
• Sep 23
How much of video editing actually needs to be done manually every time?
I’ve been working on a small video editing automation workflow lately.
The goal isn’t to automate creativity or storytelling. It’s to reduce the repetitive work — organizing media, building timelines, basic cuts, subtitles, rendering, and some of the checks around them.
Part of the reason is practical. I want to build and run my own content channels, but I don’t want video production to slowly become another full-time job.
I’ve made some progress, and the workflow is starting to work.
The interesting problem now is figuring out where automation should stop, and where human judgment should stay.
If you create content regularly, what part of video editing takes up the most unnecessary time for you?
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