A high-performance video editor designed specifically for short-form content creators. Built with speed and intuitive workflows in mind, it allows for quick edits and uploads, making it perfect for social media content.

Lightning-fast rendering using hardware acceleration

Intuitive timeline editing with keyboard shortcuts

Real-time preview with effects

Optimized for short-form content (15s-3min)

Automatic cropping and subtitles

VOD download and moments highlighting

Direct upload to popular platforms

Low memory footprint and minimal CPU usage

Golden Grouse is written in C for maximum performance and minimal overhead. It leverages FFmpeg for video processing, ImGui for the interface, and OpenGL for hardware-accelerated rendering. This combination allows for real-time preview of effects and transitions, even on modest hardware.

The application uses a custom-built caching system to ensure smooth playback and editing, with intelligent memory management that predicts which frames will be needed and preloads them accordingly.

Golden Grouse was developed to address my own frustrations with existing video editors that were either too complex for quick edits or too simplistic for quality content. The project began as a personal tool but evolved into a more comprehensive solution as I identified common pain points in the content creation workflow.

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