Orange Switchafter a fast tech explainer
- Changes state every few seconds
- Flat graphics on warm white
- Spoken word boxed in orange
A Claude Code kit · by The Igniting Studio
Your videos, in any editing style you love
Give Claude a video whose editing you love and your raw talking-head take. It studies how that video was edited (layouts, captions, graphics, rhythm, ending) and edits yours the same way, in your brand colours. Save the style, and your next video starts from it.
No long promptsLearns from a reference videoYour brand colours
Saved stylesRuns on your own computerWindows · Mac (beta)
Runs inside Claude Code · no editing app to learn · you type one word to start
Same raw take · three reference videos · three edits
Why it's different
The reference does the prompting.
Most AI editors make you describe your edit in a long prompt, every time. Here you show Claude a video instead, and it works out the editing for itself.
No prompting
Type start. Give it a reference (or a saved style), your raw video and your brand. That's the whole brief.
Light setup
Double-click the installer, type Y for the terms, paste one key. About 10–20 minutes the first time, mostly downloading. Everything goes into one folder.
Full control
Ask for changes in plain words. When a change is about the style, it asks whether to save it to the style too, and keeps every earlier version.
How it works
Show it a video. Get yours back edited that way.
1
Install
Unzip and double-click the installer for your computer. No admin password, nothing scattered around your computer. A step-by-step PDF comes with it.
2
Give it three things
A TikTok, Reel, Short or file whose editing you love, your raw take, and your brand: a website, hex codes or a saved brand.
start3
Check it and save the style
It tells you what it learned from the reference, asks about your screens, builds and renders the edit, and checks every caption. Then it offers to save the style for next time.
“edit tuesday.mp4 in my tiktok style”No reference in mind? Your own best video works too. Every style comes from a real video someone edited, so there are no generic templates to fight against.
Same raw take
One take. Three references.
We filmed one raw video and edited it three times, each after a different reference video. Same words; only the reference changed.
Studio Motionafter a motion-graphics explainer
- Headline and animated diagram up top
- Speaker in a card, head over the edge
- Ink, cream and gold
Softafter a natural talking head
- Full-frame footage, face never covered
- A running list and picture cards
- White serif captions, blush accent
What it learns
It watches the reference like an editor.
Claude studies the reference frame by frame and tells you what it found before it touches your take. Then it applies that language to what you actually say, not a frame-by-frame copy.
Layouts
Where the speaker sits, where screens and graphics go, the background. Measured, so your edit uses the same geometry.
Captions
Words per card, the box or outline behind them, the font, colour, case and where they sit.
Visual look
How its graphics are drawn: flat or dimensional, line weight, how much is on screen, how things move in. Your graphics are drawn fresh for your sentences, in that look.
Rhythm
How long each layout holds and how often the picture changes.
Opening
How the reference hooks you in the first seconds, written from your own opening words.
Ending
How it closes and what it asks for, with your own call to action.
Save as many styles as you like
- One per reference: one for TikTok, a calmer one for LinkedIn, one per series.
- The changes you asked for become part of the style.
- Every earlier version is kept, so an update can be undone.
- Use any style with any of your saved brands.
Or just say it
bigger captions
less time on the first card
use my landing page there
update the saved style too
Everything it does
The whole edit, start to finish.
All of this happens in every edit, in the reference's style.
The cut
Keeps the take you finished
- Removes restarts. Say a line three times and it keeps the one you finished.
- Cuts stumbles and abandoned lines, at the pace of the reference.
Captions
Right words, right moment
- Word-timed captions in the reference's caption look, in your colours.
- No “um” or “uh” on screen. They stay in the audio.
- Your names spelled right: your product, your tools, your own name.
- Checked against the finished audio before it renders.
Screens
Shows what you're talking about
- Give it everything you have, one long recording or a folder. It picks the part for each sentence and shows you its picks first.
- Or let it make screenshots. It reads what you say, finds the public pages that show it (a tool you name, your own site) and screenshots them.
- Screens behave like the reference's: placed, sized and timed the way that editor did it.
Graphics and b-roll
Something to look at, every beat
- Graphics drawn for each sentence, in the reference's visual look.
- AI b-roll pictures with fal.ai, if you want them: scenes and moods only, never fake screens.
- Nothing invented: no numbers or claims on screen that you didn't say.
You on camera
Framed like the reference
- Face tracking keeps you framed in every layout.
- Head cut-out: your head breaks over the top of a card, when the reference does that.
- Captions stay clear of the app's buttons at the bottom of the screen.
Checked before you see it
It looks at its own work
- Reads stills of every layout beside the reference, fixes what looks wrong, and looks again.
- Watches the finished file and tells you what it carried over, what it couldn't, and why.
In and out
Works with what you have
- References from a link or a file: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube.
- Portrait or landscape raw footage, from a phone or a camera.
- 1080×1920 MP4, ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
- Sound levelled to the loudness the platforms expect.
- Changes in plain words, and it re-renders.
- Other languages that AssemblyAI transcribes.
- Your footage stays yours: only the audio is sent to be transcribed.
- Never moves or overwrites your raw takes or recordings.
- One folder: an uninstaller removes only what the kit added.
Brands
Their editing. Your colours.
The reference's colours are swapped for yours. Save a brand once, one for each business, channel or client, and pick it next time.
- Give it your website: it reads the colours a visitor actually sees, and asks you to confirm them.
- Or paste your hex codes.
- Every colour pair is checked for contrast.
- Type that looks like the reference's, in your brand's fonts where they fit.
What you get
- The Claude Code skill that does the editing
- The video engine (Remotion) with face tracking and the head cut-out
- One-click installers and uninstallers for Windows, and Mac (beta)
- A step-by-step Start here PDF and the full guide
- The Igniting Studio brand, ready to try it with
What you need
| Service | For | Your cost |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Claude does the editing | a paid Claude plan, Max recommended |
| AssemblyAI | Transcription | a few cents a video, free credit to start |
| fal.ai | AI b-roll, if you want it | ≈ $0.003–0.025 a picture |
Windows 10/11 on Intel or AMD, or a Mac (beta) with Homebrew. About 3 GB free.
The honest specs
What it takes, in real numbers
So you know what you're buying before you buy it.
| Made for | Talking-head videos: one person speaking to camera, with or without screen recordings. Out comes a 9:16 MP4 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. |
| Install | 10–20 minutes the first time, mostly downloading |
| Each video | A few minutes of your time: the three inputs, then approving its screen picks. The rest runs on its own: studying the reference, building, checking, rendering. The render alone is about 8 minutes for a 60-second video on a fast computer, longer on an older one. |
| Claude usage | Each edit is a long Claude Code session. A paid plan is required; Claude Max is recommended, because on Pro you may hit your usage limit mid-edit and wait for it to reset. |
| Transcription | Twice per video on your AssemblyAI account: the raw take, then the finished cut |
| Computer | Windows 10/11 on Intel or AMD (not ARM / Snapdragon), or macOS (beta). About 3 GB free for the tools, plus room for your videos. |
| Not included | Music and colour grading. It learns how the reference is edited and never uses its footage, music or graphics. Output is an MP4, not a CapCut or Premiere project. |
Pricing
Just the editor, or the whole system
Igniting Video Kit 2.0
One payment. Yours to keep.
$149one time · no subscription
- Everything above, on your own computer
- Unlimited videos, styles and brands
- Every 2.x update, free
- Start here PDF and full guide
- Windows, and Mac (beta)
- 14-day refund, no questions asked
By buying you accept the licence terms. They also come in the download.
What you also need
- A paid Claude plan to run Claude Code, billed by Anthropic. Claude Max is recommended; on Pro you may hit your limit mid-edit and wait for it to reset.
- AssemblyAI for transcription: a few cents per video, on your own account
- fal.ai only if you want AI b-roll, pay as you go
- Remotion, the video engine, is free for individuals and companies of up to 3 people. Larger companies need a Remotion company licence from remotion.pro.
Igniting Content Studio
The editor, plus everything before and after it.
$299one time · Claude Code
- All of the Igniting Video Kit
- An onboarding interview about you, your business and how you talk
- Viral Library: the videos that worked in your niche, with their hooks
- Your strategy: content pillars, where and how often to post, 60+ video ideas
- Filming cards for every video, built from the videos that worked
- Posts for every platform, plus YouTube titles, thumbnail ideas and a newsletter
- A monthly refresh and a strategy update every 3 months
- A Start here guide and email support
The Studio comes with its own copy of the Video Kit, so buying the kit on its own doesn't take anything off the Studio's price later.
Questions
Before you buy
Do I have to write prompts?
No. You type “start” and give it a reference (or a saved style), your raw video and your brand. When you want something different, say it in your own words: “bigger captions”, “less time on the first card”.
How closely does it follow a reference video?
It learns how the video is edited, the way an editor learns a style: the layouts and where things sit, the caption look, the visual look of the graphics, the rhythm, the opening and the ending. It never uses their footage, music or graphics: yours are drawn for what you say, in your brand colours. It tells you what it found before it starts, and what it carried over when it's done.
What if I don't have a reference video?
Use your own best video, or any video whose editing you like. There are no ready-made templates: every style comes from a real edit. Once you've saved a style, you can reuse it without a reference.
Can I use another creator's video as a reference?
Yes, to study it on your own computer. The kit learns the editing (layouts, pacing, caption look), which is how editors have always learned from each other. It never puts their footage, music or graphics in your video, and you should never publish or share their video itself. Downloading from a platform can be against that platform's terms, so if a link won't download, save the video yourself or use a file. Your own best video works just as well.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. You type plain sentences to Claude Code. The Start here PDF walks you through the one-time setup step by step.
What else will I pay for?
The kit is a one-time payment. To run it you need a paid Claude plan (Max recommended) and an AssemblyAI account for transcription, which costs a few cents per video. fal.ai is only needed for AI b-roll. All of these bill your own accounts directly; nothing goes through us.
Is it part of a bigger system?
Yes. The editor is one step of the Igniting Content Studio, which also finds the videos that worked in your niche, builds your strategy, writes your filming cards and writes the posts for every video you edit. The Studio has its own copy of the kit, so what you pay for the kit on its own isn't taken off the Studio's price. If you think you'll want the whole system, start with the Studio.
Is it a subscription?
No. You pay once and keep the kit. Updates to version 2 are included; you download them from your Polar account.
Is Claude Pro enough?
It works, but expect waits. An edit is a long Claude Code session, so on Pro you may reach your usage limit partway through and have to wait for it to reset before Claude can finish. If you edit more than the odd video, Claude Max is the plan we recommend.
Does it work on a Mac?
Yes, in beta. The Mac installer is tested on a fresh Mac, but fewer people have used it than the Windows one. You need Homebrew first (one command from brew.sh). Windows on ARM (Snapdragon laptops) isn't supported.
What kind of videos does it work for?
Talking-head videos: one person speaking to camera, recorded on a phone or camera, with or without screen recordings. It isn't built for vlogs, b-roll-only edits, podcasts with several people on camera, music videos or long-form YouTube. Output is a 9:16 MP4 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, not a CapCut or Premiere project.
Is it safe for my computer?
The kit installs into one folder, plus the tools it needs (Node.js, Python, ffmpeg) if they're missing. It never moves or overwrites your videos, and the uninstaller removes only what the kit added. Claude Code runs the commands on your computer with the permissions you give it, so keep its permission prompts on and back up footage you can't replace.
What happens to my footage?
It stays on your computer and is never moved or changed. Only the audio goes to AssemblyAI to be transcribed.
We're a team or agency. Anything to know?
The video engine is Remotion. It is free for individuals and for companies of up to three people. If your company has four or more people, you need a Remotion company licence from remotion.pro, bought directly from Remotion, in addition to the kit. Editing videos for clients is fine under either.