How to Edit Videos with ChatGPT
Start with the complete guide to connecting your editor and developing an edit through chat.
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Now edit videos directly from ChatGPT using your ChatGPT Plus subscription. Connect it to the free invideo Editor via MCP to cut footage, animate graphics and mix sound on a professional-grade timeline you can also edit manually.
A free MCP connection that lets ChatGPT edit videos for you
Connecting ChatGPT to invideo Editor gives it precise control over a professional-grade timeline and access to AI generation tools, so it can carry out the editing tasks you describe.
Start editing with ChatGPTA complete video editing suite, controlled through ChatGPT
Ask ChatGPT to sort footage, build cuts, create effects, and refine colour or sound using the invideo Editor MCP
Add footage and assemble your cut
Upload your footage and describe the video you want. ChatGPT can search your recordings, select takes, remove repetition and assemble a base cut for you
Try nowSource or generate supporting visuals
Ask ChatGPT to find stock assets or generate custom illustrations with over 200+ AI models to support a particular moment in your edit
Try nowBuild titles, animation and effects
Describe the movement or share a reference to build titles, animation & effects on your timeline with editable keyframes using ChatGPT.
Try nowAdjust colour and mix sound
Get ChatGPT to match colour between shots, balance dialogue and music, or add ambience and sound effects
Try nowCreate Shorts and alternate versions
Ask ChatGPT to turn interviews into several Shorts, try different openings or adapt an edit for vertical screens
Try nowA professional editing suite you can use yourself
Keep full manual control of a professional-grade, frame-accurate timeline while directing ChatGPT
Try nowHow to start editing with ChatGPT
Connect invideo Editor to ChatGPT
Find invideo in ChatGPT’s Apps and sign in to give ChatGPT access to invideo Editor’s professional editing timeline.
Add your footage and give it a brief
Upload your footage to invideo Editor or share it with ChatGPT and ask it to add the files to your project. Explain who the video is for and what you want to make.
Direct, edit and export
Ask ChatGPT to build or revise your edit. Review the timeline, give specific feedback or make manual adjustments yourself. Continue developing the video, then export when you’re ready.
Let ChatGPT do the setup
Give this prompt to ChatGPT and it will connect itself to invideo.
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Set up invideo's video editor as an MCP server for yourself so we can edit videos on a professional NLE timeline together. 1. Read invideo's setup guide at https://invideo.io/agents.md and follow the steps for the client you are running in. 2. Do the setup yourself. It changes my client's settings, so ask me once first. If a step only I can do (a restart, a settings screen, a sign-in), tell me exactly what to do in one message, then carry on when I'm back. 3. In invideo, introduce yourself as "<my first name>'s <your name>", like "Maya's Claude". Ask me my first name if you don't know it. 4. Once invideo's tools are available, ask me what video we're making.
Agents can follow the setup guide at invideo.io/agents.md
Video editing workflows with ChatGPT
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Build a YouTube video from raw recordings, with B-roll, graphics and sound.
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Edit a Multicam Video Podcast with ChatGPT
Synchronize recordings, choose camera angles and refine the conversation.
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Turn a Long Video into Multiple YouTube Shorts
Find distinct stories and develop them into separate, finished Shorts.
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Frequently asked questions
Can ChatGPT edit videos on its own?
ChatGPT needs access to a video editor’s tools to carry out the timeline workflow shown here. Connecting invideo Editor through MCP lets it act on your footage and timeline, rather than only suggesting how you could edit them.
What does the MCP connection let ChatGPT do?
It gives ChatGPT access to invideo Editor’s editing controls and AI generation capabilities. You can ask it to assemble and revise cuts, add supporting visuals, animate elements, adjust colour and sound, or create different versions. The examples on this page illustrate the range of work you can direct.
Is editing with ChatGPT and invideo Editor free?
Ordinary editing through invideo Editor’s MCP connection does not consume invideo credits. Your ChatGPT subscription and usage limits apply separately. Generating new images, video or audio uses invideo credits.
Can I edit footage I have already recorded?
Yes. Bring your recordings into invideo Editor and tell ChatGPT what you want to make. You can also continue an existing invideo Editor project instead of starting a new edit.
Can I make manual changes after ChatGPT edits my video?
Yes. You retain access to the full professional editing suite. Use it for your own creative decisions at any stage, then continue directing ChatGPT from the updated timeline.
Can I connect ChatGPT to another video editor?
Yes, if the editor offers a compatible MCP connection. Setup and available capabilities vary between editors. invideo Editor provides a free option for timeline editing, alongside separately charged AI media generation.
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