Video Editor For Claude Code

Claude Code Video Editor

Automatically removes "thinking time" from Claude Code screen recordings by detecting the orange status indicator. Perfect for creating concise tutorials and demonstrations!

🎬 Demo

Watch the tool in action: [YouTube Demo](https://youtu.be/6tWEAYJDIsY)

This tool automatically detects and removes segments where Claude is "thinking" or "processing", making your videos more engaging and concise.

**Before**: Video with long pauses while Claude thinks **After**: Smooth, continuous video with only the action

✨ Features

• 🚀 Simple one-command usage
• 🎯 Accurate OCR-based detection of "esc to interrupt" thinking messages
• 🎨 Color pre-filtering for fast processing
• ✂️ Automatic segment detection and removal
• 🔄 Smart segment merging for smooth playback
• 📊 Detailed processing reports

📦 Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/seedprod/video-editor-for-claude-code.git
cd video-editor-for-claude-code

1. Install system dependencies:

# macOS
brew install ffmpeg tesseract

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg tesseract-ocr

# Windows (using Chocolatey)
choco install ffmpeg tesseract

1. Set up Python environment:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

🚀 Usage

Simple Usage

python3 claude_video_editor.py your_video.mp4

This creates `your_video_edited.mp4` with all thinking time removed.

Advanced Options

# Specify output filename
python3 claude_video_editor.py input.mp4 -o output.mp4

# Save detection data for debugging
python3 claude_video_editor.py video.mp4 --save-detection detection.json

🎯 How It Works

1. Efficient Sampling: Processes video at 1 frame per second for speed
2. Color Detection: Scans the bottom 20% of frames for Claude's distinctive orange status color (#d77757)
3. OCR Verification: Uses Tesseract OCR to ver