§ Recipe

Video content pipeline.

The economics of video changed when AI started doing the repetitive parts — transcripts, clipping, captions, dubs. This stack is how creators who shoot once and publish everywhere actually work.

IndieTeam
  1. Edit from transcript

    01

    Descript

    Transcript-based video editor with Underlord AI, avatars, and dubbing.

    Video & Audio
    Freemium
    4.4

    Paste your footage, get a transcript, cut the video by deleting words. If you ever recorded a 40-minute interview and had to find the best three minutes, you already know why this wins.

  2. Auto-clipping

    02

    Opus Clip

    AI clipping platform that turns long videos into short-form social clips.

    Video & Audio
    Freemium
    4.3

    Feeds the long-form video, spits out 10-12 short-form clips ranked by virality. The work behind a content creator's feed that looks like magic.

  3. Voiceover + dubbing

    03

    ElevenLabs

    AI voice platform for speech generation, dubbing, voice cloning, sound effects, and conversational audio.

    Video & Audio
    Freemium
    4.7

    Multilingual dubbing that preserves your voice. One video in English becomes five videos in five languages with zero re-recording.

  4. B-roll generation

    04

    Runway

    Gen-4.5-powered AI video, image, and editing studio for creators.

    Video & Audio
    Freemium
    4.5

    When the footage you have isn't enough. Runway generates shots that match your scene — landscape, abstract, product renders — faster than searching stock libraries.

  5. Hero sequences

    05

    Luma Dream Machine

    Luma's AI video and image generation platform for cinematic scenes and camera motion.

    Video & Audio
    Freemium
    4.1

    For the occasional shot you absolutely can't film — a drone over a canyon, a dream sequence, a product in zero gravity. Used sparingly, it raises the ceiling.

  6. Thumbnails + end cards

    06

    Canva

    Design platform with 25+ AI tools — Magic Studio makes everyone a designer.

    Design & Creative
    Freemium
    4.5

    Thumbnails are 50% of the CTR fight. Canva's Magic Design nails them in minutes and keeps the whole channel's brand coherent.