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A custom UGC video plugin can feed raw clips to ChatGPT so it pulls transcripts, picks the best takes, and assembles a finished vertical video overnight.
The live UGC video demo (21:24–32:30) walks through a custom plugin that ingests 50 raw clips and produces an edited vertical video overnight, Nick's own AI-assisted editing use case. ✦ AI generated
Nick Baumann · Lenny's Newsletter · 2026-08-03 · original ↗
[No verbatim transcript available. Chapter: 'Live UGC video demo.' 'How to use a custom UGC Video plugin to feed 50 raw clips into ChatGPT, let it pull transcripts, pick the best takes, and assemble a finished vertical video overnight.']
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- ·Custom plugin feeds raw clips into ChatGPT
- ·Ingests 50 raw video clips
- ·Returns edited vertical video overnight
- ·ChatGPT pulls transcripts from clips
- ·Picks the best takes automatically
- ·Assembles a finished vertical video
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explains mechanism → Nick's video-editing workflow is one of the clearest examples of AI cutting real production work: he records dozens of raw clips, talks through the rough story, and a custom plugin transcribes, scans, selects the strongest takes, and assembles finished vertical videos overnight.Claire · Lenny's Newslettergives example → People are already using the new ChatGPT app for a wide range of real work, from video editing to production-grade coding to building launch-tracking sites.Andrew Ambrosino · Big Technology