Use Video (ffmpeg) with ChatGPT and Claude

• MacWorks

  Built-in video tools: no ffmpeg needed.

• WindowsPartly

  With ffmpeg installed, run as commands.

• LinuxPartly

  With ffmpeg installed, run as commands.

“Make a 9:16 vertical cut of the first 30 seconds of demo.mov”
“Add subtitles to interview.mp4”
“Convert every .mov in Videos to .mp4”

On a Mac, BCD has its own video tools: it cuts and joins clips, reframes to vertical (9:16), burns in titles and captions, adds music and a logo, exports GIFs or audio, and transcribes speech into subtitles. On Windows and Linux the AI runs ffmpeg commands instead.

• Transcription uses Apple speech recognition: on-device where the language supports it, otherwise the audio goes to Apple's speech service.
• On Windows and Linux, results depend on the ffmpeg commands the AI writes.

Do I need Video (ffmpeg) installed?
Nothing on a Mac; ffmpeg on Windows and Linux.

Does it work on Windows and Linux?
Mac: works, Windows: partly, Linux: partly. Built-in video tools: no ffmpeg needed. With ffmpeg installed, run as commands.

Which AI apps can do this?
ChatGPT (BCD is in its plugin directory), Claude (as a custom connector) and other apps that support MCP connectors, including Codex. They all use the same computer with the same permissions.

Is it safe?
A new computer starts read-only. Writing files, running commands and controlling apps are turned on per computer, and BCD reaches only the folders you allow.

Try it on your computer

One computer is free, with 20,000 tool calls a month and no card. New accounts get Personal (3 computers) free for the first month.