Creator edition / Guide + source code

Good footage.
Better short films.

A considered workflow for turning footage you own into vertical stories worth watching. The editing playbook, Python source and practical setup guide, together.

Explore the kit View the $3,000 license

For independent creators and small production teams

An illustrative coastal film frame with a path overlooking the ocean — Illustrative crop studyMade for footage you own.

One purchase. Your workflow.

Original source code
Local processing
Commercial-use license
Immediate account access

01 / Inside Editgrove

From creative judgment
to a repeatable process.

The guide explains the decisions. The code makes them repeatable. You stay in control of the final result.

Find the story

Use the editing playbook to shape a complete idea, a clear opening and an intentional ending.

Make the cut repeatable

Describe time ranges and captions in a simple manifest. Render vertical drafts with Python and FFmpeg.

Own your working process

Read the source, adapt the code and use it for your channel or one business’s internal workflow.

Read the technical specification

From the editing playbook

Start with one
viewer promise.

Before you cut, finish the sentence: “In this short, the viewer will learn, see or feel…” If the answer needs several ideas, make more than one clip.

Choose a passage with a beginning and a payoff.
Make the opening understandable without context.
Check the finished draft on a phone.

Public excerpt · complete guide in the purchased library

{
  "source": "./your-video.mp4",
  "clips": [
    {
      "id": "opening-idea",
      "start_seconds": 12.5,
      "end_seconds": 42.0,
      "captions": [
        { "start_seconds": 0, "end_seconds": 3,
          "text": "Start with one clear idea." }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Public example · source files are supplied after purchase

02 / The working process

One clear idea.
Four deliberate steps.

A practical sequence you can follow, adapt and use again with your next recording.

Select

Choose footage you own and a moment with a complete idea.

Your footage

Describe

Set the time range and captions in a JSON manifest.

Your decisions

Render

Run the local command to prepare a vertical review draft.

Python + FFmpeg

Review

Check framing, context, captions and audio before publishing.

Your final cut

LOCAL COMMANDpython3 clipcut.py render my-shorts.json --output ./exports

03 / Technical detail

Know what you’re
bringing into your workflow.

Clear scope, visible requirements and a source package you can inspect. Review the specification before you purchase.

Source code: Manifest-driven Python renderer
Clip selection: Your start and end times
Editorial approach: Hook, pacing, captions and review
Framing: Centered 9:16 vertical crop
Output: MP4, caption sidecar and upload notes
Configuration: Editable JSON clip manifest
Requirements: Python 3.10+ and FFmpeg
Processing: Runs on your own computer
License: One creator or one organization
Delivery: Online guide and copyable source library

04 / The creator edition license

Shorts Creator Kit.

A focused editing playbook and source package for one creator or business. Build a repeatable local workflow, with clear instructions and code you can adapt.

Editing playbook and operating instructions
Complete copyable source and configuration files
Commercial use for one creator or business
Purchased materials in your private account library

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A few important
details.

Purchase & access support

What exactly am I buying?

Shorts Creator Kit is a one-time purchase of the guide, source code and setup materials listed above. The complete library opens on this website after confirmed payment. It is a self-directed technical product.

How do I get access?

Create an account with your usual email address and a password, complete checkout and open your purchased library. Read the guide, copy the code and save your purchase summary on this site. The guide can also be printed or saved as a PDF through your browser.

Does this run or publish videos for me?

The supplied code runs on your own computer. You configure the environment, provide media, review the output and publish through your normal channel workflow. This purchase does not include a hosted processing service, installation service or automatic publishing.

What is included in the commercial license?

You may use and modify the original code for one creator or one organization’s internal production workflow, including commercial channel output. Reselling or redistributing the source library as a competing product is not permitted. Third-party licenses still apply.

Are updates or ongoing support included?

Purchase and account-access support are available through the contact on our support page. Custom implementation, ongoing technical support, future updates and indefinite hosting are not included. You can copy and retain the supplied materials for your licensed use.

What are the payment and refund terms?

The price is a single payment in USD. Eligible card and local wallet options appear at checkout; a local-currency quote includes the displayed conversion pricing. We do not offer voluntary change-of-mind refunds after digital access is supplied. Mandatory consumer rights for faulty, misdescribed or undelivered content remain. Read the full refund policy before purchasing.