Building @OpusClip (AI × video) | AI Grant ‘23 | @UCBerkeley (CS ‘14) | Forbes 30U30 (‘19) | prev: @LinkedIn, @Totango

Foster City, CA
Young Zhao retweeted
Opus 5.5 is insane. But without the right prompt, they all start to look the same. So we open-sourced 43 launch video templates for Claude Code and Codex. I used one to make this video. My agent did it in one shot. Comment "OPUS" and I will send you the links.
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Young Zhao retweeted
My first employee interviewed me for my first podcast episode. We talked about the beginnings of building a company that now has 20 million users, feeling alone, and being scared of failing the people who trust me. This is the most raw I’ve ever been online. Stay tuned for future episodes. 🎙️
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200 creators. 30+ retro TVs. One Clip Wall. 📺 Created LA brought the creator world and Hollywood together for the first time. At our booth on the Walt Disney Studios lot, we met incredible creators and industry leaders from Disney. Using the OpusClip MCP, we organized and produced hundreds of high-quality clips at a scale that would have otherwise been a logistical nightmare. It was the ultimate test of our own product. The wall drew a crowd as creators interacted with their content and rediscovered videos from as far back as 15 years ago. Their reactions showed us that the moments we surfaced truly mattered. An insane experience we will not forget. Thanks @Youshaei & @Disney for putting together such an unforgettable event for creators! 🔥
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Young Zhao retweeted
“You need to get quantity to make quality” 🔥 We interviewed @jennyhoyos at Created in LA!! Her talk was also amazing, stay tuned!
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"Hollywood moves like a cruise ship, Creators move like a Life Boat" 🔥 We interviewed @airrack at Created in LA
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I met the CEO of @Disney. After nearly 30 years at Disney, Josh D’Amaro now leads a company that inspires billions. Disney has pioneered storytelling and innovation for generations, and it was inspiring to see the company making space for creators in a crowded entertainment industry. At @OpusClip, we have worked with large enterprises and some of the world’s biggest creators. One story can contain many moments that speak to different audiences. When it is clipped, repurposed, and framed in new ways, those moments have a chance to be discovered. Disney’s belief in the power of storytelling connects deeply with our mission to help creators share their stories on a wider scale. Thanks @Youshaei his team and @Disney for putting together such an incredible event! Cheers to next year.
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Young Zhao retweeted
I built a Grok Bot that automatically clips content for you. Send it a URL and wake up to clips already posted on X, TikTok, YouTube, Reels, and LinkedIn. Every clip scored for virality, reframed with speaker tracking, captioned in your brand template, titled to stop the scroll. Comment "BOT" and I'll send it over + FREE credits (must be following) 👇
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Young Zhao retweeted
While waiting for Codex Astra to reset, I made a fine cut of my boss @opusyoung ’s public YouTube talk 😂 Original: piped.video/watch?v=V5tG4Icl… Any guesses how I made it? These two videos looks totally different
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Young Zhao retweeted
I made this video with just one prompt 😋 It’s great for people who don’t know how to use AE or aren’t familiar with motion design terminology!
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Young Zhao retweeted
this entire video was generated with code btw even the sound effects. it’s getting crazy out here saw a huge jump in quality after fable 5.1 and got-6 astra came out
Introducing AI Producer for ChatGPT. Drop in raw footage, and chat with AI to add captions, B-roll, motion graphics, music and SFX. Powered by GPT-6 Astra.
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Young Zhao retweeted
I’ve been a creator for 8 years and waited this long for this level of AI video editing. Introducing AI Producer for ChatGPT, powered by GPT-6 Astra. I dropped in raw footage, gave it simple directions, and it: > Added my text, fonts and colors > Sourced and added real image references > Made it look like my editing aesthetic > Added music and nailed the pacing All without me touching the timeline. 😤 Feels surreal.
Introducing AI Producer for ChatGPT. Drop in raw footage, and chat with AI to add captions, B-roll, motion graphics, music and SFX. Powered by GPT-6 Astra.
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Young Zhao retweeted
OMG. As a content creator who hates editing… GPT-6 Astra + @OpusClip AI Producer might be my new favorite combo 🤯 We just launched the AI Producer ChatGPT plugin, and the quality jump with Astra is pretty wild. Same raw footage. Completely transformed. And yes, this entire video was edited by Astra + AI Producer 👀 Try AI Producer ChatGPT Plugin now: producer.opus.pro
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I run an AI video company. I prompt like my mom. “Make it fancy. But elegant. You know what I mean.” The AI did not know what I meant. Honestly, neither did I. I’ve been waiting 4 years for this type of conversation to go differently. Introducing @OpusClip AI Producer for ChatGPT, powered by GPT-6 Astra. Drop in raw footage and chat to add captions, B-roll, motion graphics, music, and SFX. Then keep refining until what’s on screen matches what’s in your head. Even if your head started with “fancy, but elegant.” I’ve never seen AI video editing this precise. Huge props to the team for bringing this to life so quickly. They spent years getting better at AI. I’m still saying “make it pop.” Try AI Producer ChatGPT Plugin now: producer.opus.pro/ We're still in beta mode, so please be patient with our agent and let me know your thoughts!!
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Young Zhao retweeted
Introducing AI Producer for ChatGPT. Drop in raw footage, and chat with AI to add captions, B-roll, motion graphics, music and SFX. Powered by GPT-6 Astra.
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Young Zhao retweeted
I got tired of watching other founders' launch videos look better than mine. So I built motion templates for Codex and Claude. Paste the prompt, get the video. I'm open-sourcing them as I go, and I'd love feedback from other builders. Comment "launch" and I'll DM you.
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Young Zhao retweeted
I’ve been creating content for 3+ years and still hate editing. Now I’m building an AI video editor, and dogfooding it on my own content. So I’m building @OpusClip AI Producer in public 🫡 Ep. 1: We just made the OpusClip -> AI Producer workflow a lot easier. You can now favorite a clip in OpusClip and import it directly into AI Producer - no downloading and re-uploading. More building (and dogfooding) to come! #videoediting #aiagent #Opusclip #content
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Finally showcasing our amazing team at OpusClip! So excited for everyone to meet them! 🐓
introducing our head of engineering at AI Producer! outside of making our most complex effects and templates, he is such a joy to everyone at the office, and of course, that rooster claude code notification never goes unnoticed! 🐓
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We're not trying to "end" editors. We built AI Producer because editors spend most of their time on the tedious 80%, trimming dead air, syncing captions, formatting for platforms, and not enough on the 20% that actually needs real taste. That's the part we wanted to give back.
The gap between raw footage and a produced video just disappeared. AI Producer is available now. 🔥🎬 > Drop in your raw footage > Chat with it to get exactly the edit you want > It builds smart, dynamic motion graphics that land on your exact words, maximizing retention > The timeline's there, you just don't have to touch it Your content deserves to be seen. Don't let editing hold you back. Try AI Producer now (link below)
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Young Zhao retweeted
The gap between raw footage and a produced video just disappeared. AI Producer is available now. 🔥🎬 > Drop in your raw footage > Chat with it to get exactly the edit you want > It builds smart, dynamic motion graphics that land on your exact words, maximizing retention > The timeline's there, you just don't have to touch it Your content deserves to be seen. Don't let editing hold you back. Try AI Producer now (link below)
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