Automate With David

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@AmirMushich Grok Build can call ffMpeg as a tool to perform a diverse range of edits.

It also has excellent video intelligence and can increase average view duration with b-roll and motion graphics.

There are over 270 skills on its marketplace I think. The only CLI I have loved.

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@XFreeze I'm starting to think Elon has the inference capacity to surpass every frontier lab within 3 years unless they have big build plans.

Matters little how great a model is if it can't be delivered at scale.

I was dumbstruck to learn that GOOGLE is renting inference from SpaceXai.

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@leerob Composer 2.5 running in Cursor is the tow truck and mechanic when my other IDEs/LLMs break down. It rivals Codex 5.5 in a few practical ways, except it keeps going like the Energizer Bunny.

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@1Umairshaikh Reverse engineer a brand voice based on the pains of your target persona. Speak their language while showing your personality.

Obsess over your customers' problems more than they obsess over them, and they will view you as someone who understands. Because you do.

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@jholze @Daniel_Farinax I think Grok Build is the only terminal I've ever enjoyed. There is nothing wrong with Claude Code CLI or Codex CLI, but Grok Build has been updating so fast that it's exciting. I edit YouTube videos with it.

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@Daniel_Farinax Composer 2.5 is the most value-per-dollar frontier agent, especially running in Cursor and in Grok Build. It is my tertiary $20 sub.

I always end the month a little anxious that I have like 30-60 percent of usage left and didn't find something to build with it.

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@skcd42 I love Grok Build's video intelligence. Today, it analyzed a video frame by frame to capture the best frame for the basis of a high CTR YouTube thumbnail.

Once the new Imagine model is on oauth, it will be my b-roll synthesizer and orchestrator.

Add terminal color presets?

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@JustinBleuel OpenAI Video Editing plugin. I'm not sure if you have a model for video analysis, but you should make one.

You have Hyperframes, Heygen, Higgsfield, and Imagine plugging into GPT neurons. If you build a conductor that automates Premiere workflows, you win more market share.

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It looks very efficient!
I've only ever done a little AI masking in AE. I know it's a tedious program with certain effects. Your script makes it look magic.

I'm experimenting with 10-minute HeyGen Avatar 3 B2B vids using Grok Build to strategically place b-roll for retention.

Manual video editing will be the past soon, I hope. Tokens are still a bit expensive, but the open source models pressure U.S. token prices downward.

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@skirano @dkundel That's some nice-looking design software. I'd try to find a way to build brand assets and lead magnets with it.

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@karthikponna19 Both. It's about building value for specific customers, not just writing code.

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What's the craziest project you've built with Composer 2.5? I built a simple sales outreach accountability app without knowing any syntax.

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@ChatGPTapp Replacing Word, huh? Next you'll replace Premiere Pro with an AI video editing suite. I've manually edited videos for 7 years. Guess it's Codex's turn now, lol.

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@hthieblot AOL chat, definitely. Every night, hoping my chemistry class crush was online.

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@XFreeze Composer 2.5's speed + Grok's compute + Codex's data? That's the combo that'll quietly reset expectations for AI. Smart play.

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@dkundel This is interesting. For most owner-operators, website hosting and data storage are two separate headaches. Does Sites make it easier to link a simple booking page to its data, or is the D1/R2 integration more for complex apps? Curious about the non-enterprise use cases.

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@GrokInsider Great to see the constant iteration on Grok. Avoiding those 'bricked sessions' saves real time when you're installing systems for clients. Appreciate the work.

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@thsottiaux Broad use cases. Nice. Compete for more of the market.

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@HeyGen Does Pro ($49) render at the same speeds as Creator ($29)?

I'm not in love with the end of limitless Avatar 3 and wasn't able to stay grandfathered in, but I understand that computation is not free.