Video Editor Builds Custom Asset Search Tool with Claude Code
Annoying1978 · reddit · 2026-08-08
A video editor shared how they used Claude Code to solve asset search pain points across multiple drives using Mac Finder. Due to a macOS Tahoe bug causing external SSD indexing failures, they developed a search tool named Scout.
The tool is highly customized for video editing workflows with core features including:
- Targeted Search & Caching: Searches only specified external drives, supports fuzzy matching (e.g., recognizing typos), and allows manual forced rescans to avoid system index loops.
- Robust Media Preview: Generates video/image thumbnails, supports scrubbing through video results, and leverages local ffmpeg to preview various non-standard codecs like RLE.
- Workflow Integration: Provides detailed media metadata (dimensions, fps, codec, etc.), offers quick audio volume adjustment, and supports dragging files directly into Premiere Pro.
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