Download Palmier Pro for macOS (https://github.com/palmier-io/palmier-pro/releases/latest/download/PalmierPro.dmg), install it, and open a new project.

Palmier's docs say the editor and MCP server are free to use, while generative AI features use paid-plan credits. For this guide, focus on editing your own footage with Claude instead of generating new video from scratch.

Pro tip Keep the first project simple. A single five-minute clip is enough to test whether the AI edit workflow is useful.

Go to Anthropic's API key page (https://platform.claude.com/settings/keys) and create a new key. Name it something obvious like Palmier Pro.

If Anthropic asks you to set up billing or credits, complete that before using the key in Palmier. Copy the key when Anthropic shows it, because you may not be able to reveal it again later.

Pro tip Treat the key like a password. Do not show it in a screen recording, screenshot, public doc, or shared project file.

In Palmier Pro, open Settings > Agent and paste your Anthropic API key into the agent settings.

This connects Palmier's in-app chat to your Anthropic account so you can ask Claude to edit the project. If the chat does not respond, recheck the key and make sure Palmier Pro is open to the project you want to edit.

Drag a video into Palmier Pro, or import a file from your Mac. Start with something simple, such as a five-minute raw clip, interview, product video, tutorial, or talking-head recording.

You do not need a prepared editing project or a complicated timeline. The goal is to give Claude normal raw footage and ask it to make a useful first pass.

Open the Palmier chat and ask Claude to turn the raw clip into a short-form version. Use this prompt.

Edit this down to about one minute. Keep the strongest moments, remove dead air, and preserve the main point.

Review the first cut before asking for polish. Claude can move quickly, so check that the shortened video still makes sense before continuing.

Pro tip If the first cut removes something important, ask Claude to restore that section before you ask for captions or visual polish.

After the first cut, ask Claude to add captions and make the video easier to watch. Use this prompt.

Add captions, improve the pacing, and apply light color or crop/keyframe polish where it helps. Keep the edit natural and make sure the main point stays clear.

Review the captions for timing and readability. Keep color grading, crops, and keyframes light unless the video clearly needs a stronger style.

Use the same three-pass cycle every time you make short-form content in Palmier Pro.

• Pass 1 asks Claude for the first cut from long footage to a focused short.
• Pass 2 asks Claude for captions, pacing improvements, and light visual polish.
• Pass 3 is your manual review before export.

Watch the video yourself before posting it. Fix aggressive cuts, awkward caption timing, and color changes that look too heavy.

Pro tip Save the prompts that work best for your content. Over time, those prompts become your short-form editing template.

When the edit is ready, use Palmier Pro's export option. For short-form publishing, export a finished video file unless you specifically need to continue editing somewhere else.

Palmier's docs also list NLE XML export options for editor handoff. Watch the exported file once before posting it so you catch caption mistakes, awkward cuts, or color changes.