The Rough Cut
Shamir Allibhai, Michael HugoTwo newsletters to entertain and inform the video pro. Rough Cut: the stories of the mavericks that shaped video production and pulled it into the future. Render Time: news on the video creator tech and economy. By Eddie AI (www.heyeddie.ai).
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The algorithm gets final cut
Hi everyone!
I had a great week.
Startups are hard, but at their core, they’re simple: build something people want.
The difficulty isn’t understanding that objective. It’s figuring out what people actually want, distinguishing polite en...
Welcome to the infinity aisle
Hi everyone —
Back from IBC. It was exh ~~uasting~~ ilerating. My friends asked how was the city, did you check out the Anne Frank museum, did you ride a bike along the canals? Nope. I flew in. Conference all day. Work all night (cause I w...
The future of video is boring
Hi everyone —
Eddie v4 launched yesterday and in time for IBC 2026 where we will have a booth (7.A38) and be speaking (learn more).
My favorite three big updates:
- cloud-synced projects, accessible anywhere with anyone on your team....
The action camera goes to war
Hi everyone —
Eddie AI will be at IBC next week!! And we have a big update for you.
IBC:
Where: Booth 7.A38, Hall 7, Sept 11-14, 2026
Talk: Shamir Allibhai on the Future Tech Stage — Saturday, September 12, 14:15
Meet: one-on-one meet...
Screen time is for other people’s kids
Hi everyone —
Did you hear?
Eddie is now friends with ChatGPT and Claude. Has a slick iPhone app. And the biz model is now primarily pay-as-you-go so it is way more flexible plus the price was reduced a lot.
Prompt from within ChatGPT an...
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Co-founder, Eddie AI (www.heyeddie.ai) All day I dream about increasing the sum of creativity in video.
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