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Palmier Pro: macOS video editor built for AI

Palmier Pro is a macOS video editor designed with AI integration, aiming to streamline video editing workflows on Apple computers using artificial intelligence features.

Background

- Palmier Pro is a native macOS video-editing app that integrates large language models (LLMs) directly into the editing workflow, letting users prompt AI to generate or edit video content on the timeline. - The project's lead developer, Rex Sikes, is known for open-source video/AI tools (e.g., Palmier, RexyVideo). Palmier Pro builds on his earlier open-source work but is a paid, closed-source commercial product. - The app represents a shift from cloud-based AI video tools (like Runway or Sora) to local or semi-local AI processing on Apple Silicon Macs, leveraging Apple's Metal acceleration and unified memory for on-device inference. - Key context: The broader "AI video" space is rapidly maturing; tools like Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro have added basic AI features, but deep integration of generative models into the timeline is still novel and experimental. - The app stresses offline/local privacy and Apple platform integration (e.g., hardware encoding/decoding, AppleScript support), distinguishing it from web-based competitors.