ARTIFICIALLY NERDY · NERDY HACKS
Video & YouTube AI hacks (page 3)
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ChatGPT
Business owner turns a ChatGPT project into a mock prospect for discovery call practice, with a scorecard
To train someone taking discovery calls, an operations consultant set up a ChatGPT project with a roleplay prompt and the call SOP; in voice mode it plays a prospective client, then scores the call and writes a detailed report.
Spotted on @jaybevel
Claude + 2
Podcaster picks clips with Claude, then sends cuts to Descript
A podcaster reads through the transcript with Claude to pick clip moments, then has Claude send the cut list to Descript.
Spotted on u/herrdan
HeyGen
Kimono maker uses a HeyGen avatar made from one photo to keep posting educational shorts while unwell
Not feeling well enough to dress in kimono for their regular educational shorts, the owner of an accessible kimono brand made a HeyGen AI avatar from a photo of themselves, wrote a script and produced the video instead, after several attempts.
Spotted on @sunshower_atlr
Gemini
Worshipper uses Gemini Live Translate to follow a Friday sermon in a language they don't know
Someone who used to feel disconnected listening to a Friday khutbah in a language they don't know used Gemini Live Translate during prayer and says it was flawless, real-time and natural.
Spotted on @m_anas_syed
Claude Code + 2
Podcaster has a Claude Code skill join, caption and level each episode, then ping them on Telegram
A podcast host built a Claude Code skill that takes the raw recording files, joins them, adds captions, balances audio and color, suggests intro clips, and sends a Telegram message when the episode is ready to check.
Spotted on Heaston Innovations
Suno
Person makes a birthday song for their mom with Suno to say the thank-you they find hard to say out loud
Ahead of their mom's birthday, a person made a song with Suno thanking her for everything over the years, with every line something they really wanted to tell her; listening back to check it, they almost cried halfway through.
Spotted on @Shrek0519
Claude + 4
Beauty business podcaster turns each episode transcript into show notes, a blog, an email and more with Claude
A podcaster who coaches salon and clinic owners puts every episode transcript into Claude and asks for YouTube and podcast show notes, a title, a blog post, a database email, a caption and a magazine-style article.
Spotted on Katie Godfrey
Higgsfield + 2
Small studio turns listing photos into AI video tours for realtors
A Miami video studio turns realtors' listing photos into cinematic property videos with Higgsfield and Nano Banana Pro, then finishes them in CapCut.
Under a week instead of 2 to 3 weeks · their claim
Spotted on Acost Studio
NotebookLM
Reader uses NotebookLM to turn a long article into a roughly 25-minute podcast and shares it back
After enjoying a long read someone shared, a reader used NotebookLM to convert it into an audio podcast of about 25 minutes and posted the link in reply.
Spotted on @steveforbes
Suno
Podcaster makes clip background music with Suno, then hits YouTube claims
A creator made an ambient background track in Suno for their podcast-style clips, and later had to fight Content ID claims on YouTube.
Spotted on u/Revolutionary_Buy446
HeyGen Avatar V + 2
Creator makes sponsored reels with a HeyGen avatar of themselves
A creator cloned themselves in HeyGen Avatar V, pasted in scripts and restyled outfits by chat, and says one avatar video drew 160,000 Instagram views for a paying sponsor.
Spotted on Simply Digital
Claude Desktop + 2
Descript coach lets Claude cut bad takes, add chapters and publish a tutorial through Descript's connector
A Descript trainer connected Claude Desktop to Descript and had it remove bad takes and filler words, add chapter titles, speed up long pauses and publish the project, then counted the credits it used.
Spotted on Make Videos with Ross
Synthesia + 2
Course builder makes an AI presenter intro video in Synthesia and drops it into an Articulate Storyline course
Instead of filming themselves or hiring a presenter, an eLearning developer builds a course welcome video in Synthesia from a realistic avatar template, brands it, and inserts the MP4 into their Storyline course.
Spotted on eLearnify360
NotebookLM
Teacher adds NotebookLM infographics to lesson slides and makes study videos and audio live in class
A teacher showed their students how to use NotebookLM for studying, added NotebookLM infographics to their slides, and generated videos and audio files on various topics right in front of the class.
Spotted on @talentosprecato
Suno
Middle school computer science teacher makes a short Suno song to explain functions
A middle school computer science teacher whose students weren't clear on functions made a quick song about them in Suno and had the class listen together instead of giving another lecture.
Spotted on @MSmakerRight
Gemini + 1
Freelance designer makes Facebook video thumbnails in Gemini from a face photo and a scene prompt
A freelance graphic designer stopped spending hours on thumbnails: they upload a clear photo of their face to Gemini, describe the scene they want, and get a realistic background and visual elements in seconds, for clients and their own page.
Thumbnails in minutes instead of hours · their claim
Spotted on @iamtoufikpro (Toufik Day)
Gamma + 2
Freelancer turns a coach's tired PDF freebie into a Gamma lead-magnet deck with a video and sign-up form
A freelance assistant rebuilt a fintech coach's outdated budget PDF as a Gamma presentation in about 30 minutes, with a short Loom walkthrough and a Typeform sign-up embedded, and says it brought in 27 qualified leads in 48 hours.
Spotted on @EkawuFreedom
HeyGen
Virtual assistant uses HeyGen to make a busy client's weekly team video
An executive virtual assistant had a client who never found time to record his weekly video for his team, so the assistant made the video in HeyGen for him instead.
Spotted on @Aanubabalola8
Suno
Long-running podcaster finally gets intro music by making a 3-second jingle in Suno
A podcaster whose show went 15 years without music, because they never found the right song, used Suno to make a 3-second intro that sings the podcast's name.
Spotted on @AndrewWarner
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