Could FilmCraft be a better choice than Adobe Premiere Pro for AI-powered video editing? In this episode of Applorable, I put FilmCraft, the open-source video editor from ArtCraft, to the test using OpenAI Codex and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Rather than manually editing footage or using AI computer control to navigate the interface, MCP allows Codex to communicate directly with FilmCraft and perform editing tasks. I give Codex a voiceover, a folder containing 58 travel stock footage clips, a music track and a simple prompt to create a professional travel agency advertisement. The results genuinely surprised me!
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