Darkgrade

Darkgrade is local first AI software for video creators, built around the idea of shooting more and editing less. The company says its tools dial in a camera, capture the shot and return a finished first cut, all on the user's own machine. Nothing leaves the computer unless the user chooses, and the vendor states that it does not train on customer footage. It is backed by Y Combinator and other investors. The product is presented in three stages. Link is shipping now: an open source engine, installed from npm, that lets any app control a camera, including settings, capture, live view and events. Studio is in development and is meant to set the scene, record the take and produce an automatic first edit when recording stops. Create is the longer term goal, in which a creator describes a video and receives a finished result using their own footage, face and voice. Link has been tested on cameras from Sony, Canon, Nikon and Olympus, and its code is licensed under a fair core model. It targets YouTubers, podcasters, short form creators, agencies and studios. Link is described as free. Pricing for the Studio app has not been published, and the vendor says only that it will be fair, with no bait and switch.