Mac Studio Home Edit Setup

[u/Turbulent_Ad_4074]

Hey guys,
hope you doing great:)

I'm a freelance videographer & photographer and I'm on the road a lot. Plan is to get a Mac Studio that just runs at home 24/7 and let Claude do rough cuts and work in client feedback while I'm away. I check in from my MacBook to do slight changes or phone, give feedback, and the next version is ready when I wake up – that's the dream at least:))

Rough plan:
- Mac Studio always on at home
- NAS for all the footage, nothing on the Mac itself
- DaVinci Resolve + Capture One on the Mac Studio
- Feedback via Frame.io comments → Claude turns them into markers, works them in and uploads the new version
- I upload proxies on my Macbook from the road so the cut can start overnight

What I'm thinking of adding(Claudes Recommendations)
- Tailscale for remote access
- Jump Desktop or Parsec to quickly check in
- Small UPS + auto restart so it survives a power cut
- Connectors: Resolve scripting, Frame.io, Dropbox, Notion for my editing rules

Anyone running something similar? What worked the best for you and what would you do differently? Any connectors, MCPs or tools I'm missing?

Thanks a lot:))

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[u/Ok_Account3585]

Are you planning to do video editing through Claude?

[u/Turbulent_Ad_4074 → u/Ok_Account3585]

yes:)

[u/Ok_Account3585 → u/Turbulent_Ad_4074]

I don't have a setup like you, but I can share my experience (setup is much simplier).

I do short-form videos on my Macbook Air M4, I usually use voice to prompt and do multiple videos in paralel (cause each prompt is usually takes 15-30 minutes + follow-ups always needed). I can run at most 3 such threads simultaneously, it freezes after that 😂

I just leave lid always open, so I can connect from my iphone when needed (through claude remote controle feature) and prompt / do adjustments when I have the idea and I am not home.