timeline-studio

🎬 About the Project

What is Timeline Studio?

Timeline Studio is a next-generation professional video editor with AI integration that automates content creation for social media. Built on modern technologies (Tauri + Next.js), it combines the power of desktop applications with the convenience of web interfaces.

🎯 Key Advantages

• 🤖 100+ AI Tools - complete video production automation with multi-provider support
• ⚡ GPU Acceleration - hardware encoding NVENC, QuickSync, VideoToolbox
• 🔌 Plugin System - extend functionality without changing code
• 🌐 15 Language Interface - complete localization for global audience with RTL support
• 🔒 Local Processing - your content stays private
• 📊 80%+ Test Coverage - professional-level reliability

🚀 Problems We Solve

One upload → dozens of ready versions:

• 📱 TikTok - vertical shorts with trending effects (direct upload)
• 📺 YouTube - full movies, short clips, Shorts (direct upload)
• 🎬 Vimeo - high-quality cinematic versions (direct upload)
• ✈️ Telegram - optimized versions for channels and chats (direct upload)
• 📸 Instagram - Reels, Stories, posts optimized for manual upload

💡 How It Works

"Create a video about my trip to Asia for all social media" - and in minutes you have ready variants: dynamic shorts for TikTok, atmospheric vlog for YouTube, bright Stories for Instagram. AI selects the best moments, syncs with music and adapts for each platform.

⚡ Why This Changes Everything

• 10x Time Savings - no more manual adaptation for each video
• AI Understands Trends - knows what works on each social network
• Professional Quality - using the same tools as major studios
• Modular Architecture - easily add new features through plugins
• Open Source - transparency and ability to participate in development

🏗️ Architecture

Timeline Studio is built on modern modular architecture:

Frontend (Next.js 15 + React 19)

• Feature-based organization - each function in /src/features/ is self-contained
• State Management - XState v5 for complex states
• UI Components - shadcn/ui + Radix UI + Tailwind CSS v4
• TypeScript - strict typing and safety

Backend (Rust + Tauri v2)

• Modular structure - Core, Security, Media, Compiler, Plugins
• Service layer - DI container, EventBus, Telemetry
• FFmpeg integration - advanced video processing
• Security - API key encryption, OAuth, Keychain

📚 Detailed Frontend Architecture → 📚 Detailed Backend Architecture → 📚 Plugin System → 🛠️ Technical Stack Details →

🤖 AI Integration

Timeline Studio features comprehensive AI integration with 100+ specialized tools:

AI Providers

• Claude (Anthropic) - Primary AI with advanced reasoning
• OpenAI - GPT-4 models for diverse tasks
• DeepSeek - Specialized reasoning models
• Ollama - Local models for offline operation

AI Tool Categories

• Timeline Tools (50) - Intelligent project creation and editing
• Media Analysis (27) - Scene detection, quality analysis, content intelligence
• Audio Processing (12) - Transcription, noise removal, music sync
• Export Optimization (12) - Platform-specific adaptations
• Effects & Filters (10) - AI-powered visual enhancements
• And 40+ more specialized tools

📚 AI Chat Documentation → 🛠️ AI Tools Reference →

📚 Backend Module Documentation

Timeline Studio uses a modular Rust backend architecture. Each module provides specific functionality:

Core Modules

🔧 Core System - DI container, EventBus, Performance monitoring 🔌 Plugin System - Modular plugin architecture with sandbox security 🎬 Video Compiler - FFmpeg integration and video processing 📁 Media Management - File scanning, metadata extraction, thumbnails

AI & Recognition

🧠 Smart Montage Planner - AI-powered video montage generation 👁️ Recognition System - YOLO object detection and scene analysis 📝 Subtitles Engine - Subtitle generation, parsing, synchronization

Security & Services

🔒 Security Module - API validation, OAuth, secure storage

All modules include comprehensive test suites and detailed API documentation.

🏗️ Project Status

🚀 Alpha version: 97.5% ready 🎯

✅ Completed: 55+ modules (100% ready) - 30+ frontend + 25+ backend 📋 Recently Completed:

• 🤖 AI Chat Integration - Full Claude/OpenAI/DeepSeek/Ollama provider support with 100+ specialized tools
• 💬 Chat UI - Modern chat interface with markdown support, code highlighting, and streaming responses
• 🧠 Smart Montage Planner - AI-powered automatic montage generation with quality analysis
• 🎬 Timeline Integration - Complete timeline editing with AI assistance

→ Detailed Roadmap

Getting Started

Quick Setup

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/chatman-media/timeline-studio.git
cd timeline-studio
bun install

# Run development mode
bun run tauri dev

Requirements

• Node.js v24+, Rust, Bun, FFmpeg

🚑 Troubleshooting Common Issues

FFmpeg Not Found

# macOS
brew install ffmpeg
export ORT_DYLIB_PATH=/opt/homebrew/lib/libonnxruntime.dylib

# Windows - use setup script
./scripts/setup-rust-env-windows.ps1

# Linux
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev

Build Failures

• Windows: Ensure Visual Studio 2022 with C++ tools is installed
• macOS: Install Xcode Command Line Tools: xcode-select --install
• Linux: Install build essentials: sudo apt-get install build-essential

📚 Complete Installation Guide → 🪟 Windows Setup → 🎥 Video Tutorial → 📖 Full Documentation → - Complete documentation with 18+ sections

Development

Quick Start

# Development mode
bun run tauri dev

# Run tests
bun run test && bun run test:rust

# Check code quality
bun run check:all

📚 **Complete Development Guide →