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Automation Pipeline2026-08-014 min read

I built a pipeline that auto-generates YouTube Shorts — edge-tts + ffmpeg, zero paid tools

A solo build log: turning a text script into a finished vertical video with edge-tts and ffmpeg, no paid APIs and no manual editing. Plus the honest part — why production was never the bottleneck.

#ffmpeg#edge-tts#python#youtube-shorts

Automation Pipeline2026-07-303 min read

ffmpeg gotchas that cost me hours

Four ffmpeg and toolchain traps from building a video pipeline: overlay has no alpha, drawtext breaks on non-ASCII font paths, a silently broken system binary, and why a static ffmpeg wins on a recent Python.

#ffmpeg#python#video#debugging

Concept diagram: MoneyPrinter hype reality check

Automation Pipeline2026-07-292 min read

Why 'MoneyPrinter' YouTube automation is mostly hype

MoneyPrinterTurbo and OpenMontage are real, popular open-source projects. But the name oversells them — they automate production, and production was never the bottleneck.

#youtube#automation#open-source#reality-check