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REEL 07 - TECHNICAL MANUAL
Cutlass docs.
Start with the native Cutlass app, or script the same engine from Python with Cutlass.py. These pages are written from the local source repos and kept plain enough for people, search engines, and AI tools to read.
Cutlass App
5 pages- Cutlass App overviewWhat Cutlass is, what works in the alpha today, and where the current limits are.
- Install and run CutlassDownload the alpha, launch it safely on macOS, and understand platform support.
- Projects, autosave, import, and exportHow Cutlass stores projects, handles relinking, and exports MP4 files.
- AI assistant setupConfigure an OpenAI-compatible assistant endpoint and understand the current native app status.
- Build from source and platform supportRun the Rust workspace locally and know which platform media backends are implemented.
Cutlass.py
6 pages- Cutlass.py overviewMoviePy-style Python bindings for the Cutlass Rust video engine.
- Install Cutlass.pyInstall the Python package from PyPI or build it locally with maturin.
- Cutlass.py quickstartCreate a project, add generated clips, render a frame, export MP4, and save a .cutlass file.
- Track-first object modelUnderstand Projects, media, tracks, clips, effects, transitions, and animation.
- API starter referenceA compact reference for the public Cutlass.py classes, functions, catalogs, and exceptions.
- Media and export limitationsCurrent media import, still-image, frame render, and platform export boundaries.