Create Render Profile

Walks the user through building a render profile interactively, with a tight feedback loop: render a short test clip, inspect file size + bitrate, tune, repeat.

This is the antidote to "GPU-encoded but bloated". The goal is a profile the user trusts — saved by name, reused across jobs.

Procedure

1. Resolve the system profile

DATA_DIR="${CLAUDE_USER_DATA:-${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/claude-plugins}/video-editing"
PROFILE_FILE="$DATA_DIR/system-profile.json"
PROFILES_FILE="$DATA_DIR/render-profiles.json"
test -f "$PROFILE_FILE" || { echo "No system profile — run profile-system first."; exit 1; }

Read preferred encoders and the VAAPI render node from system-profile.json.