Using Gitea to version-control video production pipelines for CapCut workflows

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Hi everyone,

I’ve been exploring a slightly unconventional workflow where I treat video production like a software project, using Gitea as the version control system for everything that supports my capcut editing process.

Instead of only storing final edits, I’m structuring the whole pipeline like this:

  • Python scripts that generate subtitles (.srt files) and scene timestamps

  • JSON-based scene breakdowns for short-form edits

  • Asset folders for capcut-ready overlays, thumbnails, and clips

  • Iterations of “edit logic” (hooks, pacing rules, caption timing strategies)

Each change to the workflow is committed and versioned in Gitea, similar to how you’d manage code in a traditional development project.

The idea is that free video editor visit this site becomes the final rendering layer, while everything upstream (scripts, captions, structure, timing logic) is fully version-controlled and reproducible.

What I’m trying to figure out:

  • Has anyone here treated video editing pipelines like code projects using Git/Gitea?

  • Do you version-control capcut-related assets (like caption files or scene scripts) in a structured way?

  • Any best practices for organizing media-heavy repositories without things becoming messy?

Curious if this “dev-style” approach to video editing makes sense at scale or if it becomes over-engineered for capcut workflows.

Would love to hear how others structure repeatable video pipelines

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It could work. But you need to store video or many big binaries files to Git LFS for performance.

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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I’m trying not to dump all the raw video files into the repo because that would probably get out of hand pretty quickly :sweat_smile:

Right now I’m mostly versioning the stuff around the capcut workflow — subtitle scripts, JSON scene layouts, edit notes, caption timing ideas, overlay assets, things like that.

Git LFS does seem like the better option once larger renders or shared media files start piling up though. Still figuring out the sweet spot between keeping things organized/reproducible and turning the repo into a storage nightmare.

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Yes. It depends. If it’s a part of source, it’s better to store it to LFS. If it’s a deliverable, it’s better to put it to release/packages or drivers.