Getting Started with Loki Studio

What is Loki Studio?

Loki Studio is a professional YouTube automation toolkit that helps content creators save hours on video production. With AI-powered transcription, automated metadata generation, thumbnail creation, and batch uploading, you can focus on creating content while Loki Studio handles the tedious tasks.

Key Features

• TranscribesYour videos using AI (Whisper)
• GeneratesSEO-optimized titles, descriptions, and tags
• CreatesCustom thumbnails with logos and text
• UploadsVideos to YouTube with scheduling
• EditsVideos with timeline-based cut removal
• MergesMulti-episode recordings into final videos

Who It's For

• Vloggers, comedians, tutorial creators
• Podcast hosts uploading to YouTube
• Gaming content creators and streamers
• Educational creators and course instructors
• Any creator who records voice content

System Requirements

GPU Acceleration (Optional but Highly Recommended)

Installation

Git clone https://github.com/yourusername/loki-studio.git
cd loki-studio

Pip install -r requirements.txt

Python gui_main.py

First-Time Setup

When you first launch Loki Studio, you'll need to configure a few things.

GPU Setup (NVIDIA CUDA)

If you have an NVIDIA GPU, you'll want to enable GPU acceleration for 10-15x faster transcription.

Step 1: Check if GPU is Available

1. Open Loki Studio
2. Look for GPU indicator in status bar (bottom of window)
   • ✅"GPU: CUDA Available (NVIDIA RTX 3070)"- You're good to go!
   • ⚠️"GPU: Not Available (using CPU)"- Follow setup below

Step 2: Install CUDA Toolkit

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nvidia-cuda-toolkit

# Verify
nvcc --version

Step 3: Configure GPU in Loki Studio

1. Load or create a configuration file
2. Navigate toTranscriptionTab
3. Configure settings:
   • Device: Cuda(for GPU) orCpu(for CPU)
   • Compute Type: Float16(faster) orInt8(more compatible)

YouTube OAuth Setup

To upload videos to YouTube, you need to authorize Loki Studio to access your channel. See ourYouTube OAuth Setup guideFor detailed instructions.

Creating Your First Configuration

Configuration files tell Loki Studio how to process your videos. You'll create different configs for different types of content.

What is a Configuration?

Each configuration file is a JSON file that contains:

• Paths:Where your videos are stored
• Game/Content Info:What your content is about (for AI metadata)
• Transcription Settings:How to transcribe audio
• AI Settings:Which AI provider to use
• Thumbnail Settings:How to create thumbnails
• Upload Settings:How to schedule and upload to YouTube

Location:Configs are stored inVideoProfiles/Folder.

Creating via GUI (Recommended)

1. Click "➕ New Config"
   • Located in the toolbar (top of window)
2. Choose Template
   • Gaming Content- For Let's Plays, walkthroughs
   • Tutorial Content- For how-to videos, courses
   • Vlog Content- For personal vlogs, daily videos
   • Podcast Content- For podcast uploads
   • Blank- Start from scratch
3. Fill In Basic Information
   • Content Name:E.g., "Skyrim Let's Play", "Python Tutorials"
   • Root Directory:Where your videos will be processed
     • Example:E:/Videos/Skyrim/
     • Loki Studio will create subdirectories:Toupload/,Done/,Failed/
4. Configure AI Metadata
   • Target Audience:E.g., "Gamers who enjoy fantasy RPGs, Elder Scrolls fans"
   • Genre/Description:E.g., "Fantasy open-world RPG gameplay with commentary"
5. Choose Transcription Settings
   • Device: Cuda(GPU) orCpu
   • Model: Tiny,Base,Small,Medium, orLarge-v3
   • Language: EnFor English,EsFor Spanish, etc.
6. Configure Upload Settings
   • Days Apart:How many days between video publishes
   • Release Time:What time to publish (e.g., "10:00" = 10:00 AM)
   • Timezone:Your timezone (e.g., "America/New_York")
   • Privacy: Public,Unlisted, orPrivate
7. Save Configuration
   • Click "Save"
   • Choose filename (e.g.,Skyrim_playthrough.json)
   • Saved toVideoProfiles/Folder

Next Steps

Now that your configuration is set up, you're ready to:

1. Set up your AI provider (seeAI Setup guide)
2. Follow theComplete Workflow Guide
3. Start processing your videos!