The trial reel system I run on my own account, as a Claude Code plugin for your Mac. Give it a finished edit and 3 hooks, get back 14 trial reels and a posting plan.
It runs on a Mac with Claude Code. It does not run on a phone or on Windows, so check that before you join.
Founding price $19, later $29. One time purchase. 14 day refund if it does not work on your Mac.
I’m Andrew, a car videographer in Atlanta. This is the system I run on @shotby.dru. After I started posting a full trial pack for every edit, October 16 brought 1,216 new followers in one day.
From my own page, @shotby.dru. Metricool, October 24, 2026.
Same clip. Six versions did 441k, 396k, 373k, 188k, 74k and 172 views.
The hook trials did 212, 176 and 138. The rotated one did 11,558.
“…WITH A VIPER” did 257. “…WITH A V10” did 49,922.
The honest part. Plenty of trials do a few hundred views. Some do nothing. This doesn’t promise views and nobody can. It takes the hours out of making the pack, so every edit gets more shots at people who don’t follow you yet.
By hand, a proper pack is hours: 14 files per reel, named in order and spaced out so you don’t hit the trial limit. Give it your edit and 3 hook lines and it does the lot.
Your edit centred on a black 9:16 frame with the hook in bold caps above it. Every hook made twice, with and without quote marks.
The picture is flipped first and the text goes on after, so your hook still reads the right way.
The edit turned to fill the whole screen. Never mirrored.
Not a dead centre crop. It looks for flames first, then the lit end facing camera, then the front end.
Two days, about 45 minutes apart, with your caption, credits and the right switches on every line.
No colour, contrast or level changes. 4K masters plus 1080x1920 copies ready for schedulers.
Add the plugin to Claude Code and run the setup check. It tells you anything you still need.
Type “make trial reels from my video” and point it at your finished edit. It asks for your 3 hooks, your caption and when you want to start.
You get a folder of 14 numbered files and a 2 day plan. Post them in order from your phone.
Built for car creators first. The hooks, mirroring, rotation and posting plan work for anything you film.
Not yet. Mac only for now.
No. You talk to Claude in plain words. It asks what it needs and does the rest.
Preorders open November 1. Join the list and I’ll email you the link that day.
No. One time purchase. Founding price $19, later $29.
Yes. 14 day refund if it does not work on your Mac. Tell me what happened and I’ll refund you.
No. Your picture goes through as is. No colour, contrast or level changes.
Only if you connect your own Metricool account, and only after you say yes to the exact list of posts and times. Otherwise you get the files and the plan.
Yes. The files you make are yours. One license covers one person.
Founding price $19, later $29. One time purchase. 14 day refund if it does not work on your Mac.
Questions first? DM me TRIAL on Instagram at @shotby.dru and I’ll answer you myself.