For nail techs
Film the set. Shino edits the reel.
Gel, gel-X, acrylics, builder gel, nail art. Film between clients, tell Shino what you want in a sentence, and post a finished reel before your next appointment.
The short answer
Shino is an agent-first, chat-first AI video editor for nail techs and nail studio owners. You upload the clips you filmed at your desk, describe the reel in plain words, and Shino edits it: word-by-word captions with the shade name highlighted, punch-in zooms on the detail shots, a hook title in the first second, a timed reveal of the finished set, price and service cards, and clean audio with the drill and file noise pulled down. It edits your real footage, never avatars, keeps text inside the TikTok and Reels safe zones and learns your brand colors and caption style.
The problem with editing today
Your hands are busy all day
You film the finished set at 1:55 and your next client sits down at 2:00. By Sunday there are forty clips in your camera roll and none of them are posted.
Nail art is tiny on a phone screen
The chrome, the hand-painted leaves, the clean cuticle line. In a wide shot it all reads as "nice nails" unless the edit moves in close at the right moment.
Process videos are loud and long
The e-file whines through every voice-over, the prep takes twenty minutes, and nobody wants to watch all of it at normal speed.
How Shino helps
Reveals timed to the turn
Shino holds the bare nails for a beat, then switches to the finished set as your client turns her hand, with a punch-in zoom on the accent nail.
Shade names and prices on screen
Say the color or the service on camera and Shino pops a card right then, like "Fall chrome, $65", so people stop asking in the comments.
Process clips cut to the good part
Long prep and fill footage gets trimmed to the steps people want to see, with captions explaining each one and the silent filing cut out.
Your voice over the drill
Voice cleanup pulls the e-file, the dust collector and salon music down so your explanation comes through clearly, with an optional music bed under it.
Worked examples
What this looks like, step by step
Example scenarios: what you film, what you tell Shino, and what you get back.
An independent nail tech in a suite
You film
Two minutes of a fall chrome set: the bare nails after prep, a few seconds of the chrome powder going on, then the client turning her hand under the ring light.
You tell Shino
“Fall chrome reveal for Reels and TikTok, 15 seconds. Hook: "the set everyone is booking this month". Zoom on the chrome, price card $65 at the end.”
You get
A short vertical reel with the hook title in the first second, the bare nails held for a beat, the reveal timed to the hand turn, a punch-in zoom on the chrome and a price card that sits clear of the app buttons.
A nail studio owner
You film
Twelve minutes of a gel removal and builder gel fill filmed overhead, with the tech explaining each step while the e-file runs.
You tell Shino
“Speed through this to about 35 seconds. Caption each step: soak off, file, prep, builder gel, top coat. Clean up the drill noise.”
You get
A tight process video that keeps a few seconds of each step, labels them with captions, cuts the long silent filing and brings the voice up over the drill.
A nail artist known for hand-painted designs
You film
Close-up clips of painting tiny pumpkins and leaves on an accent nail, plus a wide shot of the finished hand.
You tell Shino
“Detail video, 20 seconds, music bed, no talking. Zoom in on each brush stroke clip and end on the full hand.”
You get
A music-only reel that moves through the detail clips with punch-in zooms on the brushwork, short on-screen text naming the design and a closing shot of the whole set.
A gel-X specialist
You film
A one-take talking-head answer to "how long does gel last?", filmed at the desk between appointments, with a few long pauses.
You tell Shino
“Turn this into a quick answer video. Hook title with the question, cut the pauses, highlight "three weeks" in the captions, end with a booking line.”
You get
A tight talking-head clip with the question as the hook title, the pauses removed, word-by-word captions with "three weeks" emphasized and a "book through the link in bio" end card.
A home studio adding a new service
You film
The tech talking to camera about adding builder gel overlays to the menu, holding up a finished set on a practice hand.
You tell Shino
“New service announcement. Text behind me that says "Builder gel", service card with "Overlay $55, fill $45", and a sticker that says "new" at the start.”
You get
An announcement reel with "Builder gel" placed behind the tech in the opening shot, a "new" sticker, a service card with both prices when she says them and captions in the studio colors Shino already knows.
A nail tech with a last-minute opening
You film
A ten-second selfie clip saying a Friday 3pm slot just opened, plus an older clip of a finished set.
You tell Shino
“Quick post for stories and Reels. Put the slot on screen big, "Friday 3pm open", show the set behind it, DM me to book.”
You get
A short vertical post with the time slot as a large hook title, the finished set as the background shot, captions on the voice clip and a DM callout at the end.
Things you can say to Shino
Frequently asked questions
What should a nail tech post on Instagram?
Set reveals, close-ups of nail art, short process clips like a fill or a removal, answers to the questions clients ask you every day, and your price list or new services. Shino edits each of these from the footage you film at your desk.
How do I film nail videos that look good on TikTok?
Use a ring light or window light, film vertical, keep the hand steady and get one slow close-up of the finished set. Shino handles the rest: the cut, the captions, the zooms on the detail and the reveal timing.
Can Shino remove the drill noise from my videos?
Shino cleans up your voice and pulls background noise like the e-file and dust collector down, so your explanation is clear. For music-only reels, it can drop the original audio and use a music bed instead.
Does Shino change how my nails look?
No. Shino edits your real footage as it is. It cuts, captions, zooms and adds cards, but it does not retouch the nails or add filters, so clients see your actual work.
Do I need editing skills to use Shino?
No. You describe the video in a sentence, Shino shows you a version, and you ask for changes in the same chat. There is no timeline to learn.
Tell Shino about your next video.
Upload a clip, say what you want, and get back a reel that is ready to post. Nothing to learn first.
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