Feature Request: Native video analysis support in Claude

Summary

Add native video analysis capabilities to Claude, allowing users to pass video files directly for visual understanding and analysis.

Problem

Claude currently supports image analysis (vision) but has no ability to process or analyze video files. Users who need to analyze video content (e.g., film studies, content review, accessibility work, surveillance analysis, tutorial creation) must manually screenshot individual frames and feed them as images — a tedious and lossy workaround.

Proposed Solution

• Allow video files (mp4, mov, webm, etc.) to be uploaded and analyzed directly
• Support frame-by-frame or scene-level analysis
• Enable understanding of temporal elements: motion, transitions, pacing, editing techniques
• Support audio track analysis alongside visual content

Use Case

As a user working with video content (film analysis, education, content creation), I need Claude to understand what happens across time in a video — not just in static frames. This would unlock use cases like:

• Film and cinematic technique analysis
• Video content summarization
• Accessibility descriptions for video content
• Educational video review and feedback
• Identifying specific moments or scenes in longer videos

This is a significant gap in Claude's multimodal capabilities compared to what users need in real-world workflows.