While Blender already lets you make workspaces as sparse as you like them, Apps focused on specific usage can make complex 3D + ffmpeg + python options more approachable. A ‘.blendx’ focused on Resizing video, Making quick cuts, Exporting to GIF, MP4 other formats would be handy, e.g.

[Media Viewer by Blender Studio](https://studio.blender.org/blog/media-viewer-by-blender-stud...) looks solid. I want to see more of the ‘Review’ / ‘Annotation’ tools.