Video & Animation

Capture a website and create a HyperFrames video from it. Use when: (1) a user provides a URL and wants a video, (2) someone says "capture this site", "turn this into a video", "make a promo from my site", (3) the user wants a social ad, product tour, or any video based on an existing website, (4) the user shares a link and asks for any kind of video content. Even if the user just pastes a URL — this is the skill to use.

HyperFrames CLI dev loop — `npx hyperframes` for scaffolding (init), validation (lint, inspect), preview, render, and environment troubleshooting (doctor, browser, info, upgrade). Use when running any of these commands or troubleshooting the HyperFrames build/render environment. For asset preprocessing commands (`tts`, `transcribe`, `remove-background`), invoke the `hyperframes-media` skill instead.

Still-to-video conversion guide: model selection, motion prompting, and camera movement. Covers Wan 2.5 i2v, Seedance, Fabric, Grok Video with when to use each. Use for: animating images, creating video from stills, adding motion, product animations. Triggers: image to video, i2v, animate image, still to video, add motion to image, image animation, photo to video, animate still, wan i2v, image2video, bring image to life, animate photo, motion from image

Building promotion cases, brag documents, tracking wins, and self-advocacy for career advancement. Use when preparing for promotions, documenting accomplishments, or building your case for advancement.

Create video compositions, animations, title cards, overlays, captions, voiceovers, audio-reactive visuals, and scene transitions in HyperFrames HTML. Use when asked to build any HTML-based video content, add captions or subtitles synced to audio, generate text-to-speech narration, create audio-reactive animation (beat sync, glow, pulse driven by music), add animated text highlighting (marker sweeps, hand-drawn circles, burst lines, scribble, sketchout), or add transitions between scenes (crossfades, wipes, reveals, shader transitions). Covers composition authoring, timing, media, and the full video production workflow. For dev-loop CLI commands (init, lint, inspect, preview, render) see the hyperframes-cli skill; for asset preprocessing commands (tts, transcribe, remove-background) see the hyperframes-media skill.

Produce programmable videos with Remotion using scene planning, asset orchestration, and validation gates for automated, brand-consistent video content.

Best practices for Remotion - Video creation in React

Asset preprocessing for HyperFrames compositions — text-to-speech narration (Kokoro), audio/video transcription (Whisper), and background removal for transparent overlays (u2net). Use when generating voiceover from text, transcribing speech for captions, removing the background from a video or image to use as a transparent overlay, choosing a TTS voice or whisper model, or chaining these (TTS → transcribe → captions). Each command downloads its own model on first run.

Install and wire registry blocks and components into HyperFrames compositions. Use when running hyperframes add, installing a block or component, wiring an installed item into index.html, or working with hyperframes.json. Covers the add command, install locations, block sub-composition wiring, component snippet merging, and registry discovery.

All animation knowledge for HyperFrames — atomic motion rules, multi-phase scene blueprints, scene transitions, broader motion-design techniques, AND the seven runtime adapters (GSAP default, plus Lottie, Three.js, Anime.js, CSS keyframes, Web Animations API, TypeGPU). Use for any motion or animation task: pick 2-4 rules and compose, or load a blueprint, or look up runtime-specific API (e.g. GSAP eases / Lottie player / Three.js mixer). Also covers auditing an existing composition's choreography (animation map) and 24 named text-animation effects. HyperFrames-native: single paused timeline, seek-safe, deterministic.

Video and audio processing with FFmpeg. Use for format conversion, resizing, compression, audio extraction, and preparing assets for Remotion. Triggers include converting GIF to MP4, resizing video, extracting audio, compressing files, or any media transformation task.

Help users get promoted at work. Use when someone is preparing for a promotion conversation, building their case for advancement, trying to understand what's blocking their promotion, or figuring out how to get to the next level in their career.

Understand video content locally using ffmpeg frame extraction and Whisper transcription. No API keys needed. Use when: (1) Understanding what a video contains, (2) Transcribing video audio locally, (3) Extracting key frames for visual analysis, (4) Getting video content without API keys.

Create professional videos autonomously using claude-code-video-toolkit — AI voiceovers, image generation, music, talking heads, and Remotion rendering.

Capture a general website/URL and turn it into a HyperFrames video (site tour, showcase, or social clip from the site's own visuals). Uses headless Chrome screenshots + brand assets. Use when intent is general — portfolio/blog/landing-page showcase or social clip from the site. NOT for: product/SaaS launch or promo (→ /product-launch-video, even from a URL); topic explainer with no site (→ /faceless-explainer); GitHub PR (→ /pr-to-video); adding captions to existing video (→ /embedded-captions); short unnarrated page-highlight motion graphic (→ /motion-graphics). Unclear launch-vs-general-site? Ask one question or start at /hyperframes.

Translate and dub existing videos into multiple languages using HeyGen. Use when: (1) Translating a video into another language, (2) Dubbing video content with lip-sync, (3) Creating multi-language versions of existing videos, (4) Audio-only translation without lip-sync, (5) Working with HeyGen's /v2/video_translate endpoint.

Toolkit-specific Remotion patterns — custom transitions, shared components, and project conventions. For core Remotion framework knowledge (hooks, animations, rendering, etc.), see the `remotion-official` skill.

Use when the user wants a short, design-led motion graphic where motion is the message: kinetic typography, stat or number count-up, chart/data-viz hit, logo sting, brand lockup, lower-third, callout, social overlay, animated headline/tweet/news item, motion poster, or quick captured-page highlight. Usually under 10s and up to ~30s, with no narration arc, voice-over, or live-action subject. Can render to MP4 or transparent overlay. Not for longer, multi-scene, narrated, or brand-reel pieces (use general-video), narrated website videos (website-to-video), topic explainers (faceless-explainer), product promos (product-launch-video), PR videos (pr-to-video), or captions on existing footage (embedded-captions). When unsure whether it's a quick motion-first piece or a longer / narrated treatment, see /hyperframes.

Port an existing Remotion (React) composition to HyperFrames HTML. Use ONLY when the user explicitly asks to port/convert/migrate/translate a Remotion source. Do NOT use: (a) authoring a new HyperFrames composition; (b) Remotion mentioned in passing; (c) Remotion code shared as reference only; (d) "same video as my Remotion one" without explicit migrate request — treat as fresh build. Doubt → `/general-video`. One-way, Remotion-only: no reverse export (HyperFrames→Remotion or any framework), no non-Remotion source (After Effects, Framer Motion, plain React/CSS) → out of scope, re-create via `/general-video`. Flags unsupported patterns (useState, useEffect, async calculateMetadata, third-party React libs, `@remotion/lambda`) and recommends runtime interop over lossy translation. Unsure whether to port vs. build fresh, or only a passing Remotion mention? → /hyperframes.

Edit videos locally using ffmpeg. Trim, concat, resize, speed, overlay, extract audio, compress, and convert. Use when: (1) Trimming or cutting video segments, (2) Concatenating multiple clips, (3) Resizing video for social platforms, (4) Extracting or replacing audio, (5) Compressing video, (6) Converting video formats, (7) Getting video info.

Download video and audio from YouTube and 1000+ sites using yt-dlp. No API keys needed. Use when: (1) Downloading a video from YouTube or other sites, (2) Extracting audio from a video URL, (3) Downloading subtitles/captions from a video, (4) Getting video metadata without downloading.

The HyperFrames composition contract — build one renderable project. Use for composition structure, the `data-*` timing attributes, `class="clip"`, tracks, sub-compositions, variables, framework-owned media playback, deterministic-render rules, and validation. Read before writing composition HTML.

Non-animation creative direction for HyperFrames videos. Use for design spec (frame.md / design.md) handling, palettes, typography, narration, beat planning, audio-reactive visuals, composition patterns, and brand / style decisions. For atomic motion patterns and scene blueprints, use `hyperframes-animation`.

Best practices for Remotion - Video creation in React