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Run 1Brief to video teaser“Make our editing agent turn "30-second recap of the conference, calm" into four clips on a timeline. About us: AI video editor Splice Lane; four stills from a shoot.”
Runs in
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • Gemini CLI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OpenCode
Generates with
Your agent's model
Tested with
Claude Code 2.1.322Claude Sonnet 5.51 real run, 10 Nov
Needs
Node 22+Chromeffmpeg
Licence
Recaply licence

Brief to Video Teaser

A typed brief is sent to an agent, which picks the best shots and lays them out as clips on a timeline.

$9.99once, yours to keep

Makes a short launch-film scene as an MP4 clip: a typed brief is sent to an agent, which picks the best shots and lays them out as clips on a timeline. It shows the person's own product, words, screenshots or pictures in real type and smooth motion (about 8 s), works alone as a social clip or as one scene in a longer launch film, at 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5. Renders locally with Chrome and ffmpeg; no video model, no key and no cost. Use when a video, editing or creative agent turns a brief into a cut, or when someone asks for a "brief to video teaser" animation, motion graphic or product clip.

By RecaplyUpdated 11 Nov

Install Brief to Video Teaser

After the download, ask your agent to add it, or run the line yourself.

Read https://recaply.co/skills/brief-to-video-teaser/install.md and follow it to install the brief-to-video-teaser skill from brief-to-video-teaser.zip.

Paste it into your agent. It reads our install steps, finds the ZIP you downloaded and adds the skill for you.

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Who Brief to Video Teaser is for

What you get

  • An MP4 scene of about 8 s at 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5
  • Your product's words, screenshots and logo in real type
  • Works alone or as one scene in a longer film

Good fit

  • When a video, editing or creative agent turns a brief into a cut

Not for

  • A whole launch film in one go (use a launch film)
  • Filmed footage or people on camera

About this skill

You say

Make our editing agent turn "30-second recap of the conference, calm" into four clips on a timeline. About us: AI video editor Splice Lane; four stills from a shoot.

It said back

The video is rendered: brief-to-video-teaser/conference-recap.mp4, 1920×1080 (16:9), 7.95 s, 30 fps, 263 KB. It has no sound.

  • What it shows: "30-second recap of the conference, calm" is typed into a Splice Lane request box. Send is pressed, and four clips appear on a timeline.
  • Look: studio (cool white with one blue accent), which fits the calm brief.
  • Stills used: photo-4, photo-2, photo-1 and photo-3, in that order, so the palette runs from soft to warm to evening. The other four photos in the folder are unused. Tell me if you meant a different four and I'll re-cut.
  • Checks: the layout check found no problems, and I looked at the check frame.
  • Other sizes: 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5 are not made yet. I can make them if you need them.
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What it did in run 1

  1. brief-to-video-teaser
  2. ls -la . brief-to-video-teaser 2>/dev/null; find . -maxdepth 3 \( -iname '*.png' -o -iname '*.jpg' -o -iname '*.jpeg' \) -not -path './.claude/*'; node .claude/skills/brief-to-video-teaser/scripts/check.mjs
  3. ./photo-1.png
  4. ./photo-2.png
  5. ./photo-3.png
  6. ./photo-4.png
  7. mkdir -p brief-to-video-teaser && cd brief-to-video-teaser && cp ../logo.svg ../photo-{1,2,3,4}.png . && cat > film.json <<'E' { "look": "studio", "size": "16:9", "name": "Splice Lane", "logo": "logo.svg", "out": "conference-recap.mp4", "scenes": [ { "scene": "composer", "label": "Splice Lane", "ask": "30-second recap of the conference, calm", "result": "clips", "images": ["photo-4.png", "photo-2.png", "photo-1.png", "photo-3.png"] } ] } E node ../.claude/skills/brief-to-video-teaser/scripts/film.mjs film.json --check && node ../.claude/skills/brief-to-video-teaser/scripts/film.mjs film.json && ls -la
  8. mkdir -p brief-to-video-teaser && cp logo.svg photo-1.png photo-2.png photo-3.png photo-4.png brief-to-video-teaser/ && cd brief-to-video-teaser && cat > film.json <<'E' { "look": "studio", "size": "16:9", "name": "Splice Lane", "logo": "logo.svg", "out": "conference-recap.mp4", "scenes": [ { "scene": "composer", "label": "Splice Lane", "ask": "30-second recap of the conference, calm", "result": "clips", "images": ["photo-4.png", "photo-2.png", "photo-1.png", "photo-3.png"] } ] } E S=../.claude/skills/brief-to-video-teaser/scripts/film.mjs node $S film.json --check && node $S film.json && ls -la
  9. mkdir -p brief-to-video-teaser && cp logo.svg photo-1.png photo-2.png photo-3.png photo-4.png brief-to-video-teaser/
  10. ./brief-to-video-teaser/film.json
  11. cd ./brief-to-video-teaser && S=../.claude/skills/brief-to-video-teaser/scripts/film.mjs && node $S film.json --check && node $S film.json && ls -la
  12. cd ./brief-to-video-teaser && node ../.claude/skills/brief-to-video-teaser/scripts/film.mjs film.json --check
  13. ./brief-to-video-teaser/film-check.png
  14. node ../.claude/skills/brief-to-video-teaser/scripts/film.mjs film.json && ls -la conference-recap.mp4
  15. Done

10 Nov 2026 · Claude Code 2.1.322 with Claude Sonnet 5.5 · 50 s · $0.15 of API use

Questions

Is Brief to Video Teaser free?

No. Brief to Video Teaser costs $9.99 once and stays in your Recaply account, or it comes with the Recaply plan ($19.99 a month), which opens every premium skill and prompt.

Which agents can use Brief to Video Teaser?

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.

What do I get when I buy Brief to Video Teaser?

A ZIP of the whole skill folder (61 KB): the SKILL.md your agent follows and its 11 other files, the references, templates and scripts it uses. You download it from this page whenever you need it, and install it in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode. The Recaply plan opens it too, with every other premium skill and prompt.

How do I install Brief to Video Teaser?

Buy it, then download the ZIP from this page. For Claude Code, unzip it into .claude/skills/ in your project. For Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI, unzip it and run npx skills add ./brief-to-video-teaser with your agent's flag.

What do I get from Brief to Video Teaser?

An MP4 scene of about 8 s at 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5. Your product's words, screenshots and logo in real type. Works alone or as one scene in a longer film.

What does Brief to Video Teaser need?

Node 22+, Chrome and ffmpeg, and no API key. Each use costs nothing beyond your agent.

How big is Brief to Video Teaser?

12 files, about 43,834 tokens in all. The SKILL.md is about 2,206 tokens, and your agent reads it only when the job fits.

What does a run cost?

Our 1 runs took 50 s to 50 s and $0.15 to $0.15 of API use each, in Claude Code with claude-sonnet-5-5. On a Claude plan, a run counts toward your usage instead.

Do I have to name Brief to Video Teaser to use it?

Type /brief-to-video-teaser first to make sure it loads. Without it, Claude Code may judge a small job simple enough to do without the skill.