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Run 1Handwritten notes on the shot“In talk.mp4 add handwritten notes pointing at the lamp and the shelf.”
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, 9 Nov
Needs
Node 22+Chromeffmpeg
Licence
Recaply licence

Handwritten Notes on the Shot

Handwritten notes on paper slips point at things in their shot as they name them.

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Adds handwritten notes on paper slips to a talking-head video, each pointing at something in the shot as they name it, for an editorial, personal feel. Timed to the words they say, on their own footage, with their sound kept; 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 someone wants a personal, editorial look for callouts (a stylist on an outfit, a maker on their bench).

By RecaplyUpdated 11 Nov

Install Handwritten Notes on the Shot

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

Read https://recaply.co/skills/editorial-notes-overlay/install.md and follow it to install the editorial-notes-overlay skill from editorial-notes-overlay.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 Handwritten Notes on the Shot is for

What you get

  • Your video with the overlay timed to the words, sound kept
  • Small paper slips with handwriting land beside the things they point at, with a line to each, like notes in the margin of a magazine photo
  • 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5

Good fit

  • When someone wants a personal, editorial look for callouts (a stylist on an outfit, a maker on their bench)

Not for

  • Footage with nobody speaking
  • Cutting or re-editing the video itself

About this skill

You say

In talk.mp4 add handwritten notes pointing at the lamp and the shelf.

It said back

I added two handwritten notes on paper slips to talk.mp4, one pointing at the shelf and one at the lamp. The output is talk-graphics.mp4, 1920x1080 at 30 fps and 24.3 s long. Her sound is unchanged. The layout check found no problems, and I looked at the check frame. I didn't play the full render.

The speaker never says "lamp" or "shelf", so I tied each note to words she does say, where those words start:

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What it did in run 1

  1. editorial-notes-overlay
  2. ls; S=.claude/skills/editorial-notes-overlay/scripts; node $S/check.mjs
  3. ls -a && node .claude/skills/editorial-notes-overlay/scripts/check.mjs
  4. echo '{"video":"talk.mp4","transcript":"talk.json"}' > overlay.json && node .claude/skills/editorial-notes-overlay/scripts/overlay.mjs overlay.json --words && node .claude/skills/editorial-notes-overlay/scripts/overlay.mjs overlay.json --face
  5. ./face-check.png
  6. cat > overlay.json <<'E' {"video":"talk.mp4","transcript":"talk.json","look":"paper","face":[50,30], "beats":[{"beat":"callouts","style":"notes","cues":["Written updates on Friday","nobody missed the old"],"points":[{"text":"Written updates on Friday","x":18,"y":40},{"text":"Nobody missed Monday","x":90,"y":50}],"until":"Monday call"}]} E node .claude/skills/editorial-notes-overlay/scripts/overlay.mjs overlay.json --check
  7. ./overlay.json
  8. node .claude/skills/editorial-notes-overlay/scripts/overlay.mjs overlay.json --check
  9. ./overlay.json
  10. node .claude/skills/editorial-notes-overlay/scripts/overlay.mjs overlay.json --check
  11. ./overlay-check.png
  12. sed -i '' 's/"text": "Written updates on Friday"/"text": "Friday updates"/; s/"text": "Nobody missed Monday"/"text": "Nobody missed it"/' overlay.json && node .claude/skills/editorial-notes-overlay/scripts/overlay.mjs overlay.json --check
  13. ./overlay.json
  14. node .claude/skills/editorial-notes-overlay/scripts/overlay.mjs overlay.json --check
  15. ./overlay-check.png
  16. node .claude/skills/editorial-notes-overlay/scripts/overlay.mjs overlay.json && ls -la
  17. Done

9 Nov 2026 · Claude Code 2.1.322 with Claude Sonnet 5.5 · 1 min 46 s · $0.17 of API use

Questions

Is Handwritten Notes on the Shot free?

No. Handwritten Notes on the Shot 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 Handwritten Notes on the Shot?

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

What do I get when I buy Handwritten Notes on the Shot?

A ZIP of the whole skill folder (105 KB): the SKILL.md your agent follows and its 12 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 Handwritten Notes on the Shot?

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 ./editorial-notes-overlay with your agent's flag.

What do I get from Handwritten Notes on the Shot?

Your video with the overlay timed to the words, sound kept. Small paper slips with handwriting land beside the things they point at, with a line to each, like notes in the margin of a magazine photo. 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5.

What does Handwritten Notes on the Shot need?

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

How big is Handwritten Notes on the Shot?

13 files, about 79,864 tokens in all. The SKILL.md is about 2,201 tokens, and your agent reads it only when the job fits.

What does a run cost?

Our 1 runs took 1 min 46 s to 1 min 46 s and $0.17 to $0.17 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 Handwritten Notes on the Shot to use it?

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