Video
Launch Videos
Promo videos made from your release notes
- Runs in
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Cursor
Gemini CLI
GitHub Copilot
OpenCode
- Generates with
- Your agent's model
- Tested with
- Claude Code 2.1.322Claude Opus 5.51 real run, 9 Nov
- Needs
- Node 22+Chromeffmpeg
- Licence
- Recaply licence
Pain Gag Launch
Open on the daily pains as a joke, cross them out, sort the chaos, then the product and the ask.
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Makes a 17 to 23 s launch film (MP4) from a set recipe. Playful and quick: the pains the viewer knows too well, crossed out with a wink, the mess snapping into order, then the reveal. The recipe sets the scene order, pacing, look and sizes; the person's words, screenshots and logo fill it. Renders locally with Chrome and ffmpeg: no video model, no key and no cost. Use when someone wants consumer apps, productivity tools and social-first launches that win by naming a shared annoyance.
By RecaplyUpdated 11 Nov
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Who Pain Gag Launch is for
What you get
- An MP4 at 9:16, 16:9
- 17 to 23 s, in 5 planned scenes
- A still of every scene, checked before it renders
Good fit
- When consumer apps, productivity tools and social-first launches that win by naming a shared annoyance
Not for
- Filmed footage or people on camera
- Long explainer videos
About this skill
You say
A pain-gag launch for our planner: cross out copying rows by hand and chasing approvals, sort the mess, then our screenshot.
It said back
I made the launch film for Tidewater.
Video: launch-film/tidewater-gag-9x16.mp4. It's 1080×1920 (9:16, for Reels, TikTok and Shorts) and runs 18.7 s. It has no sound. I checked a still frame from every scene: all the text is readable and nothing is cut off.
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What it did in run 1
- pain-gag-launch-film
- find . -path ./.claude -prune -o -type f -print | head -50; node .claude/skills/pain-gag-launch-film/scripts/check.mjs
- ./shot.png
- ./logo.svg
- ./sheet.png
- ./phone.png
- node .claude/skills/pain-gag-launch-film/scripts/film.mjs --scenes 2>&1 | sed -n '1,200p'
- mkdir -p launch-film && cat > launch-film/film.json <<'EOF' { "look": "riso", "size": "9:16", "accent": "#1F6F5C", "name": "Tidewater", "logo": "../logo.svg", "transition": "slide", "out": "tidewater-gag-9x16.mp4", "scenes": [ { "scene": "crossed-words", "title": "Still doing this?", "words": ["Copying rows by hand", "Chasing approvals"], "answer": "Plan it once in Tidewater", "highlight": ["Tidewater"] }, { "scene": "chaos-order", "before": "Your week right now", "items": ["Weekly report", "Invoice #2041", "Team sync notes", "Q4 plan draft", "Launch checklist", "Copy row 14", "Paste into sheet", "Approved yet?"], "caption": "Sorted into one plan" }, { "scene": "title", "kicker": "New", "title": "Tidewater, your planner", "subtitle": "Every task, due date and status in one place." }, { "scene": "shot", "image": "../shot.png", "frame": "browser", "caption": "Your whole day, at a glance" }, { "scene": "end", "title": "Plan your week in Tidewater", "button": "Try Tidewater" } ] } EOF cd launch-film && node ../.claude/skills/pain-gag-launch-film/scripts/film.mjs film.json --check
- ./launch-film/film.json
- cd ./launch-film && node ../.claude/skills/pain-gag-launch-film/scripts/film.mjs film.json --check
- ./launch-film/film-check.png
- sed -e '/"accent"/d' -e 's/Your whole day, at a glance/Your day at a glance/' film.json > film2.json && node ../.claude/skills/pain-gag-launch-film/scripts/film.mjs film2.json --check
- ./launch-film/film.json
- ./launch-film/film.json
- node ../.claude/skills/pain-gag-launch-film/scripts/film.mjs film.json --check
- ./launch-film/film-check.png
- node ../.claude/skills/pain-gag-launch-film/scripts/film.mjs film.json 2>&1 | tail -5 && ffprobe -v error -show_entries format=duration:stream=width,height -of csv=p=0 tidewater-gag-9x16.mp4
- Done
Questions
Is Pain Gag Launch free?
No. Pain Gag Launch 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 Pain Gag Launch?
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.
What do I get when I buy Pain Gag Launch?
A ZIP of the whole skill folder (79 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 Pain Gag Launch?
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 ./pain-gag-launch-film with your agent's flag.
What do I get from Pain Gag Launch?
An MP4 at 9:16, 16:9. 17 to 23 s, in 5 planned scenes. A still of every scene, checked before it renders.
What does Pain Gag Launch need?
Node 22+, Chrome and ffmpeg, and no API key. Each use costs nothing beyond your agent.
How big is Pain Gag Launch?
13 files, about 57,249 tokens in all. The SKILL.md is about 2,127 tokens, and your agent reads it only when the job fits.
What does a run cost?
Our 1 runs took 2 min 3 s to 2 min 3 s and $0.47 to $0.47 of API use each, in Claude Code with claude-opus-5-5. On a Claude plan, a run counts toward your usage instead.
Do I have to name Pain Gag Launch to use it?
Type /pain-gag-launch-film first to make sure it loads. Without it, Claude Code may judge a small job simple enough to do without the skill.