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 Sonnet 5.51 real run, 9 Nov
- Needs
- Node 22+Chromeffmpeg
- Licence
- Recaply licence
Paper Cutout Story
A cut-paper story: the setting, the trouble as cards, the fix, the ask.
$9.99once, yours to keep
Every premium skill and prompt, one plan$19.99 a month. Cancel any time.
What you get when you buy
Payments are non-refundable. See our Terms of service.
Yours. Download it, then add it to your agent.
Makes a 15 to 20 s launch film (MP4) from a set recipe. Kraft paper and layered card with real cast shadows; a little story told like a children's book: a place, a problem, a fix. 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 storytelling launches for local services, community products, education and small businesses.
By RecaplyUpdated 11 Nov
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Who Paper Cutout Story is for
What you get
- An MP4 at 16:9, 9:16
- 15 to 20 s, in 4 planned scenes
- A still of every scene, checked before it renders
Good fit
- When storytelling launches for local services, community products, education and small businesses
Not for
- Filmed footage or people on camera
- Long explainer videos
About this skill
You say
A paper-cutout story for our planner: a house, three pain cards that flip to fixes, then sign-up.
It said back
I made the film in two sizes. Both are 15.72 s and silent, since there was no music file. I looked at the 16:9 check sheet and it was clean, but I didn't open the vertical one. The check printed no layout problems for it.
- Widescreen (16:9, 1920×1080):
launch-film/planner-paper.mp4 - Vertical (9:16, 1080×1920):
launch-film/planner-paper-vertical.mp4
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What it did in run 1
- paper-cutout-story-film
- S=.claude/skills/paper-cutout-story-film/scripts && node $S/check.mjs; ls
- node .claude/skills/paper-cutout-story-film/scripts/check.mjs; ls
- head -c 1500 logo.svg
- mkdir -p launch-film && cp logo.svg launch-film/ && cd launch-film && cat > film.json <<'E' { "look": "papercut", "size": "16:9", "accent": "#2E8B57", "logo": "logo.svg", "transition": "slide", "out": "planner-paper.mp4", "scenes": [ { "scene": "canvas-draw", "shape": "house", "title": "Every home runs on a plan" }, { "scene": "pain-cards", "title": "And yet", "cards": [ { "pain": "Plans scattered everywhere", "fix": "One place for it all" }, { "pain": "Things slip through", "fix": "Everything in view" }, { "pain": "Planning feels like a chore", "fix": "Simple, calm, done" } ] }, { "scene": "title", "kicker": "Now here", "title": "The planner", "subtitle": "Your plans, all in one place." }, { "scene": "end", "title": "Start planning today", "button": "Sign up" } ] } E node ../.claude/skills/paper-cutout-story-film/scripts/film.mjs film.json --check
- ./launch-film/film.json
- cd ./launch-film && cp ../logo.svg . && node ../.claude/skills/paper-cutout-story-film/scripts/film.mjs film.json --check
- ./launch-film/film-check.png
- F=../.claude/skills/paper-cutout-story-film/scripts/film.mjs && node $F film.json && sed -e 's/"16:9"/"9:16"/' -e 's/planner-paper.mp4/planner-paper-vertical.mp4/' film.json > film-vertical.json && node $F film-vertical.json && ls -la *.mp4
- node ../.claude/skills/paper-cutout-story-film/scripts/film.mjs film.json && ls -la *.mp4
- node -e ' const fs=require("fs");const j=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("film.json","utf8"));j.size="9:16";j.out="planner-paper-vertical.mp4";fs.writeFileSync("film-vertical.json",JSON.stringify(j,null,2))' && node ../.claude/skills/paper-cutout-story-film/scripts/film.mjs film-vertical.json --check && node ../.claude/skills/paper-cutout-story-film/scripts/film.mjs film-vertical.json
- Done
Questions
Is Paper Cutout Story free?
No. Paper Cutout Story 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 Paper Cutout Story?
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.
What do I get when I buy Paper Cutout Story?
A ZIP of the whole skill folder (70 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 Paper Cutout Story?
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 ./paper-cutout-story-film with your agent's flag.
What do I get from Paper Cutout Story?
An MP4 at 16:9, 9:16. 15 to 20 s, in 4 planned scenes. A still of every scene, checked before it renders.
What does Paper Cutout Story need?
Node 22+, Chrome and ffmpeg, and no API key. Each use costs nothing beyond your agent.
How big is Paper Cutout Story?
12 files, about 50,232 tokens in all. The SKILL.md is about 2,028 tokens, and your agent reads it only when the job fits.
What does a run cost?
Our 1 runs took 2 min 4 s to 2 min 4 s and $0.12 to $0.12 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 Paper Cutout Story to use it?
Type /paper-cutout-story-film first to make sure it loads. Without it, Claude Code may judge a small job simple enough to do without the skill.