skill reel
Claude Code skill that edits a vertical reel from raw talking footage: cuts pauses and slips, adds animated interface pieces.
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- The skill runs ffmpeg, transcription, package installs and rendering on your machine.
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npx skillfoxx add skills/skill-reelDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
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How we reviewExtended accessThe tool runs code or makes network calls and only reads external data.
- The skill runs ffmpeg, transcription, package installs and rendering on your machine.
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
skill reel cuts and edits a 9:16 reel from raw footage of a person talking to camera. The user sends a video and the skill does the rest with no panels or choices. The first stage removes silences, breaths, filler sounds, stutters, mistakes and repeats by sound: loudness and timbre are calibrated to the recording level, boundaries follow energy valleys and every seam is checked against the transcript. The second stage assembles the clip in the VSL engine: the camera alternates between a close shot and a split screen, each keyword becomes an interface piece exactly on that word, captions follow the speech, sound effects are sparing and loudness is about −14 LUFS. The result is `render/reel-v1.mp4` with frame, safe zone and loudness checks.
Who it is for. Creators and experts who film a talking head and spend hours cutting pauses and editing vertical videos.
Good fit when
- A five-minute raw take must become a reel without pauses and fillers.
- A clip must show keywords as interface pieces exactly when they are spoken.
- Captions need word highlighting following speech with a safe zone for the platform interface.
- Final loudness is brought to −14 LUFS without manual tuning.
- A finished reel is revised on a remark about one moment of the video.
Not a fit when
- A horizontal clip or a long video without vertical layout is needed.
- The machine lacks ffmpeg, whisper.cpp, Node and Chrome.
- Several speakers are in frame, while the skill is built for one presenter.
Example request
Edit this reel: cut pauses and repeats, add interface pieces on keywords and check loudness.Limitations
`ffmpeg`, `whisper-cli` with the `ggml-large-v3-turbo.bin` model, Python 3 with `numpy`, Node 20 and Google Chrome are required. `preparar.sh` also installs `hyperframes`, `gsap` and `playwright`, and `0-checar.py` shows what is missing. Video rendering is heavy and runs on your machine. The README and instructions are in Portuguese. The repository has no license file, so ask the author about terms of use. The reference example reassembles identically while other clips need review.
How to disable. Delete the `~/.claude/skills/reel` folder. Delete the whisper model in `~/.cache/whisper-cpp/` and installed packages separately.
FAQ
What does the skill check before delivery?
`verificar.py` checks frames, the safe zone and loudness, and the house rules forbid covering the face or clipping words.
What is the VSL engine?
A layout alternating full screen and split screen where each keyword becomes an interface piece. The specification is in `ESTILO.md`.
How to check the machine has everything?
Run `python3 corte/scripts/0-checar.py`: it names what is missing and how to install it. On macOS `brew install ffmpeg whisper-cpp` works.
How to change the result?
Describe the revision and the skill repeats the needed stage. For a remark about one moment, give the time in the video.
Where do the sound effects come from?
They are procedural: `modelo/ferramentas/gerar-sfx.mjs` generates them. The Anybody, Plus Jakarta Sans and JetBrains Mono fonts are under OFL.
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README in short
The skill joins a sound-based cutting engine and an animated vertical layout engine. The repository includes a worked example that rebuilds pixel for pixel.