Manim Video Overlays

Manim Video Overlays

Use this skill only as a child workflow of video-use. It renders precise diagrammatic overlays for final composition.

Contract

• Work under edit/animations/slot_<id>/.
• Output edit/animations/slot_<id>/render.webm with alpha when possible.
• Use Manim transparent background settings such as --transparent or equivalent config when alpha is required.
• Do not edit source footage or final videos directly.
• Return an edl.json overlays[] item with file, start, end, x, and y.

{"file":"animations/slot_01/render.webm","start":2.0,"end":5.0,"x":0,"y":0}

Use For

• Diagrams, formulas, timelines, charts, arrows, callout paths, structured educational animation.
• Motion that benefits from deterministic geometry and precise timing.

Workflow

1. Create edit/animations/slot_<id>/.
2. Write a focused Manim scene for the requested overlay.
3. Match output dimensions, frame rate, duration, and background transparency.
4. Render to render.webm or render frames and encode alpha WebM.
5. Verify alpha, dimensions, duration, legibility, and safe zones.

Rules

• Keep scenes short and deterministic.
• Use Source Han Sans / 思源黑体 or a documented fallback for Chinese text.
• Leave subtitle safe zones clear; video-use applies subtitles LAST.
• Save scene command, timing, and output metadata in manifest.json.