How do I install the Video skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add dvcrn/video in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Video safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Video?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Video free to use?

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dvcrn (@dvcrn) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Video by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Video
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

File contents

Requirements

Required:

ffmpeg / ffprobe — core video processing

Optional:

whisper — local transcription for captions
realesrgan — AI upscaling

Quick Reference

Situation	Load
Platform specs (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram)	`platforms.md`
FFmpeg commands by task	`commands.md`
Quality/compression settings	`quality.md`
Workflow by use case	`workflows.md`

Core Capabilities

Task	Method
Convert/compress	FFmpeg (see `commands.md`)
Generate captions	Whisper → SRT/VTT
Change aspect ratio	Crop, pad, or smart reframe
Clean audio	Normalize, denoise, enhance
Batch operations	Process entire folders in one run

Execution Pattern

Clarify target — What platform? What format? File size limit?
Check source — ffprobe for codec, resolution, duration, audio
Process — FFmpeg for transformation
Verify — Confirm output meets specs before delivering
Deliver — Provide file to user

Common Requests → Actions

User says	Agent does
"Make this work for TikTok"	Reframe to 9:16, check duration ≤3min, compress
"Add subtitles"	Whisper → SRT → burn-in or deliver separately
"Compress for WhatsApp"	Target <64MB, H.264, AAC
"Extract audio"	`-vn -acodec mp3` or `-acodec copy`
"Make a GIF"	Extract frames, optimize palette, loop
"Split into clips"	Cut at timestamps with `-ss` and `-t`

Quality Rules

Always re-encode audio to AAC for maximum compatibility
Use -movflags +faststart for web playback
CRF 23 is good default for H.264 (lower = better, bigger)
Check before delivering — verify duration, file size, playability

Platform Quick Reference

Platform	Aspect	Max Duration	Max Size
TikTok	9:16	3 min	287MB
Instagram Reels	9:16	90s	250MB
YouTube Shorts	9:16	60s	No limit
YouTube	16:9	12h	256GB
WhatsApp	Any	3 min	64MB

Scope

This skill:

Processes video files user explicitly provides
Runs FFmpeg commands on user request
Does NOT access files without user instruction
Does NOT upload to external services automatically

---name: videodescription: Process, edit, and optimize videos for any platform with compression, format conversion, captioning, and repurposing workflows.---## Requirements**Required:**- `ffmpeg` / `ffprobe` — core video processing**Optional:**- `whisper` — local transcription for captions- `realesrgan` — AI upscaling## Quick Reference| Situation | Load ||-----------|------|| Platform specs (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram) | `platforms.md` || FFmpeg commands by task | `commands.md` || Quality/compression settings | `quality.md` || Workflow by use case | `workflows.md` |## Core Capabilities| Task | Method ||------|--------|| Convert/compress | FFmpeg (see `commands.md`) || Generate captions | Whisper → SRT/VTT || Change aspect ratio | Crop, pad, or smart reframe || Clean audio | Normalize, denoise, enhance || Batch operations | Process entire folders in one run |## Execution Pattern1. **Clarify target** — What platform? What format? File size limit?2. **Check source** — `ffprobe` for codec, resolution, duration, audio3. **Process** — FFmpeg for transformation4. **Verify** — Confirm output meets specs before delivering5. **Deliver** — Provide file to user## Common Requests → Actions| User says | Agent does ||-----------|------------|| "Make this work for TikTok" | Reframe to 9:16, check duration ≤3min, compress || "Add subtitles" | Whisper → SRT → burn-in or deliver separately || "Compress for WhatsApp" | Target <64MB, H.264, AAC || "Extract audio" | `-vn -acodec mp3` or `-acodec copy` || "Make a GIF" | Extract frames, optimize palette, loop || "Split into clips" | Cut at timestamps with `-ss` and `-t` |## Quality Rules- **Always re-encode audio to AAC** for maximum compatibility- **Use `-movflags +faststart`** for web playback- **CRF 23** is good default for H.264 (lower = better, bigger)- **Check before delivering** — verify duration, file size, playability## Platform Quick Reference| Platform | Aspect | Max Duration | Max Size ||----------|--------|--------------|----------|| TikTok | 9:16 | 3 min | 287MB || Instagram Reels | 9:16 | 90s | 250MB || YouTube Shorts | 9:16 | 60s | No limit || YouTube | 16:9 | 12h | 256GB || WhatsApp | Any | 3 min | 64MB |## ScopeThis skill:- Processes video files user explicitly provides- Runs FFmpeg commands on user request- Does NOT access files without user instruction- Does NOT upload to external services automatically

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