Video Ad Specs

Install the belt CLI skill: npx skills add belt-sh/cli

Video Ad Specs

Create platform-specific video ads via inference.sh CLI.

Quick Start

Requires inference.sh CLI (belt). Install instructions

belt login

# Generate a vertical video ad scene
belt app run bytedance/seedance-2-0 --input '{
  "prompt": "vertical video, person excitedly unboxing a product, clean modern room, bright natural lighting, social media ad style, authentic feeling",
  "ratio": "9:16",
  "generate_audio": true
}'

Platform Specifications

TikTok

Instagram Reels

Instagram Stories

YouTube

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (16:9) or 1080 x 1920 (Shorts)

Facebook Feed

LinkedIn

AIDA Framework for Video Ads

Hook Techniques (First 3 Seconds)

Creating Video Ads

Vertical (TikTok, Reels, Stories, Shorts)

# Hook scene (0-3s)
belt app run google/veo-3-1-fast --input '{
  "prompt": "vertical 9:16 video, close-up of hands struggling with tangled cables and messy desk, frustrated energy, shaky handheld camera, authentic social media style, bright lighting"
}'

# Solution reveal (3-15s)
belt app run bytedance/seedance-2-0 --input '{
  "prompt": "vertical video, smooth product reveal, clean wireless charging station on minimalist desk, satisfying organization transformation, bright modern room, social media ad aesthetic",
  "ratio": "9:16",
  "generate_audio": true
}'

# Add voiceover
belt app run falai/dia-tts --input '{
  "prompt": "[S1] Stop wasting time with this mess. This one product changed my entire setup. Everything charges. Everything is organized. Link in bio."
}'

# Merge video + audio
belt app run infsh/video-audio-merger --input '{
  "video_file": "solution-reveal.mp4",
  "audio_file": "voiceover.mp3"
}'

# Add captions (critical for silent autoplay)
belt app run infsh/caption-videos --input '{
  "video_file": "ad-with-audio.mp4",
  "segments": [
    {"start": 0.0, "end": 2.5, "text": "Tired of the old way?"},
    {"start": 2.5, "end": 5.0, "text": "Meet the fix."}
  ]
}'

Square (Facebook, LinkedIn Feed)

belt app run google/veo-3-1-fast --input '{
  "prompt": "square 1:1 video, professional person at desk discovering a new software tool, laptop screen showing clean dashboard, natural office lighting, corporate commercial style, satisfied expression"
}'

YouTube Bumper (6 Seconds)

# 6-second bumper: one message, one visual, one CTA
belt app run google/veo-3-1-fast --input '{
  "prompt": "6 second product ad, quick montage of a sleek app being used on phone, fast cuts, modern, energetic, brand logo reveal at end, punchy and dynamic, wide 16:9"
}'

# Keep it tight
belt app run falai/dia-tts --input '{
  "prompt": "[S1] Your reports. Automated. Try DataFlow free."
}'

Captions Are Mandatory

85% of Facebook and 40%+ of Instagram video is watched on mute.

Caption Best Practices

# Burn in captions
# (build timed segments from your script; the app takes segments, not an SRT file)
belt app run infsh/caption-videos --input '{
  "video_file": "ad-video.mp4",
  "segments": [
    {"start": 0.0, "end": 2.5, "text": "Tired of the old way?"},
    {"start": 2.5, "end": 5.0, "text": "Meet the fix."}
  ],
  "font_size": 36,
  "position": "center-bottom"
}'

Ad Structure Templates

Testimonial Ad (15-30s)

Demo Ad (15-30s)

Before/After Ad (15s)

Common Mistakes

Checklist

• Correct aspect ratio for target platform
• Hook in first 1-3 seconds
• Captions added (readable, high contrast)
• CTA clear and within final 5 seconds
• Duration matches platform norms
• Text outside platform unsafe zones
• Audio designed for both sound-on and sound-off
• Platform-specific version (not one-size-fits-all)

Related Skills

npx skills add inference-sh/skills@ai-video-generation
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@video-prompting-guide
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@text-to-speech
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@prompt-engineering

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