# Edit

> Editing a pre-recorded video into a brand-themed cut — authors edit_plan.json with overlay beats, captions, and audio score; probe/transcribe/lint/preview/final pipeline. Use when the user provides footage and asks to edit, enhance, or caption it.

- Skill: `marsmike/edit` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 10 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add marsmike/edit`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/marsmike/edit/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: marsmike (https://skillmd.com/u/marsmike)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/marsmike/edit

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# edit — pre-recorded footage pipeline

Takes a finished recording (voice and cut are untouched) and adds a planned
layer of visuals. Authors `edit_plan.json` data only — the shared engine in
`edit-engine/` renders it.

## Quick Start

```
/edit footage.mp4
```

See [`references/quick-start.md`](references/quick-start.md) for examples and
short-form vs longform recipes.

## Pipeline

`probe → transcribe → author plan → lint → preview → (approve) → final`

Full step-by-step with the beat catalog and knowledge-doc index:
[`references/pipeline.md`](references/pipeline.md).

## Overlays, captions & images

Hard rules (anchors, `appear_sec`, text placement, derived-file discipline),
caption suppression logic, image sourcing priority:
[`references/overlays.md`](references/overlays.md).

## Audio score

Finals only; bring your own royalty-free assets; auto-generated cue sheet;
level rules: [`references/audio-score.md`](references/audio-score.md).

## References

**Recipe:** [`references/quick-start.md`](references/quick-start.md) · [`references/pipeline.md`](references/pipeline.md).

**Detail:** [`references/overlays.md`](references/overlays.md) · [`references/audio-score.md`](references/audio-score.md).