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Sora by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Sora
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

Sora

Generate videos from text prompts or reference images using OpenAI Sora. ✅ USE WHEN: - Need AI-generated video from text description - Want image-to-video (animate a still image) - Creating cinematic/artistic video content - Need motion/animation without lip-sync ❌ DON'T USE WHEN: - Need lip-sync (person speaking) → use veed-ugc or ugc-manual - Just need image generation → use nano-banana-pro or morpheus - Editing existing videos → use Remotion - Need UGC-style talking head → use veed-ugc INPUT: Text prompt + optional reference image OUTPUT: MP4 video (various resolutions/durations)

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

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Sora Video Generation

Generate videos using OpenAI's Sora API.

API Reference

Endpoint: POST https://api.openai.com/v1/videos

Parameters

Parameter	Values	Description
`prompt`	string	Text description of the video (required)
`input_reference`	file	Optional image that guides generation
`model`	`sora-2`, `sora-2-pro`	Model to use (default: sora-2)
`seconds`	`4`, `8`, `12`	Video duration (default: 4)
`size`	`720x1280`, `1280x720`, `1024x1792`, `1792x1024`	Output resolution

Important Notes

Image dimensions must match video size exactly - the script auto-resizes
Video generation takes 1-3 minutes typically
Videos expire after ~1 hour - download immediately

Usage

# Basic text-to-video
uv run ~/.clawdbot/skills/sora/scripts/generate_video.py \
  --prompt "A cat playing piano" \
  --filename "output.mp4"

# Image-to-video (auto-resizes image)
uv run ~/.clawdbot/skills/sora/scripts/generate_video.py \
  --prompt "Slow dolly shot, steam rising, warm lighting" \
  --filename "output.mp4" \
  --input-image "reference.png" \
  --seconds 8 \
  --size 720x1280

# With specific model
uv run ~/.clawdbot/skills/sora/scripts/generate_video.py \
  --prompt "Cinematic scene" \
  --filename "output.mp4" \
  --model sora-2-pro \
  --seconds 12

Script Parameters

Flag	Description	Default
`--prompt`, `-p`	Video description (required)	-
`--filename`, `-f`	Output file path (required)	-
`--input-image`, `-i`	Reference image path	None
`--seconds`, `-s`	Duration: 4, 8, or 12	8
`--size`, `-sz`	Resolution	720x1280
`--model`, `-m`	sora-2 or sora-2-pro	sora-2
`--api-key`, `-k`	OpenAI API key	env var
`--poll-interval`	Check status every N seconds	10

API Key

Set OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable or pass --api-key.

Prompt Engineering for Video

Good prompts include:

Camera movement: dolly, pan, zoom, tracking shot
Motion description: swirling, rising, falling, shifting
Lighting: golden hour, candlelight, dramatic rim lighting
Atmosphere: steam, particles, bokeh, haze
Mood/style: cinematic, commercial, lifestyle, editorial

Example prompts:

Food commercial:

Slow dolly shot of gourmet dish, soft morning sunlight streaming through window, 
subtle steam rising, warm cozy atmosphere, premium food commercial aesthetic

Lifestyle:

Golden hour light slowly shifting across mountains, gentle breeze rustling leaves, 
serene morning atmosphere, premium lifestyle commercial

Product shot:

Cinematic close-up, dramatic lighting with warm highlights, 
slow reveal, luxury commercial style

Workflow: Image → Video

Generate image with Nano Banana Pro (or use existing)
Pass image as --input-image to Sora
Write prompt describing desired motion/atmosphere
Script auto-resizes image to match video dimensions

Output

Videos saved as MP4
Typical file size: 1.5-3MB for 8 seconds
Resolution matches --size parameter

---name: soradescription: Generate videos from text prompts or reference images using OpenAI Sora. ✅ USE WHEN: - Need AI-generated video from text description - Want image-to-video (animate a still image) - Creating cinematic/artistic video content - Need motion/animation without lip-sync ❌ DON'T USE WHEN: - Need lip-sync (person speaking) → use veed-ugc or ugc-manual - Just need image generation → use nano-banana-pro or morpheus - Editing existing videos → use Remotion - Need UGC-style talking head → use veed-ugc INPUT: Text prompt + optional reference image OUTPUT: MP4 video (various resolutions/durations)--- # Sora Video Generation Generate videos using OpenAI's Sora API. ## API Reference **Endpoint:** `POST https://api.openai.com/v1/videos` ### Parameters | Parameter | Values | Description | |-----------|--------|-------------| | `prompt` | string | Text description of the video (required) | | `input_reference` | file | Optional image that guides generation | | `model` | `sora-2`, `sora-2-pro` | Model to use (default: sora-2) | | `seconds` | `4`, `8`, `12` | Video duration (default: 4) | | `size` | `720x1280`, `1280x720`, `1024x1792`, `1792x1024` | Output resolution | ### Important Notes - **Image dimensions must match video size exactly** - the script auto-resizes - Video generation takes 1-3 minutes typically - Videos expire after ~1 hour - download immediately ## Usage ```bash # Basic text-to-video uv run ~/.clawdbot/skills/sora/scripts/generate_video.py \ --prompt "A cat playing piano" \ --filename "output.mp4" # Image-to-video (auto-resizes image) uv run ~/.clawdbot/skills/sora/scripts/generate_video.py \ --prompt "Slow dolly shot, steam rising, warm lighting" \ --filename "output.mp4" \ --input-image "reference.png" \ --seconds 8 \ --size 720x1280 # With specific model uv run ~/.clawdbot/skills/sora/scripts/generate_video.py \ --prompt "Cinematic scene" \ --filename "output.mp4" \ --model sora-2-pro \ --seconds 12 ``` ## Script Parameters | Flag | Description | Default | |------|-------------|---------| | `--prompt`, `-p` | Video description (required) | - | | `--filename`, `-f` | Output file path (required) | - | | `--input-image`, `-i` | Reference image path | None | | `--seconds`, `-s` | Duration: 4, 8, or 12 | 8 | | `--size`, `-sz` | Resolution | 720x1280 | | `--model`, `-m` | sora-2 or sora-2-pro | sora-2 | | `--api-key`, `-k` | OpenAI API key | env var | | `--poll-interval` | Check status every N seconds | 10 | ## API Key Set `OPENAI_API_KEY` environment variable or pass `--api-key`. ## Prompt Engineering for Video ### Good prompts include: 1. **Camera movement**: dolly, pan, zoom, tracking shot 2. **Motion description**: swirling, rising, falling, shifting 3. **Lighting**: golden hour, candlelight, dramatic rim lighting 4. **Atmosphere**: steam, particles, bokeh, haze 5. **Mood/style**: cinematic, commercial, lifestyle, editorial ### Example prompts: **Food commercial:** ``` Slow dolly shot of gourmet dish, soft morning sunlight streaming through window, subtle steam rising, warm cozy atmosphere, premium food commercial aesthetic ``` **Lifestyle:** ``` Golden hour light slowly shifting across mountains, gentle breeze rustling leaves, serene morning atmosphere, premium lifestyle commercial ``` **Product shot:** ``` Cinematic close-up, dramatic lighting with warm highlights, slow reveal, luxury commercial style ``` ## Workflow: Image → Video 1. Generate image with Nano Banana Pro (or use existing) 2. Pass image as `--input-image` to Sora 3. Write prompt describing desired motion/atmosphere 4. Script auto-resizes image to match video dimensions ## Output - Videos saved as MP4 - Typical file size: 1.5-3MB for 8 seconds - Resolution matches `--size` parameter

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