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Video From Gemini by razbakov — Agent Skill

Name: Video From Gemini
Author: razbakov

Video From Gemini

Generate videos using Google Veo via Gemini API. Use when the user asks to generate, create, or make a video, animation, clip, or motion content from text or images using AI. Triggers include 'generate a video', 'make a video of', 'animate this image', 'create a clip', 'video from image', or when the user wants to bring a still image to life.

razbakov Updated Sep 21, 2026

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Video Generation with Google Veo

Generate videos from text prompts or images using Google's Veo model via the Gemini REST API.

Requirements

GEMINI_API_KEY environment variable (same key as image-from-gemini)
curl and python3 (standard on macOS/Linux)

Workflow

1. Run the generation script

Text-to-video:

source ~/.zshrc; python3 ~/.claude/skills/video-from-gemini/scripts/generate.py \
  "your detailed video prompt here" \
  -o /tmp/output.mp4

Image-to-video (animate a still image):

source ~/.zshrc; python3 ~/.claude/skills/video-from-gemini/scripts/generate.py \
  "description of the motion and camera movement" \
  -i /path/to/input.png \
  -o /tmp/output.mp4

Important: Always source ~/.zshrc before running to load the API key.

2. Open the result

open /tmp/output.mp4

The video is an MP4 file. Use open on macOS to play it in the default video player.

3. Iterate if needed

Adjust the prompt and regenerate. Veo responds well to:

Specific camera movements: "slow orbit", "push in", "dolly zoom"
Lighting descriptions: "warm golden hour", "dramatic side lighting"
Motion descriptions: "gracefully spinning", "walking slowly forward"
Style cues: "cinematic", "documentary", "dreamy"

Script options

Flag	Default	Description
`-i` / `--image`	none	Input image for image-to-video
`-o` / `--output`	`/tmp/veo-output.mp4`	Output file path
`-m` / `--model`	`veo-3.1-generate-preview`	Model name
`-d` / `--duration`	`8`	Duration in seconds (4-8)
`-a` / `--aspect-ratio`	`16:9`	Aspect ratio (`16:9` or `9:16`)
`-t` / `--timeout`	`300`	Max wait time in seconds

Available models

Model	Best for
`veo-3.1-generate-preview`	Best quality, audio support (default)
`veo-2.0-generate-001`	Faster, good quality fallback

Notes

Generation takes ~60 seconds typically
Output is MP4, usually 4-8MB for 8 seconds
The script auto-retries with veo-2.0 if veo-3.1 fails
Image-to-video preserves the visual style of the input image
For vertical video (Shorts/Reels), use -a 9:16

---name: video-from-geminidescription: Generate videos using Google Veo via Gemini API. Use when the user asks to generate, create, or make a video, animation, clip, or motion content from text or images using AI. Triggers include 'generate a video', 'make a video of', 'animate this image', 'create a clip', 'video from image', or when the user wants to bring a still image to life.---# Video Generation with Google VeoGenerate videos from text prompts or images using Google's Veo model via the Gemini REST API.## Requirements- `GEMINI_API_KEY` environment variable (same key as image-from-gemini)- `curl` and `python3` (standard on macOS/Linux)## Workflow### 1. Run the generation script**Text-to-video:**```bashsource ~/.zshrc; python3 ~/.claude/skills/video-from-gemini/scripts/generate.py \ "your detailed video prompt here" \ -o /tmp/output.mp4```**Image-to-video (animate a still image):**```bashsource ~/.zshrc; python3 ~/.claude/skills/video-from-gemini/scripts/generate.py \ "description of the motion and camera movement" \ -i /path/to/input.png \ -o /tmp/output.mp4```**Important:** Always `source ~/.zshrc` before running to load the API key.### 2. Open the result```bashopen /tmp/output.mp4```The video is an MP4 file. Use `open` on macOS to play it in the default video player.### 3. Iterate if neededAdjust the prompt and regenerate. Veo responds well to:- Specific camera movements: "slow orbit", "push in", "dolly zoom"- Lighting descriptions: "warm golden hour", "dramatic side lighting"- Motion descriptions: "gracefully spinning", "walking slowly forward"- Style cues: "cinematic", "documentary", "dreamy"## Script options| Flag | Default | Description ||------|---------|-------------|| `-i` / `--image` | none | Input image for image-to-video || `-o` / `--output` | `/tmp/veo-output.mp4` | Output file path || `-m` / `--model` | `veo-3.1-generate-preview` | Model name || `-d` / `--duration` | `8` | Duration in seconds (4-8) || `-a` / `--aspect-ratio` | `16:9` | Aspect ratio (`16:9` or `9:16`) || `-t` / `--timeout` | `300` | Max wait time in seconds |## Available models| Model | Best for ||-------|----------|| `veo-3.1-generate-preview` | Best quality, audio support (default) || `veo-2.0-generate-001` | Faster, good quality fallback |## Notes- Generation takes ~60 seconds typically- Output is MP4, usually 4-8MB for 8 seconds- The script auto-retries with veo-2.0 if veo-3.1 fails- Image-to-video preserves the visual style of the input image- For vertical video (Shorts/Reels), use `-a 9:16`

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