# browser-video-recording

Renders 60 fps 4:3 4K browser demo videos from in-app browser screenshots. Useful for Dribbble UI clips and product presentations with macOS cursor styling.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1300 installs · ★ 7001
- Author: MengTo
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/codex/browser-video-recording/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/browser-video-recording

## What it does

This skill turns browser screenshots into 60 fps MP4 videos at `3840x2880` resolution. It sets the browser viewport to `1920x1440`, saves step-by-step images, and logs click coordinates. The output crops strictly to the web view. Desktop UI stays hidden.

The bundled `scripts/render_browser_demo.py` handles video rendering. It overlays a macOS pointer at 3.0 scale, tilts up to 8 degrees, and applies subtle click scaling. Camera movement remains calm. Framing centers on clicked elements instead of chasing every jitter.

Running the script requires `python3` with `Pillow`, plus `ffmpeg` and `ffprobe`. Without macOS tools like `swift` and `/usr/sbin/screencapture`, you must supply a custom cursor image through `cursor_asset`. Always verify the output with `ffprobe` before delivery.

## Requirements
- Works with: Playwright

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill browser-video-recording -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/browser-video-recording/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/browser-video-recording/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill browser-video-recording -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/browser-video-recording/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill browser-video-recording -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/browser-video-recording/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install MengTo/Skills browser-video-recording
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/browser-video-recording/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill browser-video-recording -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/MengTo/Skills --path agent-skills/codex/browser-video-recording
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/browser-video-recording/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill browser-video-recording -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/codex/browser-video-recording/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- render 4K 60 fps browser demo videos from screenshots
- simulate natural macOS cursor styling and click motion
- keep camera zoom focused on clicked interface targets
- verify video resolution and framerate using ffprobe

## Example prompts
- Record an in-app browser demo in 4K 60 fps using browser-video-recording
- Create a UI demo video with cursor styling from my viewport screenshots
- Generate a starter config for render_browser_demo.py using --write-template

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: browser-video-recording
description: Create polished 60 fps 4:3 4K browser screen-recording style videos from Codex in-app browser captures, with browser-only crop, natural macOS cursor styling, deliberate click choreography, zoom-follow framing, ffprobe/thumbnail verification, and optional native recording compatibility checks. Use when the user asks to record or re-record browser actions, show cursor clicks and zooms, make Dribbble/UI inspiration or product demo recordings, or asks whether Codex, Playwright, or an MCP can produce a natural browser demo video.
---

# Browser Video Recording

## Dependency Model

Separate the workflow into three layers:

1. **Browser control and source frames**: Use the Codex in-app browser through the Browser skill/MCP. Do not use Chrome when the user asks for Codex browser or the project says not to. The browser layer supplies real screenshots and real click/scroll/navigation states.
2. **Local video renderer**: Use the bundled Python script to render screenshots into an MP4 with a natural macOS cursor, subtle click scale, and calm zoom-follow framing. This does not require a screen-recording MCP.
3. **Optional native recorder integration**: Use a native recording MCP only when callable and explicitly useful for starting/stopping an actual app recording or opening a generated project. If unavailable, blocked, or unable to capture the Codex browser surface, fall back to the screenshot-to-video renderer and explain the fallback.

## Self-Contained Execution

This skill is enough for another Codex instance to perform the Python rendering as long as the full skill folder is installed, including `scripts/render_browser_demo.py`. Codex should run the bundled script instead of recreating the renderer.

Required local tools:

- `python3`
- Python package `Pillow`
- `ffmpeg` and `ffprobe`

Optional macOS cursor extraction uses `swift` and `/usr/sbin/screencapture`. If those are unavailable, provide a transparent PNG through `cursor_asset` and set `cursor_hotspot` in the config.

The Browser skill/MCP is still needed for fresh Codex in-app browser screenshots. If it is unavailable, use the best available browser automation screenshot source and state the fallback.

## Optional Native Recorder Support

For native app recording, verify the MCP supports:

- Use `frameRate: 60`.
- Use `resolutionRawValue: "4K"`.
- Use `ratioPresetRawValue: "4:3"` for region recordings.
- Use an explicit `selectedRegionOnScreen` when cropping to an embedded browser viewport.

For the local renderer, **4K 4:3 means `3840x2880`**. If a native recorder exposes a `4K` enum, treat it as an app-side resolution preset and pair it with `4:3` region selection when recording through that MCP.

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