# promo-video

Records an autonomous promo video of a Phaser game as a 50 FPS MP4 in 9:16 portrait. Useful when you need a social clip without filming by hand.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 857 installs · ★ 348
- Author: OpusGameLabs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/PlayableIntelligence/game-creator/tree/HEAD/skills/promo-video/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/promo-video

## What it does

The skill opens the game in a browser through Playwright and plays it for you: presses keys, adds pauses, varies the timing so the movement does not look robotic. Death and failure are patched out during the recording, so the clip shows continuous gameplay. Output is an MP4 at 1080×1920.

The catch: Playwright's `recordVideo` caps at 25 FPS and exposes no setting for it. The workaround slows the game to 0.5× across five Phaser time subsystems (update delta, tweens, scene timers, physics, animations), records for twice the target duration, then FFmpeg speeds the file up 2× for an effective 50 FPS. Arcade physics uses an inverse scale, so its multiplier is `1/factor`.

You need Playwright and FFmpeg installed locally, plus a dev server serving the game on localhost. The `scripts/capture-promo.mjs` script is written per game: the agent reads the source, finds the method called on death, and monkey-patches it. If FFmpeg is missing, the skill warns you and skips the video step — the game itself still runs.

## Requirements
- Works with: Playwright

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill promo-video -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill promo-video -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill promo-video -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install PlayableIntelligence/game-creator promo-video
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill promo-video -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --path skills/promo-video
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill promo-video -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/PlayableIntelligence/game-creator/tree/HEAD/skills/promo-video/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- record a portrait promo clip of a game without filming by hand
- get past Playwright's 25 FPS ceiling
- show continuous gameplay with no game-over screen
- generate natural-looking key presses for the game type
- produce a 9:16 MP4 for social media from a Phaser build

## Example prompts
- record a promo video for the game in `games/my-game`
- make a 13-second gameplay capture for Reels
- capture a 9:16 promo clip of this Phaser game

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: promo-video
description: >
  Record a high-FPS autonomous promo video of a Phaser game using Playwright.
  Triggers on: promo video, gameplay recording, marketing video, game capture.
argument-hint: "[path-to-game]"
license: MIT
compatibility: Requires Playwright and FFmpeg installed locally for video capture and encoding.
metadata:
  author: OpusGameLabs
  version: 1.3.0
  tags: [game, promo, video, recording, playwright, ffmpeg]
---

# Promo Video Recording

Record smooth, autonomous promo footage of a Phaser game for marketing / social media. The output is a 50 FPS MP4 in mobile portrait (9:16) — ready for TikTok, Reels, Moltbook, or X.

## Technique

Playwright's `recordVideo` caps at 25 FPS with no config option. We work around it:

1. **Slow the game to 0.5×** by patching all 5 Phaser time subsystems
2. **Record for 2× the desired duration** at Playwright's native 25 FPS
3. **FFmpeg speed-up 2×** → effective 50 FPS output

| Parameter               | Default                                  | Effect                                                                |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `SLOW_MO_FACTOR`        | `0.5`                                    | Game runs at half speed → 50 FPS output                               |
| `WALL_CLOCK_DURATION`   | `DESIRED_GAME_DURATION / SLOW_MO_FACTOR` | Record for 2× to get correct game-time                                |
| `VIEWPORT`              | `{ width: 1080, height: 1920 }`          | 9:16 mobile portrait (always default unless user specifies otherwise) |
| `DESIRED_GAME_DURATION` | `13000` (ms)                             | ~13s of game-time → ~6.5s promo clip                                  |

## Prerequisites

- **Playwright** — must be installed (`npm install -D @playwright/test && npx playwright install chromium`)
- **FFmpeg** — must be available on PATH (`brew install ffmpeg` on macOS)
- **Dev server running** — game must be served on localhost

Check both before starting:

```bash
npx playwright --version
ffmpeg -version | head -1
```

If FFmpeg is not found, warn the user and skip the promo video step (it's non-blocking — the game still works without it).

## Capture Script — Game-Specific Adaptation

Every game gets a custom `scripts/capture-promo.mjs`. The subagent **must read the game's source files** to determine:

### 1. Death/Failure Patching (CRITICAL)

The video must show continuous gameplay — never game over. Read `GameScene.js` (or equivalent) to find the death/failure method and monkey-patch it out.
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