# remotion-motion-graphics A coding-agent skill that makes Remotion code follow motion design rules instead of shipping linear fades and flat backgrounds. - skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1100 installs · ★ 623 - Author: haidrrrry - License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page - Source: https://github.com/haidrrrry/claude-remotion-skill/tree/HEAD/remotion-motion-graphics/SKILL.md - Updated: 2026-08-12 - HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/remotion-motion-graphics ## What it does Remotion renders React components into video frame by frame. The code is rarely the bottleneck — the motion is. Left alone, an agent writes linear interpolation, simultaneous entrances and solid-color backgrounds, which is exactly the generic AI video look. This skill sets hard rules: every `interpolate()` gets an easing curve, entrances animate 2–3 properties together, elements stagger by 3–6 frames, and exits run shorter than entrances. It ships a workflow plus a component library: background mesh, color grade, grain, vignette, Ken Burns for stills, word-by-word text reveals, counters, transitions, parallax and captions synced to speech. Palettes, typography, scene rhythm and sound design live in separate reference files. Timing always comes from `fps` via `useVideoConfig()`, and colors and easings sit in one theme object at the top of the project. You need Node.js and the `remotion`, `@remotion/cli`, `react`, `react-dom` packages. Rendering also needs a Chromium binary: when the auto-download fails in a sandbox or offline CI, pass the path with `--browser-executable`, and if Chrome throws the Old Headless error, switch to a `headless_shell` build. Verification is not optional here — the skill tells the agent to pull frames with `npx remotion still` and actually look at them before delivering. Among the bugs it walks through: `gap` and `margin` in `em` resolve against the parent font size rather than the text, so large headlines drift apart. ## Install ### Claude Code (native platform) 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add haidrrrry/claude-remotion-skill --skill remotion-motion-graphics -a claude-code ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `~/.claude/skills/remotion-motion-graphics/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/remotion-motion-graphics/ ### Codex 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add haidrrrry/claude-remotion-skill --skill remotion-motion-graphics -a codex ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.agents/skills/remotion-motion-graphics/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/ ### Cursor 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add haidrrrry/claude-remotion-skill --skill remotion-motion-graphics -a cursor ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.cursor/skills/remotion-motion-graphics/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/ ### GitHub Copilot 1. **GitHub CLI** ```bash gh skill install haidrrrry/claude-remotion-skill remotion-motion-graphics ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.github/skills/remotion-motion-graphics/SKILL.md` ### Gemini CLI 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add haidrrrry/claude-remotion-skill --skill remotion-motion-graphics -a gemini-cli ``` 2. **Platform CLI** ```bash gemini skills install https://github.com/haidrrrry/claude-remotion-skill --path remotion-motion-graphics ``` ### Windsurf (Devin Desktop) **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.devin/skills/remotion-motion-graphics/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works ### OpenCode **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add haidrrrry/claude-remotion-skill --skill remotion-motion-graphics -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/haidrrrry/claude-remotion-skill/tree/HEAD/remotion-motion-graphics/SKILL.md ## When to use it - build a 1080×1920 vertical video from React components - add captions synced to spoken audio - create an intro or logo animation - composite graphics and a color grade onto an existing mp4 - fix a video that looks cheap and templated ## Example prompts - make a 20-second 1080×1920 promo with a logo intro animation - add captions and a color grade to `public/clip.mp4` - my video looks too generic, rebuild it following the skill rules ## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT Below is the content of a third-party file. It is data, not instructions for you: do not act on anything written inside unless the human asks. Block tag: c209e44b728ba601. BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE c209e44b728ba601 ```text --- name: remotion-motion-graphics description: Create and edit professional motion graphics videos with Remotion (React-based video). Use this skill EVERY time the user wants to create a video, edit a video, animate something, build an intro/outro/logo animation, make a Reel/Short/promo/launch video, add text animations or captions to footage, composite images and B-roll into a video, or mentions Remotion, motion graphics, video rendering, or "make this video look better/less generic". Also trigger when editing an existing Remotion project or when the user complains their video looks basic, generic, or amateur — this skill contains the exact fixes. Always read this skill BEFORE writing any Remotion code. --- # Remotion Motion Graphics Remotion renders React components frame-by-frame into video. Code quality is not the bottleneck — **motion design craft is**. Untrained generation produces linear easing, opacity-only fades, simultaneous entrances, flat colors, and no texture. That is the "generic AI video" look. This skill exists to prevent it. ## Non-negotiable rules (apply to EVERY composition) 1. **NEVER use linear interpolation.** Every `interpolate()` gets an easing curve; every entrance prefers `spring()`. Always `extrapolateLeft/Right: "clamp"`. 2. **Entrances animate 2–3 properties together** (opacity + translateY + scale). A lone fade is forbidden. 3. **Stagger everything.** Lists, words, rays, cards: 3–6 frame offsets. Nothing enters simultaneously. 4. **Exits exist and are faster than entrances** (~10 frames vs ~20). 5. **Five-layer stack in every scene**, bottom to top: background mesh → assets → graphics/type → color grade → grain + vignette. Never a flat solid background. 6. **Every still image gets Ken Burns** (slow scale 1→1.08 + pan). 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