Batch prep

Batch Prep - AI Video Upload Organizer

This skill turns accepted frames into clean upload-ready folders for video tools.

It handles naming, copying, grouping, overlap, manifests, and prompt-file scaffolding. It does not change the creative content of the images.

Activation

Use this skill for requests like:

• "split these for Omni"
• "Higgsfield can take 9 photos"
• "make two folders for batches"
• "copy the pictures into omni and higgy"
• "name them sequentially"
• "make 5 second batch pictures"
• "create upload-ready folders"

Do not use this skill for deciding the narrative, generating new frames, or writing detailed motion prompts unless paired with the relevant skill.

Preflight

Establish:

• source frame folder
• accepted frame list or whether to use all frames
• target tool and max image count
• batch duration target
• whether boundary overlap is needed
• naming convention
• destination root
• whether prompt files and manifests are needed

If the source folder is ambiguous, inspect likely folders and ask only if there are multiple plausible accepted sets.

File Rules

Allowed:

• create folders
• copy files
• rename copies sequentially
• create manifests
• create contact sheets from accepted frames
• create empty or draft prompt files

Not allowed:

• alter pixels
• patch logos/text
• manually composite UI
• run creative image generation
• delete source frames

Batching Strategy

Default strategies:

• Gemini/Omni: group up to 10 images per chat or upload set.
• Higgsfield: group up to 9 images per Canvas/image group unless the user says otherwise.
• Start/end image tools: create two-frame or three-frame shot folders.
• Manual editor: group by narrative beat rather than hard image limit.

For stitched clips, prefer one repeated boundary frame when the tool benefits from continuity:

batch-01: 01 02 03 04 05
batch-02: 05 06 07 08 09

Do not use overlap if the user wants hard cuts or if the model keeps repeating the boundary frame badly.

Naming

Use stable, readable names:

01-hook.png
02-agent-reveal.png
03-chat.png

For tool folders:

omni/batch-01/01-hook.png
higgsfield/batch-01/01-hook.png

Do not rename source files in place. Rename the copies.

Manifest

Create a manifest.md when more than one batch exists:

# Upload Batches

Source: <path>
Target tool: <tool>
Aspect: 9:16

## Batch 01
- 01-hook.png
- 02-agent-reveal.png

Prompt file: batch-01.md

## Batch 02
- 05-confirmation.png
- 06-leaderboard.png

Prompt Placeholders

If prompt files are requested but motion details are not ready, create placeholders with enough structure to fill later:

# Batch 01 Motion Prompt

Intent:
Keyframe order:
Motion:
Preserve:
Avoid:
Stitch:

Do not invent a final prompt when the motion direction has not been approved.

Verification

After copying, report:

• destination folders created
• number of images per folder
• overlap frames used
• manifest/prompt files created
• any missing or skipped source frames

What Not To Do

• Do not delete originals.
• Do not overwrite existing accepted batches unless the user asks.
• Do not silently change frame order.
• Do not mix rejected frames into upload folders.
• Do not treat batching as creative approval.