Reels pipeline

Skill rahulcommercial/claude-code-for-content-creators/skills/reels-pipeline

Claude Code skills for solo content creators — gameplay clips, Reels pipeline, IG captions, thumbnail A/B testing.

Install

npx -y skills add rahulcommercial/claude-code-for-content-creators --skill reels-pipeline

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Transforms a raw landscape clip into a post-ready 9:16 Reel — crop/pad, BGM mixing, caption overlay, hook frame, end card. Wraps FFmpeg in a one-shot pipeline. Trigger when user has a horizontal clip and wants a 9:16 Reel/Short, or mentions Reels pipeline, vertical video, IG Reels, YT Shorts.

SKILL.md

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Reels Pipeline

Raw 16:9 → polished 9:16 in one pass.

When to use

User has a single source clip (gameplay, screen recording, talking head).
Target is IG Reels / YT Shorts / TikTok (1080×1920, ≤ 90s).
User wants captions burned in (better retention than IG's auto-captions).

Pipeline stages

input.mp4 (16:9)
   ↓ 1. trim to hook + body + payoff (≤ 60s)
   ↓ 2. crop or pad to 9:16
   ↓ 3. mix BGM at -18 LUFS under voice
   ↓ 4. burn captions (SRT → ass with style)
   ↓ 5. prepend 1.5s hook frame (text + freeze)
   ↓ 6. append 2s end card (handle + CTA)
   ↓ 7. encode H.264 + AAC, ≤ 100 MB
output.mp4

Reference FFmpeg command (single pass)

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -i bgm.mp3 -i hook.png -i end.png \
  -filter_complex "\
    [0:v]crop=ih*9/16:ih,scale=1080:1920,setsar=1[main]; \
    [2:v]scale=1080:1920[hook]; [3:v]scale=1080:1920[end]; \
    [hook][main][end]concat=n=3:v=1:a=0[v]; \
    [0:a]volume=1.0[a0]; [1:a]volume=0.25[a1]; \
    [a0][a1]amix=inputs=2:duration=first[a]; \
    [v]subtitles=captions.ass[vout]" \
  -map "[vout]" -map "[a]" \
  -c:v libx264 -preset medium -crf 21 \
  -c:a aac -b:a 128k -ar 44100 \
  -movflags +faststart \
  -t 60 output.mp4

Captions style (.ass)

Font: Inter Bold, size 64
Outline: 4px black, no shadow
Position: lower-third (PlayResY=1920, MarginV=240)
Max 2 lines, 18 chars/line, 1.2s min display

Hook frame design

The first 1.5 seconds decide retention. Keep these rules:

One big text claim, max 6 words ("I lost ₹50k. Here's why.")
Recognisable still from the body, not a generic title card
High contrast: dark frame + bright text, or vice versa

What NOT to do

Don't centre-crop a horizontal gameplay clip blindly — kill-feed and minimap get lost. Crop with intent.
Don't mix BGM louder than -15 LUFS — voice gets buried.
Don't burn captions on the bottom 10% — IG UI covers it.

Niche tuning (thenoobstack)

Gameplay: hook = score/kill count visible
Tech: hook = before/after split-screen
AI: hook = one-line claim + tool name
Earning: hook = specific number (₹/$), not "make money fast"

What ships with it

Read from the repository

Just SKILL.md. No reference files, no scripts.