An AI-driven planning engine that transforms raw footage and creative intent into structured JSON editing blueprints for automated video production.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install video-edit-strategy
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install video-edit-strategy using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Video Edit Strategy?
The Video Edit Strategy skill functions as a professional creative director and technical architect within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem. It bridges the gap between raw media assets and final production by analyzing user intent and asset metadata to produce a high-fidelity JSON strategy. This strategy serves as the master plan for downstream execution tools, ensuring that creative vision is translated into precise technical instructions for cutting, merging, and filtering.
By leveraging professional cinematography principles, this skill automates the complex decision-making process involved in video editing. It focuses on rhythmic pacing, visual hooks, and platform-specific optimizations, allowing developers to build autonomous video editing agents that can handle everything from social media shorts to narrative vlogs without manual intervention.
Video Edit Strategy Use Cases
- Creating viral-ready short videos for platforms like Douyin, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts using Openclaw Skills.
- Automating the assembly of highlight reels from large batches of raw footage.
- Generating structured editing plans for multi-agent workflows where one agent plans and another executes.
- Standardizing video production quality through programmatic application of the Golden 3-Second Rule and rhythmic pacing.
How Video Edit Strategy Works
- The skill initiates a material probe using ffprobe to extract essential metadata such as duration, resolution, and frame rate from the provided assets.
- It analyzes user intent to define project parameters including target platform, aspect ratio, and stylistic preferences.
- A creative strategy is formulated based on the selected style (e.g., fast-paced vs. narrative), mapping out the timeline and transition points.
- It generates a comprehensive JSON object containing the project configuration, material list, timeline sequences, and audio arrangements.
- The skill produces a serialized execution plan designed for downstream consumption by tools like ffmpeg-cli or ffmpeg-video-editor.
Video Edit Strategy Setup
To utilize this skill within the Openclaw Skills framework, ensure your environment has the necessary probing tools installed:
# Install FFmpeg and FFprobe for asset analysis
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
# Verify installation
ffprobe -version
The skill requires access to the file paths of your raw materials and a clear prompt regarding the desired output style.
Video Edit Strategy Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes its output into a strictly structured JSON schema to ensure compatibility with automated pipelines:
| Key | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| project | Object | Contains target platform, resolution, and global settings |
| materials | Array | Metadata for all source files including duration and codec |
| timeline | Array | Ordered sequence of shots with start/end time offsets |
| audio | Object | Configuration for BGM and original audio mixing ratios |
| execution_plan | Array | A step-by-step list of actions (cut, merge, filter) for downstream tools |
Video Edit Strategy Advanced Features
- Intelligent Hook Selection: Automatically identifies high-impact segments to satisfy the Golden 3-Second Rule.
- Multi-Platform Optimization: Tailors output specifically for the unique constraints of Douyin, Instagram Reels, and YouTube.
- Automated Transition Mapping: Selects the most appropriate FFmpeg xfade filters based on the rhythm and mood of the video.
- Procedural Execution Plans: Generates serializable steps that can be directly executed by shell scripts or cloud-based rendering engines.
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