Analyze Video Editing

Study how a finished video creates attention, emotion, and momentum. Treat the film as synchronized picture, sound, speech, typography, and structure—not merely a list of cuts.

Set SKILL_DIR to the absolute directory containing this file. Use the adjacent video-editing skill when the user wants the resulting ideas implemented in an edit.

Start with a source you can inspect

For a local file:

uv run "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/video_analyzer.py" analyze \
  /path/to/video.mp4 \
  --work-dir /path/to/analysis \
  --subtitles /path/to/captions.vtt

For a public URL, inspect the downloader's real metadata payload before choosing formats. Do not guess fields or stream availability: