| name | video-producer |
| description | End-to-end AI video production pipeline. Takes a brief, generates storyboard, creates scene images/clips via fal-ai, adds voiceover (ElevenLabs/OpenAI TTS), burns in captions, mixes background music, and delivers platform-ready video. Use with the Video Producer persona for a Pexo-like conversational video creation experience. |
| compatibility | Created for Zo Computer |
| metadata | {"author":"marlandoj.zo.computer","persona":"Video Producer (a610972e-fb54-43f5-8383-a7b91a4fbd42)","version":"2.0.0"} |
Video Producer Skill
End-to-end video production from idea to export-ready video.
Quick Start
cd /home/workspace/Skills/video-producer/scripts
bun video-producer.ts produce \
--brief "15-second TikTok ad for tallow balm, punchy hook, natural ingredients angle" \
--platform tiktok \
--output /home/workspace/Projects/ffb/05-video/output.mp4
bun video-producer.ts storyboard --brief "..." --platform tiktok --output storyboard.json
bun video-producer.ts generate --storyboard storyboard.json --output-dir ./scenes/
bun video-producer.ts voiceover --script "Your skin deserves better." --voice Rachel --output vo.mp3
bun video-producer.ts captions --script script.txt --style tiktok-bold --output captions.ass
bun video-producer.ts assemble --scenes ./scenes/ --audio vo.mp3 --music acoustic-warm --captions captions.ass --output final.mp4
bun video-producer.ts optimize --input final.mp4 --platform tiktok --output final-tiktok.mp4
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|
storyboard | Generate storyboard JSON from a text brief |
generate | Generate scene images and video clips from storyboard |
voiceover | Generate voiceover audio from script text |
captions | Generate timed ASS/SRT caption file |
assemble | Compose final video from scenes + audio + captions |
produce | Full pipeline: storyboard → generate → voiceover → captions → assemble |
optimize | Re-encode for a specific platform |
preview | Quick low-res preview from scene assets |
publish | Upload to zo.space and publish to TikTok/Facebook/Instagram via Blotato |
calendar | Batch-produce videos from a content calendar markdown file |
translate | Translate storyboard text/voiceover to another language (es, fr, pt, de, ja, zh) |
variants | Generate A/B variant storyboards with different hooks/music/styles |
lipsync | Generate lip-synced talking-head video from face image + audio |
analytics | Pull platform metrics and generate improvement recommendations |
Run bun video-producer.ts --help or bun video-producer.ts <command> --help for full options.
Dependencies
- fal-ai-media — image generation + image-to-video. Bundled at
scripts/vendor/fal-ai-media/; run bun install there once. Falls back to /home/workspace/Skills/fal-ai-media/ if vendored deps are absent. (FAL_KEY required in Zo Secrets.)
- elevenlabs-skill — voiceover generation (
ELEVENLABS_API_KEY in Zo Secrets, paid plan required)
- ffmpeg — video composition, pre-installed on Zo
- OpenAI TTS — free voiceover fallback (
OPENAI_API_KEY in Zo Secrets)
- OpenAI GPT-4o-mini — translation for
translate command (OPENAI_API_KEY)
- Blotato MCP — social media publishing (
BLOTATO_API_KEY in env) for publish/analytics commands
- fal.ai sadtalker/wav2lip — lip-sync generation for
lipsync command (FAL_KEY)
Platform Presets
| Platform | Aspect | Resolution | Max Duration |
|---|
| tiktok | 9:16 | 1080×1920 | 60s |
| reels | 9:16 | 1080×1920 | 90s |
| youtube-shorts | 9:16 | 1080×1920 | 60s |
| facebook | 4:5 | 1080×1350 | 60s |
| youtube | 16:9 | 1920×1080 | unlimited |
Character Integration
Use with ai-character-builder to apply a character's visual style, voice, and personality to videos:
bun /home/workspace/Skills/ai-character-builder/scripts/generate-identity.ts --name "Flora Belle" --output character.json
bun /home/workspace/Skills/ai-character-builder/scripts/generate-avatar.ts --identity character.json
bun /home/workspace/Skills/ai-character-builder/scripts/generate-voice.ts --identity character.json
bun video-producer.ts produce --brief "tallow balm ad" --character character.json --platform tiktok
bun video-producer.ts lipsync --character character.json --audio voiceover.mp3
The --character flag is supported on: produce, generate, lipsync
Assets
assets/music/ — Royalty-free background tracks (upbeat-corporate, chill-lofi, cinematic-epic, acoustic-warm)assets/templates/caption-styles/ — ASS subtitle presets (tiktok-bold, minimal-white, brand-ffb)
Cost Estimate
| Component | Model | Cost (15s video, 4 scenes) |
|---|
| Scene images | nano-banana-2 @ $0.04/img | $0.16 |
| Image-to-video | kling-v3-std @ $0.07/sec | ~$1.12 |
| Voiceover | ElevenLabs ~$0.03 | $0.03 |
| Assembly | ffmpeg (local) | $0.00 |
| Total | | ~$1.31 |
