remotion-create

These are instructions for making a new Remotion project and composition. If this is not the next task, see [Remotion Best Practices](../remotion-best-practices/SKILL.md) ## Scaffold a project If a project already exists, skip this. Ensure Node.js and Git is installed, and the current folder is appropriate for starting a new project. Inspect the current folder, including hidden files, before choosing where to scaffold. ### Empty folder If it is empty, or contains only disposable operating-system metadata such as `.DS_Store`, create the project directly in the current folder. Remove only those disposable metadata files first, since `create-video` rejects non-empty folders. Do not treat all hidden files as disposable: files such as `.env` and directories such as `.git` are meaningful contents. Scaffold in existing folder: ```bash npx create-video@latest --yes --blank --no-tailwind . npm i ``` ### Non-empty folder If the current folder contains meaningful contents and no project already exists, scaffold into a new subfolder. Replace `my-video` with a suitable project name. ```bash npx create-video@latest --yes --blank --no-tailwind my-video cd my-video npm i ``` ## Designing a video Keep the scaffold and add React Markup. Follow [Remotion React Markup Best Practices](../remotion-markup/SKILL.md) and [Video Layout Rules](video-layout.md) for video-first layout and text sizing guidance. ## Is this a multi-scene video? If this is a video with multiple subsequence videos, follow guidance at [Multi-scene videos](../remotion-markup/multi-scene-video.md). ## Interactivity Best Practices By structuring the React Markup following [Remotion Interactivity Best Practices](../remotion-interactivity/SKILL.md), you allow the user to make edits in the Studio which write back to code. ## TailwindCSS If Tailwind is requested, see [tailwind.md](tailwind.md) for using TailwindCSS in Remotion. ## Open the preview Start the preview server after building the composition: ```bash npx remotion studio --no-open ``` This will start a long-running process and print the server URL for the preview. If the server is already started, it will print the URL. If an in-harness browser is available, open it there. You can visit a specific composition by navigating to `/[composition-id]`, for example `http://localhost:3000/MapAnimation`. ## Render the video Only render if the user explicitly asks for it. ``` npx remotion render ``` For more options, see [Rendering](../remotion-render/SKILL.md). ## Follow-up The video creation process has finished. For follow-up prompts, use [Remotion Best Practices](../remotion-best-practices/SKILL.md)