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

# Full pipeline — brief to finished video
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

# Individual commands
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:

# Create a character first
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

# Use character in video production — auto-applies style, voice, prompt enrichment
bun video-producer.ts produce --brief "tallow balm ad" --character character.json --platform tiktok

# Character avatar as lip-sync source
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

Video Producer Skill

End-to-end video production from idea to export-ready video.

Quick Start

cd /home/workspace/Skills/video-producer/scripts # Full pipeline — brief to finished video 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 # Individual commands 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:

# Create a character first 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 # Use character in video production — auto-applies style, voice, prompt enrichment bun video-producer.ts produce --brief "tallow balm ad" --character character.json --platform tiktok # Character avatar as lip-sync source 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