| name | black-white-text-opener |
| description | Create reusable black-background white-text opening animations for new videos. Use when the user asks for "黑底白字开场", "纯黑加白字", "白色文字逐渐出来", "一个个字出来", "打字效果", "打字音效", "字体变化开头", "opening title animation", "kinetic text opener", or a short black-and-white intro before a HyperFrames, Remotion, ffmpeg, SaaS/product, tutorial, commentary, or course video. This is for original opener creation, not pixel-level reference matching.
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Black White Text Opener
Role
Create a short, reusable opening animation: black background, large white text
that appears one character at a time, synchronized typing click SFX, optional
word replacement, and a clean transition into the main video.
This skill is generative. Do not copy source frames or promise pixel-level
alignment with a reference. If the user asks to exactly match an existing video,
route to reference-video-replica-qc first.
Required Reads
Before building an opener, read:
references/motion-contract.mdreferences/timing-presets.md
Read references/tool-recipes.md when choosing HyperFrames, Remotion, or ffmpeg.
Inputs
Collect or infer:
- main opening phrase
- optional replacement words or contrast words
- final hold phrase, logo text, or next-scene lead-in
- target ratio and resolution
- duration preset:
micro, standard, or slow
- tone: cinematic, clean tutorial, product launch, or opinion opener
- transition into the next scene: fade, white velocity wipe, text smear, or cut
- typing cadence and SFX preference, default
14 chars/s with subtle key clicks
If the user gives only a topic, write 2-3 short phrase options and choose the
cleanest one. Avoid long sentences.
Defaults
- Duration:
standard 4.8-5.8s.
- Background: pure or near black, no busy decorative background.
- Text: large white sans-serif, centered or slightly above center.
- Motion: black hold -> white text types in character by character -> phrase
holds -> replacement text types in -> final typed phrase holds -> transition
out.
- Audio: quiet typing clicks aligned to visible character appearances. Do not
add clicks during black hold, final hold, or transition-only frames.
- Build tool: HyperFrames for polished video projects; Remotion when the project
already uses Remotion; ffmpeg only for simple utility openers.
Workflow
1. Create The Timing Plan
Use the bundled script to generate a deterministic plan:
python3 scripts/create_opener_plan.py \
--title "AI workflow engine" \
--replace "from idea" "to shipped video" \
--final "Build in minutes" \
--preset standard \
--typing-cps 14 \
--out opener-plan.json
Use the plan as the source of truth for scene timing and copy. Do not improvise
new copy during rendering unless the user asks.
2. Build The Animation
Follow the motion contract:
- hold black before text appears
- reveal each text state one character at a time
- align typing click SFX to the same character timestamps
- keep the first readable phrase large
- use only 1-3 replacement states
- hold the final phrase long enough to read
- transition out cleanly into the next scene
For dark SaaS/product videos, this opener can precede dark-saas-magic-video;
keep the opener simpler than the main product scene.
3. QC
Before handoff, verify:
- first frames are black or near black
- characters appear sequentially rather than all at once
- typing clicks line up with the character reveal and stop during holds
- white text is readable at mobile size
- no text clips outside frame
- no accidental colored flash
- no persistent neon-line background
- transition lands before the next scene starts
- media specs match the target project
If this opener is inserted into a longer video, export both the standalone opener
and the full composition when practical.
Output
Return:
- opener MP4 path or composition path
- timing plan path
- key text states and timestamps
- typing cadence and SFX schedule
- QC notes, especially first-frame blackness and text readability
