Reel and Short editing
/short-form-edit
/short-form-edit is a Claude Code skill in the Video & Motion section. It is maintained by nateherkai and published under the MIT license. Turns talking-head footage into a finished reel, YouTube Short or short ad, with a strong opening, cuts, motion graphics, captions and sound.
Author's description
Turn talking-head footage into a finished reel, YouTube Short, or short advertisement with curiosity-led openings, earned payoffs, story-driven cuts, transcript-synced motion graphics, moving B-roll, captions, subtle music, and synchronized sound effects. Use for short-form editing; use edit-video for long-form videos and cut-silences for pause removal alone.
Use it when
- You have talking-head footage and want a finished reel or Short
- You need a short vertical ad with a hook, captions and music
- You want retakes cut and a short video paced tightly
Not for
- Long-form videos, which use edit-video
- Guaranteeing the video goes viral
What you get
A playable final MP4 at 1080x1920, plus the project with transcript, edit plan and review evidence.
How to ask for it
Turn this talking-head video into an Instagram reelEdit a YouTube Short from this recording with captions and musicI need a short ad with good cuts and B-roll from this clip
Install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.sh | bashAfter installing with the script, type /short-form-edit. Using Cursor, Windsurf or Codex? Platform guides
Questions about this skill
- Will the video go viral?
- No guarantee. The skill states that virality is an aspiration, not something editing can promise, and it never makes up retention scores.
- What format does it deliver?
- 1080x1920 vertical by default. On request it also composes a 1920x1080 version with its own framing.
- Can I use it for long videos?
- No. Use edit-video for long-form, and cut-silences if you only need pauses removed.
Demo coming soon