# 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.

- Web version: https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/s/short-form-edit
- Section: [Video & Motion](https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/video.md)
- Author: nateherkai
- License: MIT
- Source: https://github.com/nateherkai/hyperframes-student-kit/tree/ec112ff27abb68ed2086640c18668af8ae1c1fc4/.claude/skills/short-form-edit
- Updated 25 Sept 2026

## 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 reel`
- `Edit a YouTube Short from this recording with captions and music`
- `I need a short ad with good cuts and B-roll from this clip`

## Install

macOS · Linux:

```
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.sh | bash
```

Windows:

```
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.ps1 | iex
```


## 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.

## 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.


- [How we review this](https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/methodology.md)