Remotion Best Practices

Sound effects

When needing to use sound effects, load the ./rules/sound-effects.md file for more information.

How to use

Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:

• rules/3d.md - 3D content in Remotion using Three.js and React Three Fiber
• rules/animations.md - Fundamental animation skills for Remotion
• rules/assets.md - Importing images, videos, audio, and fonts into Remotion
• rules/audio.md - Using audio and sound in Remotion - importing, trimming, volume, speed, pitch
• rules/calculate-metadata.md - Dynamically set composition duration, dimensions, and props
• rules/can-decode.md - Check if a video can be decoded by the browser using Mediabunny
• rules/charts.md - Chart and data visualization patterns for Remotion (bar, pie, line, stock charts)
• rules/compositions.md - Defining compositions, stills, folders, default props and dynamic metadata
• rules/extract-frames.md - Extract frames from videos at specific timestamps using Mediabunny
• rules/fonts.md - Loading Google Fonts and local fonts in Remotion
• rules/get-audio-duration.md - Getting the duration of an audio file in seconds with Mediabunny
• rules/get-video-dimensions.md - Getting the width and height of a video file with Mediabunny
• rules/get-video-duration.md - Getting the duration of a video file in seconds with Mediabunny
• rules/gifs.md - Displaying GIFs synchronized with Remotion's timeline
• rules/images.md - Embedding images in Remotion using the Img component
• rules/light-leaks.md - Light leak overlay effects using @remotion/light-leaks
• rules/lottie.md - Embedding Lottie animations in Remotion
• rules/measuring-dom-nodes.md - Measuring DOM element dimensions in Remotion
• rules/measuring-text.md - Measuring text dimensions, fitting text to containers, and checking overflow
• rules/sequencing.md - Sequencing patterns for Remotion - delay, trim, limit duration of items
• rules/tailwind.md - Using TailwindCSS in Remotion
• rules/text-animations.md - Typography and text animation patterns for Remotion
• rules/timing.md - Interpolation curves in Remotion - linear, easing, spring animations
• rules/transitions.md - Scene transition patterns for Remotion
• rules/transparent-videos.md - Rendering out a video with transparency
• rules/trimming.md - Trimming patterns for Remotion - cut the beginning or end of animations
• rules/videos.md - Embedding videos in Remotion - trimming, volume, speed, looping, pitch
• rules/parameters.md - Make a video parametrizable by adding a Zod schema
• rules/maps.md - Add a map using Mapbox and animate it
• rules/voiceover.md - Adding AI-generated voiceover to Remotion compositions using ElevenLabs TTS
• rules/music-video-creator.md - Beat-matched music video framework — zeta points, beat-mapped animations, audio analysis pipeline
• rules/motion-designer.md - Spec-before-code: scene-by-scene video spec with timing, audio cues, SFX, transitions before touching a composition
• rules/awwwards-animations.md - Award-tier animation patterns (glitch, kinetic typography, liquid morph, number tickers) ported to frame-deterministic Remotion code
• rules/animated-component-libraries.md - Clippkit / Magic UI / React Bits / shadcn / dnd-kit / wavesurfer — what's safe in renders vs editor-only, install commands, frame-binding port pattern
• rules/explainer-video-guide.md - End-to-end narration pipeline: script → ElevenLabs TTS → Whisper captions → scene planning → render → git tag
• rules/remotion-render.md - All four render paths (CLI, still, @remotion/renderer Node API, Lambda), critical flags, project scripts, Git Hygiene tagging
• rules/playwright-mcp.md - Browser automation via @playwright/mcp for visual verification of Studio, the custom editor, and composition previews