Capture a website and create a HyperFrames video from it. Use when: (1) a user provides a URL and wants a video, (2) someone says "capture this site", "turn this into a video", "make a promo from my site", (3) the user wants a social ad, product tour, or any video based on an existing website, (4) the user shares a link and asks for any kind of video content. Even if the user just pastes a URL — this is the skill to use.
Capture a website, then produce a professional video from it.
Users say things like:
The workflow has 7 steps. Each produces an artifact that gates the next.
Read: references/step-1-capture.md
Run the capture, read the extracted data, and build a working summary using the write-down-and-forget method.
Gate: Print your site summary (name, top colors, fonts, key assets, one-sentence vibe).
Write a simple brand reference for the captured website. 6 sections, ~90 lines. This is a cheat sheet, not the creative plan — that comes in Step 4.
Gate: DESIGN.md exists in the project directory.
Write the narration script. The story backbone. Scene durations come from the narration, not from guessing.
Gate: SCRIPT.md exists in the project directory.
Write per-beat creative direction: mood, camera, animations, transitions, assets, depth layers, SFX. This is the creative north star — the document the engineer follows to build each composition.
Gate: STORYBOARD.md exists with beat-by-beat direction and an asset audit table.
Read: references/step-5-vo.md
Generate TTS audio, transcribe for word-level timestamps, and map timestamps to beats. Update STORYBOARD.md with real durations.
Gate: narration.wav (or .mp3) + transcript.json exist. Beat timings in STORYBOARD.md updated.
Read: The /hyperframes skill (invoke it — every rule matters)
Read: references/step-6-build.md
Build each composition following the storyboard. After each one: self-review for layout, asset placement, and animation quality.
Gate: Every composition has been self-reviewed. No overlapping elements, no misplaced assets, no static images without motion.
Lint, validate, preview. Create a HANDOFF.md for multi-session continuity.
Gate: npx hyperframes lint and npx hyperframes validate pass with zero errors.
| Type | Duration | Beats | Narration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social ad (IG/TikTok) | 10-15s | 3-4 | Optional hook sentence |
| Product demo | 30-60s | 5-8 | Full narration |
| Feature announcement | 15-30s | 3-5 | Full narration |
| Brand reel | 20-45s | 4-6 | Optional, music focus |
| Launch teaser | 10-20s | 2-4 | Minimal, high energy |
| File | When to read |
|---|---|
| step-1-capture.md | Step 1 — reading captured data |
| step-2-design.md | Step 2 — writing DESIGN.md |
| step-3-script.md | Step 3 — writing the narration script |
| step-4-storyboard.md | Step 4 — per-beat creative direction |
| step-5-vo.md | Step 5 — TTS, transcription, timing |
| step-6-build.md | Step 6 — building compositions with self-review |
| step-7-validate.md | Step 7 — lint, validate, preview, handoff |
| techniques.md | Steps 4 & 6 — 10 visual techniques with code patterns (SVG drawing, Canvas 2D, 3D, typography, Lottie, video, typing, variable fonts, MotionPath, transitions) |