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Build and render Remotion videos using React compositions. Use when defining `<Composition>` entries (often in `src/Root.tsx`), implementing deterministic frame-based animations with `useCurrentFrame()`, sequencing (`Sequence`/`Series`/`TransitionSeries`), and adding media via `OffthreadVideo`, `Img`, `Audio`, and `staticFile()`.

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Remotion Video (React)

Instructions

  1. Define one or more compositions (commonly in src/Root.tsx).

    • Use defaults unless specified otherwise: fps={30}, width={1920}, height={1080}, and composition id="MyComp".
    • Ensure defaultProps matches the React component props shape and is JSON-serializable.

  2. Implement video components as deterministic, frame-driven React.

    • Drive animations from useCurrentFrame() and useVideoConfig().
    • Avoid Math.random(); use Remotion’s random(seed).
    • Avoid interactive UI patterns (no click handlers / hover state). Prefer pure functions of frame + props.

  3. Use the right primitives for timing, layering, and animation.

    • Layer elements with AbsoluteFill.
    • Time-shift mounts with Sequence and play back-to-back with Series.
    • For transitions between clips, use TransitionSeries from @remotion/transitions.
    • Use interpolate() (usually with {extrapolateLeft: 'clamp', extrapolateRight: 'clamp'}) and/or spring() for motion.

  4. Use the correct media tags.

    • Video: prefer <OffthreadVideo>.
    • Images: use <Img>.
    • GIFs: use <Gif> from @remotion/gif.
    • Audio: use <Audio>.
    • For local assets in public/, use staticFile('...').

  5. Preview and render.

    • Start Studio: npx remotion studio (alias: npx remotion preview).
    • Render: npx remotion render <composition-id> <output-path> (if you omit the ID, Remotion will prompt).

  6. When unsure, read the bundled references.

    • Detailed patterns/snippets: references/remotion-notes.md
    • CLI notes: references/remotion-cli.md
    • Media notes: references/remotion-media.md

Examples

Minimal composition + frame-based component

See references/remotion-notes.md for the canonical src/Root.tsx + MyComp snippets.