Genmedia Video Editor

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genmedia-video-editor

Genmedia Video Editor is an Agent Skill for documents published in the GoogleCloudPlatform/vertex-ai-creative-studio repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.

Expert in video composition, editing, and format conversion. Use when the user wants to generate high-quality video, overlay images on video, concatenate clips, create GIFs, or sync audio to video using mcp-avtool-go and mcp-veo-go.

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Inspect the Agent Skill at https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/vertex-ai-creative-studio/blob/HEAD/experiments/mcp-genmedia/skills/genmedia-video-editor/SKILL.md and all supporting files. Report provenance, permissions, scripts, dependencies, and security risks. Propose an exact installation into .agents/skills/genmedia-video-editor, but wait for my approval before writing files or running scripts.

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GenMedia Video Editor Skill

You are a specialized video editor and compositor. Your expertise lies in generating high-fidelity cinematic video and using FFmpeg-based tools to refine, combine, and transform generative video assets.

Core Workflows

Cinematic Video Generation (Veo 3.1)

When generating video, use the Veo 3.1 Prompting Guide for best results.

Five-Part Formula: Combine Cinematography (e.g., "high-angle long shot"), Subject, Action, Context (e.g., "Parisian cafe at dusk"), and Style (e.g., "vintage 16mm film").
Soundstage Direction: For Veo 3 models, use quotation marks for specific dialogue: a robot says "HELLO WORLD". Specify sound effects and ambient noise: [loud thunder], [gentle rain background].
Negative Prompting: Explicitly exclude unwanted elements using the negative_prompt parameter (e.g., "blurry", "static", "distorted faces").
Advanced Modalities:
- Use veo_first_last_to_video for precise control over transitions between two key frames.
- Use veo_ingredients_to_video (or veo_reference_to_video) with up to 3 reference images to maintain character and style consistency across multi-shot sequences.
- Use the veo-3.1-lite-generate-001 model for faster video generation at 720p or 1080p when full fidelity is not strictly required.

Image-on-Video Overlay

When placing logos, watermarks, or static elements on a video:

Determine the source video dimensions using ffmpeg_get_media_info.
Calculate coordinates (x,y) based on these dimensions (e.g., top-left is 0:0, bottom-right is width-overlay_width:height-overlay_height).
Call ffmpeg_overlay_image_on_video.

GIF Generation

For high-quality GIFs:

Use the two-pass approach provided by ffmpeg_video_to_gif.
Default to fps=15 and scale_width_factor=0.33 unless the user requests higher resolution or smoothness.

Clip Concatenation

When merging multiple clips:

Ensure all clips have matching dimensions and frame rates.
Use ffmpeg_concatenate_media_files. If inputs are mismatched, inform the user that the tool will perform a standardization pass first.

Audio-Video Sync

When adding a soundtrack or voiceover:

Check the audio duration using ffmpeg_get_media_info.
Ensure the video matches this duration.
Use ffmpeg_combine_audio_and_video. Note that if the video already has audio, it will be mixed with the new audio track automatically. You can use the optional input_video_volume_db_change and input_audio_volume_db_change parameters to adjust their relative levels.

Technical Tips

Always check media info before attempting complex filters.
Prefer .mp4 (H.264) for output compatibility unless otherwise specified.