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remotion-server

Remotion Server is an Agent Skill for documents published in the sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.

Headless video rendering with Remotion. Works on any Linux server - no Mac or GUI needed. Templates for chat demos, promos, and more.

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How to use this skill

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  2. Copy and paste the prompt below.
  3. Review files and risks before approving any action.
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Inspect the Agent Skill at https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/remotion-server/SKILL.md and all supporting files. Report provenance, permissions, scripts, dependencies, and security risks. Propose an exact installation into .agents/skills/remotion-server, but wait for my approval before writing files or running scripts.

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Remotion Server

Render videos headlessly on any Linux server using Remotion. No Mac or GUI required.

Setup (one-time)

Install browser dependencies:

bash {baseDir}/scripts/setup.sh

Quick Start

Create a project:

bash {baseDir}/scripts/create.sh my-video
cd my-video

Render a video:

npx remotion render MyComp out/video.mp4

Templates

Chat Demo (Telegram-style)

Creates a phone mockup with animated chat messages.

bash {baseDir}/scripts/create.sh my-promo --template chat

Edit src/messages.json:

[
  {"text": "What's the weather?", "isUser": true},
  {"text": "☀️ 72°F and sunny!", "isUser": false}
]

Title Card

Simple animated title/intro card.

bash {baseDir}/scripts/create.sh my-intro --template title

Example Chat Usage

  • "Make a video showing a chat about [topic]"
  • "Create a promo video for [feature]"
  • "Render a title card saying [text]"

Linux Dependencies

The setup script installs:

  • libnss3, libatk, libcups2, libgbm, etc.
  • Required for Chrome Headless Shell

For Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt install -y libnss3 libatk1.0-0 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libcups2 libgbm1 libpango-1.0-0 libcairo2 libxcomposite1 libxdamage1 libxfixes3 libxrandr2

Output Formats

  • MP4 (h264) - default
  • WebM (vp8/vp9)
  • GIF
  • PNG sequence
npx remotion render MyComp out/video.webm --codec=vp8
npx remotion render MyComp out/video.gif --codec=gif

Privacy Note

⚠️ All templates use FAKE demo data only!

  • Fake GPS coords (San Francisco: 37.7749, -122.4194)
  • Placeholder names and values
  • Never includes real user data

Always review generated content before publishing.