remotion-best-practices

When to use

Use this skills whenever you are dealing with Remotion code to obtain the domain-specific knowledge.

Captions

When dealing with captions or subtitles, load the ./rules/subtitles.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