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name: edit-social-video
description: Turn supplied footage into one platform-ready social video using current placement rules, a strong opening, pacing, and evidence-faithful captions. Use for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, or feed edits assembled from existing media; do not use for generating all footage, combining clips without a social brief, podcast programs, or simple color correction.
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# Edit Social Video

## Catalog

- Display name: Edit Social Video
- Categories: Social Media, Video
- Status: Ready
- Route label: Platform-aware social edit
- Tone: red
- Short description: Turn supplied footage into one platform-ready social video using current placement rules, a strong opening and evidence-faithful captions.

- Cover image: /skill-covers/edit-social-video.png

- Similar skills: combine-videos, make-beat-synced-video, make-music-video
## What this skill does

- Selects and orders the best moments for a named social placement and runtime.
- Builds hook, pacing, safe-zone captions, sound and ending around supplied footage.

## How to use

Provide footage, platform and placement, audience, objective, runtime, exact claims and caption language.

#### Example

```text
Edit these clips into one 20-second vertical Reel for a ceramic studio; hook in first 2 seconds; exact captions.
```

## Workflow

1. Research the current named placement requirements and compile a brief.
2. Use supplied copy or transcript, select evidence-backed beats and write an edit decision list.
3. Assemble footage, captions and approved audio into one platform-specific timeline.
4. Watch at phone size; verify hook, captions, safe zones, claims, pacing, audio and specs.

## User-facing output

- Media type: One MP4 video
- Default quantity: 1
- Content per video: One platform-specific edit from supplied footage
- Default layout: User-requested delivery format
- Model policy: Platform-aware social edit
- Downstream use: Reels, Shorts, TikTok and social placements