Video Timeline

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Content · Sub-category: video

Generate a folder of low-resolution frame snapshots at evenly spaced timestamps so Claude (or you) can "see" a video without ingesting the full file. Use when the user says "give me a visual timeline", "let me see this video", "show me frames from this", "white balance check", "what does this video look like", or any request where Claude needs visual context about a video. Output is a folder of small JPEGs plus a timeline.md index.

What this skill does

Video Timeline is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the video sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/video-timeline/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user says "give me a visual timeline", "let me see this video", "show me frames from this", "white balance check", "what does this video look like", or any request where Claude needs visual context about a video. Output is a folder of small JPEGs plus a timeline.

Who uses this skill

The Video Timeline skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/video-timeline
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/video-timeline/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/video-timeline/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/video-timeline/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/video-timeline/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\video-timeline\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.