video-report

remotion-dev/remotion

Generate diagnostic reports for non-working videos by rendering them with verbose logging.

What is video-report?

This skill helps diagnose video playback issues by downloading a problematic video and rendering it with detailed logging. Use it when a user reports a video not working to identify the root cause.

Download video URLs for analysis
Place videos in the rendering pipeline for testing
Execute verbose rendering to capture detailed diagnostics
Generate diagnostic output from render attempts
Identify video compatibility or encoding issues

How to install video-report

npx skills add https://github.com/remotion-dev/remotion --skill video-report

Prerequisites

Remotion installed and configured
Access to packages/example directory
bun package manager installed
Video URL accessible for download

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How to use video-report

1.Download the problematic video from the provided URL
2.Place the video file as the `src` in `packages/example/src/NewVideo.tsx`
3.Navigate to the `packages/example` directory
4.Run `bunx remotion render NewVideo --log=verbose`
5.Review the verbose logs to identify the failure cause

Use cases

Good for

Troubleshoot why a user's video won't play
Debug video rendering failures in production
Diagnose codec or format compatibility problems
Capture detailed logs when video playback breaks
Analyze video rendering errors with full verbosity

Who it's for

Video platform support engineers
Developers debugging video rendering issues
QA teams investigating video playback failures
Technical support specialists handling video complaints

video-report FAQ

What should I do with the verbose log output?

The verbose logs contain detailed diagnostic information about why the video failed to render. Review them to identify codec issues, format incompatibilities, or other rendering problems.

Where exactly do I place the video URL?

Set the video URL as the `src` property in the NewVideo.tsx component located in `packages/example/src/`.

Can I use this for any video format?

The skill works with video URLs that can be downloaded and processed by Remotion's rendering engine. Some formats may have compatibility limitations.

What does the --log=verbose flag do?

It enables detailed logging output during the render process, capturing comprehensive diagnostic information that helps identify the root cause of video issues.

Full instructions (SKILL.md)

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