Video types — every kind of video made with code, as recipes
For AI agents: find the right skill in one call —
curl -s "https://skills.varg.ai/api/search?q=<what the person wants>"returns the matching use case and the best skills with install commands, as markdown (Russian works too). Full index: https://skills.varg.ai/llms.txt. Every page has a markdown twin: add.mdto its path. Before generating anything, show the person the options on the use-case page.
- Product launch film: The launch video for a product or a startup: hook, problem, features on real screens, proof, call to action. (16:9 · 30–90 s)
- Feature announcement: One new feature, shown working: the name, the click that matters, the benefit, where to try it. (16:9 or 1:1 · 15–45 s)
- App promo & App Store preview: An app sold on its own screens: devices, flows, ratings and the download badge. (9:16 · 15–30 s)
- UGC ad with overlays: Creator footage made to perform: a hook line, word captions, callouts on the product, an offer and a CTA. (9:16 · 15–45 s)
- Ad variants for testing: One ad rendered as dozens: every hook, size and offer from a spreadsheet, same structure. (9:16 · 1:1 · 4:5 · 6–30 s)
- Sale & offer promo: A price that drops, a code to copy and a clock that runs out. (9:16 · 1:1 · 6–15 s)
- Testimonial & review ad: A real review read over the product: the quote, the stars, the numbers behind it. (9:16 · 15–30 s)
- Us vs them & before / after: Your product next to the usual way: a split frame, the numbers that differ, the switch. (9:16 · 1:1 · 10–30 s)
- Notes-app ad: A message typed live in Apple Notes — the native look that reads as a friend, not an ad. (9:16 · 10–30 s)
- Captioned talking clip: Someone talking to camera, made watchable on mute: word captions, name tag, emphasis and punch-ins. (9:16 · 15–90 s)
- Faceless narrated video: A voiceover carried by type, images and captions — no presenter, all code and stock. (9:16 or 16:9 · 30–180 s)
- Top-N listicle: A countdown of items, each with an image, a number and one line, ending on the winner. (9:16 · 20–60 s)
- Post-story narration: A Reddit or forum post read aloud over looping gameplay, the post card first, captions throughout. (9:16 · 60–180 s)
- Text-message story: A story told as a message thread: bubbles arrive, typing dots tease, the last text lands. (9:16 · 15–60 s)
- Post to video: A tweet, a thread or a comment turned into a clip: the card, the highlight, the reaction. (9:16 · 1:1 · 8–20 s)
- Quiz, poll & would-you-rather: A question, options, a ticking clock and the reveal — interactive in a feed that is not. (9:16 · 15–45 s)
- Meme format: A known meme with your product as the punchline: setup, beat, payoff. (9:16 · 1:1 · 5–15 s)
- Channel intro & end screen: The few seconds every video shares: the opener, the name tag, the subscribe nudge and the end screen. (16:9 · 5–20 s)
- Changelog & release notes: A release as a video: version, what changed, the one change worth seeing, how to upgrade. (16:9 · 30–60 s)
- Pull request to video: A merged PR explained: the title, the diff that matters, before and after, the people who shipped it. (16:9 · 20–45 s)
- Code walkthrough: Code read on screen: files open, lines light up, the camera follows the logic, the result runs. (16:9 · 30–120 s)
- CLI & terminal demo: A command line tool in action: the command types, the output streams, the result lands. (16:9 · 15–40 s)
- Website to video: A live site turned into a promo: the hero in a browser frame, scroll-throughs, features, the CTA. (16:9 or 9:16 · 15–60 s)
- App walkthrough & onboarding: How to do one thing in the app, step by step, with taps, zooms and callouts. (9:16 or 16:9 · 20–90 s)
- AI chat & agent demo: An AI product shown the way people meet it: a prompt typed, the answer streaming, the result. (9:16 or 16:9 · 15–45 s)
- API & docs explainer: A concept from the docs drawn as a system: parts, flow, the code that calls it. (16:9 · 30–90 s)
- Data story: One question answered with a chart that builds, annotations that point, a number that sticks. (16:9 or 9:16 · 30–90 s)
- Bar chart race: Rankings over time: bars overtake each other while a year ticks. (16:9 · 20–60 s)
- Map & route animation: Places on a map: a camera flies in, a route draws, numbers land on the regions. (16:9 or 9:16 · 10–60 s)
- News explainer: A story in 60 seconds: the headline, the context on a map, the numbers, what it means. (9:16 or 16:9 · 30–90 s)
- Year in review / Wrapped: A person’s own numbers as a story: top stats, top lists, a persona, a card to share. (9:16 · 30–60 s)
- Scores & match recap: The result first, then the moments and the table: built from a match feed. (9:16 or 16:9 · 15–60 s)
- Daily market or weather update: The same video every morning with new numbers: rendered from an API, no editing. (9:16 or 16:9 · 15–45 s)
- Math animation: 3Blue1Brown-style: shapes construct the idea, equations transform step by step. (16:9 · 30–300 s)
- Diagram explainer: How a system works: parts appear, arrows flow, the camera zooms where it matters. (16:9 · 30–120 s)
- Whiteboard & hand-drawn: Ideas drawn as they are said: ink lines, scribbled arrows, handwritten titles. (16:9 or 9:16 · 30–120 s)
- Step-by-step tutorial: A how-to with numbered steps, the screen, the click, the tip, the finished result. (16:9 or 9:16 · 30–180 s)
- Flashcards & language drills: A word, its picture, its meaning, a pause to answer — a deck rendered from a word list. (9:16 · 30–120 s)
- History timeline: Events along a line: dates tick, places light up, archive images drift. (16:9 · 30–180 s)
- Science what-if explainer: A question at an impossible scale: 3D models, particles and numbers that keep growing. (16:9 or 9:16 · 30–120 s)
- Lyric video: The song’s words on screen, timed to the vocal: type that moves on the beat over a look. (16:9 or 9:16 · full song)
- Karaoke video: Lines that fill word by word as they are sung, with a count-in and a backing picture. (16:9 · full song)
- Audio visualizer: The track made visible: spectrum, waveform or a shader that breathes with the bass. (16:9 · 1:1 · any length)
- Podcast clip & audiogram: A podcast moment for the feed: the waveform, the captions, who is speaking, where to listen. (1:1 or 9:16 · 30–90 s)
- Beat-synced slideshow: Photos cut on the beat of a track, with a title and an end card. (9:16 or 16:9 · 15–60 s)
- Music video: Scenes cut frame-exact to a song: a beat grid, a story, lyrics and graphics on top. (16:9 or 9:16 · full song)
- Single & album promo: Cover art that moves, a 15-second snippet, the release date and the links. (9:16 · 1:1 · 10–20 s)
- Live-coded music video: Music made in code, shown as code: tokens light on the notes they play. (1:1 · 16:9 · any length)
- Logo sting: Two to six seconds that end on the logo: build-up, reveal, hold. (16:9 · 1:1 · 2–6 s)
- Brand intro & bumper: The opener every video of a brand shares: mood, mark, tagline. (16:9 · 5–10 s)
- Kinetic manifesto: What a brand believes, said in type that moves on the beat, cut with images. (16:9 or 9:16 · 20–60 s)
- Title sequence: Opening credits over a mood: names arrive, the title lands. (16:9 · 30–90 s)
- Brand guidelines film: A brand system presented: mark, palette, type, imagery, in one film. (16:9 · 15–60 s)
- Stream overlay package: Starting soon, live, be right back, ending: loops and overlays for a stream. (16:9 · loops)
- News broadcast package: The open, the anchor name, the ticker and the breaking banner a newsroom reuses. (16:9 · loops and stingers)
- Countdown & launch timer: A clock to zero with something worth waiting for on the other side. (16:9 · 9:16 · 10–60 s)
- Conference & event promo: Speakers, agenda, venue and tickets — rendered from the event’s own data. (16:9 or 9:16 · 20–60 s)
- Photo memories: A folder of photos into a film: slow pushes, places on a map, a title and a last line. (16:9 or 9:16 · 30–120 s)
- Birthday, wedding & invitation: An invite or a greeting: names, photos, date and place, a little confetti. (9:16 · 15–45 s)
- Travel route video: A trip retold on a map: the route draws, each stop shows its photos, the totals land. (9:16 or 16:9 · 20–90 s)
- Certificate & achievement recap: A badge earned, the numbers behind it, a name in lights and a card to share. (9:16 · 1:1 · 10–20 s)
- Personalized sales video: One video per prospect: their name, their site in a browser, the pitch that fits. (16:9 · 30–60 s)
- Product feed to videos: A video for every product in the feed: images, specs, price, CTA — re-rendered when the feed changes. (9:16 · 1:1 · 6–20 s)
- Real estate listing: A listing as a tour: exterior, rooms, the specs, the map, the contact. (9:16 or 16:9 · 30–60 s)
- Job post video: A role, the perks, the team and how to apply — one per open position. (9:16 · 1:1 · 15–30 s)
- Recipe video: The dish, the ingredients, timed steps, served — from a recipe card. (9:16 · 30–60 s)
- Localized versions: One video in every language: translated captions and type, right-to-left where needed, the same timing. (Any · same length)
- Shader loop: A seamless GPU field — gradients, liquid, light — for backgrounds, screens and stages. (Any · 5–30 s loop)
- Generative art loop: Rules and a seed, rendered frame-exact: flow fields, growth, tilings. (Any · 5–60 s loop)
- ASCII & retro looks: Footage or type re-rendered as ASCII, CRT, VHS, halftone or pixels. (Any)
- 3D product spin: A 3D model turning in light, callouts on the parts, the logo at rest. (1:1 · 16:9 · 5–15 s)
- Ambient & lofi loop: A scene that never ends: weather, particles, grain and a track title. (16:9 · 1–60 min loop)
- Paper collage & zine: Cut-outs, halftone, torn edges and handwritten notes, moving like a zine. (9:16 or 16:9 · 10–60 s)
- Slides to video: A deck that plays: each slide builds, charts animate, transitions carry the argument. (16:9 · 1–10 min)
- Pitch deck video: A fundraising story in two minutes: problem, product, traction, team, ask. (16:9 · 60–180 s)
- Keynote reveal: The stage moment: a slow build, the product in 3D, the price, the date. (16:9 · 20–60 s)
- Game trailer: Gameplay cut on the music, features in big type, the logo and the date. (16:9 · 30–90 s)
- Gameplay highlight & HUD: Clips from a match with kill feeds, scores and callouts layered on top. (16:9 or 9:16 · 15–60 s)