Claude Code: 51 video effects you add with one command, no editing software, Quentin IA Marketing

You drop your video into Claude Code, then type /effects and the name of an effect. Claude tracks your face, places the effect at the right moment and hands you the finished video, without opening any editing software.

It all comes from an open source skill, claude-video-effects by Vibha Ramprakash: 51 effects, free, MIT licensed. This guide gives you the install, the six effects from the video, then all 51 commands sorted by what they do for your video. Details taken from the repository on November 4, 2026.

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effects, one command each

1 sentence

to paste to install it

1 to 3 min

of setup on the first run

✅What you need

Claude Code, on a paid plan. In the terminal or the app.

A vertical video with you in frame. Shot on your phone, facing the camera: that's the format that works best.

ffmpeg and Python 3.10 or later. Claude installs them if they're missing. On a Mac it uses Homebrew: if you don't have it, Claude will ask you to install it first.

Install the skill

📦 ~/.claude/skills/effects

💬The easy way: paste this sentence into Claude Code

Install the skill from github.com/Vibha-Ramprakash/claude-video-effects into ~/.claude/skills/effects

⌨️Or in your terminal

git clone https://github.com/Vibha-Ramprakash/claude-video-effects ~/.claude/skills/effects

🔁Then

Restart Claude Code. The skill is available the next time it starts. On Windows, the folder becomes $HOME\.claude\skills\effects.

Let Claude set up the rest. On your first effect, it creates its Python environment, which takes 1 to 3 minutes. It doesn't do this again.

Where your video runs

Rendering happens on your computer, with ffmpeg. The skill's three scripts contain no web addresses. The only downloads are the Python libraries and, if you time an effect to a word, the transcription model. Claude looks at a few frames to check the framing.

Run your first effect

🎬 /effects command

▶️Drop your video into the chat, then type the effect and the moment

/effects orbit from 3 to 6 seconds
/effects backdrop-word when I say "Claude", with the word CLAUDE
/effects comment-box at the end, typing EFFECTS

🧩Or chain several effects in one request

Add locked-on from 6 to 10 seconds, then orbit from 10 to 13 seconds, then reject-stamp on the word "no".

🔍What Claude does next

It finds the right moment. Say it in plain words, "when I say Claude": it transcribes your video and finds the exact second.

It checks a few frames. It fixes anything that covers your face before it renders.

It puts the video next to your original. The file ends in _effects.mp4, your audio stays as it was, in 1080p by default. Ask for 4K if you want it, it's slower.

You correct it in plain words. "The word covers my face", "it's too fast": it fixes the plan and renders again.

The right dose

Aim for 1.5 to 4 seconds per effect. Short windows look best.

The 6 effects from the video

✨ try these first

📈

liquid-glass-graph

A glass card with a graph that climbs and a number that counts up.

🔠

backdrop-word

A giant word drops in behind you.

🪟

glass-widgets

Frosted glass widgets float around your head.

🔘

apple-toggles

iPhone-style buttons switch on under your chin, one line at a time.

📰

match-cut

Newspaper pages cut on a single word, locked in place behind your head.

☑️

checklist

A task list under your chin, each step turns green.

Your real numbers

Graphs, counters and headlines show what you give Claude. Give it your real numbers, your credibility depends on it.

All 51 commands

🗂️ sorted by what they do

🔠Make a word stick (6)

/effects backdrop-word: a giant word behind you
/effects red-collage: you in black and white, a big red word, three lines slam in
/effects pastel-word: a lavender room, a giant word, a profile card gets followed
/effects led-sign: the lights drop and a glowing sign types itself behind you
/effects huge-strike: one huge word on the wall, crossed out with a red line
/effects crayon-write: a red crayon writes your word behind your head and underlines it

📱Show your content (10)

/effects noise: reels pile up behind your head
/effects lineup: numbered tiles fan out above your head
/effects orbit: your reels circle your head
/effects reel-frame: your video shrinks into a reel card
/effects check-pills: grid paper, your reels pinned up, blue pills get clicked
/effects profile-wall: your reels grid fills the wall as a counter climbs
/effects phone-fan: your reels fan out like a hand of phones
/effects carousel-spin: your reels spin around you in 3D
/effects place-in-grid: you shrink into the center of your profile grid, with view counts
/effects fan-build: your covers deal into a fan, one at a time

📊Prove and compare (8)

/effects the-bill: your instructions print out like a receipt
/effects swipe: a before and after slider
/effects reject-stamp: a big red stamp slams down
/effects tier-list: a ranking drops in and Claude flies to the top
/effects broll-split: illustration footage on top with a price sticker, you below
/effects liquid-glass-graph: a glass graph and a number that counts up
/effects over-the-shoulder-zoom: zoom into one corner, a graph beside your head, then the other corner
/effects select-resize: a blue box grabs your number and a cursor drags it bigger

📰Make it feel like news (6)

/effects cover-star: you become a magazine cover
/effects split-headline: a headline slides down and pushes you to the bottom
/effects headline-box: a punch-in with a clean two-line headline
/effects headline-wall: your headlines pile up behind you, then a total pops in
/effects match-cut: newspaper pages cut on a single word
/effects tape-label: a strip of yellow tape with your line lands on your chest

🪜Explain step by step (6)

/effects todo: a list beside your head, ticked off as you talk
/effects countdown-flip: a 3, 2, 1 countdown above your head
/effects glass-widgets: frosted glass widgets around your head
/effects checklist: a list under your chin, each step turns green
/effects apple-toggles: iPhone-style buttons switch on, one line at a time
/effects messages: message notifications pop in one after another

👉Trigger the action (3)

/effects comment-box: an Instagram comment types itself and posts
/effects tap: a Follow button flips to Following
/effects pause-point: a freeze frame with a hand-drawn arrow

🎥Work the camera and the mood (12)

/effects locked-on: brackets lock onto your face, the camera follows you
/effects lean-in: a quick punch-in on one word
/effects spotlight: the room goes dark, you stay lit
/effects moody: a dark, contrasty color grade
/effects uninstall: a glitchy uninstall bar breaks the frame
/effects shortcut-rain: keyboard keys rain down behind you
/effects rabbit-hole: the room tunnels away behind you
/effects scribble: marker doodles draw themselves around you
/effects timeline: a dark red film look with an editing timeline
/effects dot-reveal: your shot builds out of glowing dots
/effects slow-push: a slow cinematic push-in as the room blurs
/effects wave-trim: the silences in your voice get cut away on screen

🎁3 bonus looks

/effects glitter-spotlight
/effects cover-star look=editorial
/effects liquid-glass-graph look=bento

Your reels on screen

For orbit, noise, phone-fan or profile-wall, give Claude a folder of screenshots of your own reels.

What the skill doesn't do

⚠️ read this before you post

🧾The limits

These are starter versions. The result doesn't replace a hand-tuned edit, with timing worked out frame by frame.

It adds visuals, nothing else. No sound, no captions: add those afterwards, for example in CapCut.

You stay in control. Watch the video before you post. Anything that could cover your face goes behind your head, but you make the call.

Where to start

Take a video you've already shot. Add backdrop-word on the key word of your first sentence, then comment-box at the end with your own keyword. Two effects are enough to see if the style suits you.