VidCraft Video Types
The 12 VidCraft video types with target duration, pacing and speaking pace per type, plus how skills use the type definitions and how to add your own types.
VidCraft Video Types
Overview
Every video type has a definition at video-types/<type>/README.md in the plugin directory. It contains characteristics, structure template, script conventions, visual direction, pacing rules, anti-patterns and an example storyboard. The skills script-writer and script-reviewer load the definition of the project's type before they work. new-project, brief-creator and storyboard-creator refer to it as well.
Use the directory names from the table as the type name when creating a project.
| Type | Target duration | Pacing | Speaking pace (WPM) |
|---|---|---|---|
tutorial |
3 to 15 minutes | slow, step by step | 120 to 140 |
installation-guide |
2 to 8 minutes | clear, sequential, methodical | 130 to 140 |
how-to |
2 to 8 minutes | practical, brisk | 130 to 140 |
product-demo |
2 to 5 minutes | medium, benefit-focused | 140 to 160 |
explainer |
60 to 120 seconds | medium to fast, dynamic | 140 to 150 |
training |
5 to 20 minutes | structured, with deliberate pauses | 130 to 140 |
onboarding |
3 to 10 minutes | friendly, clear, unhurried | 130 to 140 |
faq-video |
30 to 90 seconds per question | direct, no filler | 140 to 150 |
testimonial |
60 to 120 seconds | authentic, conversational | 130 to 140 |
marketing-spot |
15 to 60 seconds | fast, emotional | 150 to 170 |
social-short |
15 to 60 seconds | very fast, scroll-stopping | 150 to 170 |
webinar-teaser |
30 to 60 seconds | energetic, momentum-building | 150 to 160 |
The figures come from the type definitions in the plugin. The speaking pace actually used for timing calculations is controlled by defaults.wpm in the Configuration.
Custom types
/vidcraft:video-type-creator <type-name> creates a new definition with the same layout. The skill researches via web search first, see Privacy. The file is written to the plugin directory at video-types/<type-name>/README.md, so keep a copy of it if you reinstall the plugin.
Type recommendation from documents
Document analysis suggests a type based on the content, for example tutorial for many code sections or installation-guide for many step lists.