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Claude Editing Styles · v1

100 Editing Styles.Infinite Creative Combinations.

Explore cinematic effects, viral hooks, kinetic captions and motion graphics. Mix your favourite techniques, arrange the sequence, and generate the perfect editing prompt for Claude Code.

Free. No sign-up. No API key. Runs in your browser.

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01 — Workflow

How it works

Beginner's guide →
  1. 01

    Find Your Style

    Explore animated demonstrations across ten editing categories.

  2. 02

    Build Your Mix

    Add techniques, arrange them, and customise the settings.

  3. 03

    Copy Your Prompt

    Generate structured instructions for your editing workflow.

  4. 04

    Create with Claude

    Give Claude Code your footage and run the editing instructions.

CES builds the instructions — it does not render video in your browser. You'll need Claude Code plus a video toolchain (Remotion and/or FFmpeg) on your machine to produce the final edit.

X01

Orbit Cards

Supplied cards orbit the speaker on a tilted elliptical path, slipping behind them on the far side and swinging large and bright across the front.

advanced Needs assets
X02

Infinite Content Wall

Columns of supplied screenshots and tiles scroll endlessly in alternating directions on a tilted wall behind the speaker, filling the frame.

advanced Needs assets
X03

Frame Break

The speaker or a supplied cutout bursts out of a stylised phone frame — rising past the bezel so part of them sits in front of the frame.

advanced
H01

Headline Slam

An oversized headline lands in the opening second with a controlled scale overshoot and settles above the speaker.

beginner
C01

Karaoke Follow

Short caption pages sit over the speaker and each word fills with the accent colour at the exact moment it is spoken.

intermediate
P01

Screenshot Punch

A real screenshot drops in over the speaker at a precise scale, lands with a soft overshoot and a deep shadow, holds long enough to read, then clears.

beginner Needs assets

02 — Library

The Style Library

Ten categories. Ten techniques each. Every one previewed, configurable and ready to compile.

100 styles

H01–H10

Hooks

The first one to three seconds. Hooks decide whether the viewer stays.

H01

Headline Slam

An oversized headline lands in the opening second with a controlled scale overshoot and settles above the speaker.

beginner
H02

Pattern Interrupt

Breaks a conventional opening with a sharp contrast — a freeze, an inverted flash, a sudden reframe or a disruptive title.

intermediate
H03

Question First

A provocative question builds word by word in kinetic type over a dimmed frame, then clears to reveal the speaker.

beginner
H04

Result Before Process

Shows the final outcome first — the finished result or reveal — then rewinds into the explanation of how it happened.

intermediate
H05

Countdown Hook

A three-beat countdown with escalating zoom and rhythm, landing on the first line of the video.

beginner
H06

Split Reveal

The opening frame starts divided or obscured, then a moving mask slides the halves together to reveal the full shot.

intermediate
H07

Freeze and Declare

Freezes a decisive frame, isolates the subject from the background and types one bold statement beside them.

advanced
H08

Scroll Stop Flash

A brief high-contrast flash, an instant reframe and one oversized keyword hit in the first half-second.

beginner
H09

Contrarian Hook

Two opposing statements collide on screen — the common belief is struck out and the counter-claim takes its place.

beginner
H10

Cinematic Cold Open

Opens on a deliberate pause — ambient detail, letterboxed framing and elegant title type — before a dramatic transition.

intermediate
C01–C10

Captions

Dialogue made readable. Most short-form video is watched without sound.

C01

Karaoke Follow

Short caption pages sit over the speaker and each word fills with the accent colour at the exact moment it is spoken.

intermediate
C02

Pop Word Captions

One to three words at a time pop onto the speaker's chest with a small scale overshoot and a short upward drift, then hand off to the next.

beginner
C03

Typewriter Subtitles

Each subtitle types itself on character by character with a blinking caret, paced so the phrase completes as the speaker finishes it.

beginner
C04

Highlight Sweep

Full caption lines stay steady while an accent-coloured block sweeps in behind one key word per line exactly as it is spoken.

intermediate
C05

Stacked Captions

Each phrase is set as a tight stack of two or three short lines that rise into view one after another, the key line set larger.

intermediate
C06

Editorial Lower Thirds

Calm sentence-case subtitles sit low-left in a refined typeface under a thin accent rule, crossfading softly between sentences.

beginner
C07

Explosive Keywords

A regular caption line runs until a key word bursts out of it, filling the frame at several times its size for a beat before snapping back.

intermediate
C08

Subtitle Capsules

Each short phrase appears inside a rounded label capsule that stretches, pops or slides to fit the next phrase as the speaker talks.

intermediate
C09

Monospace Terminal Captions

Dialogue prints word by word in a monospace terminal block with a prompt and blinking cursor, older lines scrolling up and dimming.

intermediate
C10

Bilingual Caption Flow

A bold primary caption in the spoken language is paired with a smaller, differently coloured translation line, both kept inside the safe zone.

advanced Needs assets
L01–L10

Layouts

How the frame is divided between speaker, evidence and supporting media.

L01

Vertical Split Screen

The frame divides into two regions — speaker in one, a screen recording or second shot in the other — split by a divider at an adjustable ratio.

intermediate
L02

Picture-in-Picture Focus

The source media fills the frame while the speaker sits in a rounded window in one corner that glides to another corner when detail appears beneath it.

intermediate
L03

Triple Stack

Three media bands stack vertically and the focal band grows to take most of the frame while the other two shrink and dim, shifting with the script.

advanced
L04

Floating Device Frame

A screen recording plays inside a polished phone, tablet or browser mockup that floats in with a gentle 3D tilt over a soft background.

intermediate Needs assets
L05

Editorial Sidebar

A clean text panel slides in from one side while the speaker re-centres in the remaining frame, then fills with a heading and numbered notes.

intermediate
L06

Center Spotlight

The shot contracts into a sharp central frame with a thin accent ring while the surrounding area becomes a blurred, darkened copy carrying context labels.

beginner
L07

Grid Conversation

Speakers or references populate a 2×2 (or 1+2) grid tile by tile, and a highlight moves to whoever is currently talking.

intermediate Needs assets
L08

Cinematic Letterbox

Black bars close in from top and bottom to a true 2.39:1, 2:1 or 1.85:1 band, cropping (never stretching) the shot into a cinematic frame.

beginner
L09

Collage Canvas

Photos, a speaker cut-out, a screenshot and a note card fly onto a paper canvas and settle at slight angles around a bold headline.

advanced Needs assets
L10

Adaptive Proof Panel

When evidence appears the speaker's shot shrinks into a band and a proof panel takes the rest, resizing as more evidence arrives, then hands the frame back.

advanced Needs assets
P01–P10

Proof

Real screenshots, comments, numbers and quotes, presented so they can be read.

P01

Screenshot Punch

A real screenshot drops in over the speaker at a precise scale, lands with a soft overshoot and a deep shadow, holds long enough to read, then clears.

beginner Needs assets
P02

Comment Spotlight

One real comment is lifted out of the feed onto a clean card, the rest of the frame dims, and the key phrase is marked with a highlighter sweep.

beginner Needs assets
P03

Metrics Count-Up

A verified number ticks up from a meaningful starting value to its exact final figure in large tabular numerals, with its source label underneath.

beginner Needs assets
P04

Before and After Wipe

Two aligned real visuals share the frame while a clean divider line sweeps across, revealing the after state over the before, then rests on a split.

intermediate Needs assets
P05

Search-to-Result

A search bar types the exact query character by character, a short loading beat follows, and it resolves into the real captured result card.

intermediate Needs assets
P06

Receipt Stack

Several real proof captures deal onto the frame one by one, each fully readable before the next lands, building a tidy stack of receipts.

intermediate Needs assets
P07

Annotation Marker

A hand-drawn circle, arrow, underline or box draws itself onto the exact part of a real screenshot, with the rest of the image gently dimmed.

intermediate Needs assets
P08

Timeline Evidence

A chronological track draws across the frame and real dated events pop onto it one at a time, each with its date label and supporting capture.

intermediate Needs assets
P09

Quote Card Reveal

A supplied quotation is set in elegant type on a card, revealed line by line behind large quote marks, with the author and source fading in last.

beginner Needs assets
P10

App UI Breakdown

The camera zooms from a real full-screen capture into one interface element, dims the rest, and a callout line labels what that element actually does.

advanced Needs assets
V01–V10

Visual Beats

Short graphic moments that mark chapters, lists, numbers and key statements.

V01

Kinetic Section Title

A short chapter title rises out of a hidden mask line by line with a small chapter number above it, holds for a beat, then slides away.

beginner
V02

Number Burst

Numbers or ranking positions from the script burst onto the frame one after another with a staggered scale pop and radiating accent sparks.

beginner
V03

Keyword Spotlight

The footage dims and softens while one key phrase appears large and lit, framed by a highlight box, then everything returns to normal.

beginner Needs assets
V04

List Cascade

List items slide in one after another with numbered markers; the current item stays bright while earlier ones step back, keeping a clear hierarchy.

beginner
V05

Comparison Collision

Two option cards fly in from opposite edges, collide in the middle with a small impact, and settle side by side under a VS divider for comparison.

intermediate
V06

Progress Journey

A progress track with labelled step markers fills from one step to the next, lighting each stage as it is reached to show how far along the story is.

beginner
V07

Callout Bubble

A speech bubble or label pops out of an object in the shot with a pointer tail attached to it, explaining what it is in a few words.

intermediate
V08

Shape Morph

A bold geometric shape smoothly morphs between compatible forms — circle, square, triangle — rotating as it goes, to mark a change of idea.

advanced
V09

Data Visualization Beat

A clean chart builds on screen from supplied data — bars grow, a line draws or a ring fills — with the key value highlighted and a source line.

intermediate Needs assets
V10

Statement Reveal

A strong sentence appears in stages — phrase by phrase in muted type — and the final key words land last in full colour with a heavier weight.

beginner
B01–B10

Animated B-Roll

Motion-designed cutaways built from your screenshots, products, documents and UI.

B01

Browser Flythrough

A supplied full-page website capture glides inside a browser frame, pausing on chosen sections with smooth scroll moves and gentle push-ins.

intermediate Needs assets
B02

Floating Screenshot Cards

Supplied screenshots float as tilted cards at different depths; the camera brings one card forward at a time while the others soften behind.

intermediate Needs assets
B03

Device Showcase

A supplied app capture plays inside a neutral phone, tablet or laptop that turns, rises and catches a soft glass reflection on a clean set.

intermediate Needs assets
B04

Explainer Icon Flow

An icon for each step pops in one by one and animated connectors draw between them, mapping the process the speaker describes as they say it.

beginner Needs assets
B05

Parallax Photo Depth

A still photo gains gentle depth: supplied foreground, subject and background layers drift at different speeds, or a careful 2D push is used instead.

intermediate Needs assets
B06

Product Cutout Reveal

A supplied product cutout rises onto a clean graphic backdrop with soft directional motion, a light sweep across its surface and a grounded shadow.

beginner Needs assets
B07

Animated Map Journey

A route line draws between the supplied locations on a clean map while the camera follows it, and each stop's pin and name pop in on arrival.

intermediate Needs assets
B08

Abstract Motion Canvas

Circles, grids, lines and simple geometry animate in sync to visualise an abstract idea — growth, connection, balance or flow — without literal imagery.

intermediate
B09

Document Flyover

A supplied document page tilts into view, then a guided crop glides between the exact lines that matter while a marker highlights each one.

intermediate Needs assets
B10

Interface Component Breakdown

A supplied UI screen separates into labelled layers — background, containers, content, controls — that hover apart in 3D, then snap back together.

advanced Needs assets
X01–X10

Signature Effects

The memorable set pieces. Use one or two per video — never stacked at the same moment.

X01

Orbit Cards

Supplied cards orbit the speaker on a tilted elliptical path, slipping behind them on the far side and swinging large and bright across the front.

advanced Needs assets
X02

Infinite Content Wall

Columns of supplied screenshots and tiles scroll endlessly in alternating directions on a tilted wall behind the speaker, filling the frame.

advanced Needs assets
X03

Frame Break

The speaker or a supplied cutout bursts out of a stylised phone frame — rising past the bezel so part of them sits in front of the frame.

advanced
X04

UI World

Floating interface panels built from supplied screens surround the speaker at several depths, drifting in 3D space as the camera slowly pushes through.

advanced Needs assets
X05

Infinite Zoom Tunnel

Supplied images nest inside one another like frames within frames, and the camera zooms continuously through them in a seamless looping tunnel.

advanced Needs assets
X06

Magnetic Mosaic

Scattered media tiles drift and spin, then snap magnetically into a grid that assembles one larger supplied image or composition.

advanced Needs assets
X07

Reality Portal

A glowing portal opens in the shot and reveals a different supplied environment inside it, then grows until the new world fills the frame.

advanced Needs assets
X08

Clone Echo

The speaker is duplicated into staggered, translucent echoes that trail their movement in time, fanning out like a stroboscopic multiple exposure.

advanced
X09

Cinematic Carousel

Supplied media panels ride a 3D carousel; each turn swings a new card to the front, where it grows dominant while the others recede into shadow.

advanced Needs assets
X10

Blueprint Universe

A plain visual transforms into a blueprint world: grid lines spread, outlines trace each part and animated paths connect the labelled components.

advanced Needs assets
M01–M10

Motion & Pace

Camera moves, transitions and time manipulation that control rhythm.

M01

Snap Zoom

The frame punches in on the speaker's face in a few frames exactly on a stressed word or hit, holds, then releases.

beginner
M02

Whip Transition

Shot A whips out of frame in a streak of directional blur and shot B whips in from the same direction, hiding the cut mid-motion.

intermediate
M03

Slow Cinematic Push

The shot creeps in by a few percent over several seconds toward the speaker's eyes, raising intensity without a visible move.

beginner
M04

Freeze Beat

Playback stops dead on a decisive frame for a beat — with a short flash and a slight punch — then resumes exactly where it left off.

beginner
M05

Rhythm Cuts

Edit points and shot changes land on detected music beats or natural speech phrasing, so the footage cuts in time with the track.

intermediate
M06

Speed Ramp

Playback glides from normal speed into slow motion on the key moment, then accelerates past real time before settling back.

advanced
M07

Subtle Camera Shake

The whole frame jolts with a few decaying micro-offsets and tiny rotations at an impact, as if the camera felt the hit.

beginner
M08

Seamless Match Cut

Shot A cuts to shot B where a shared shape, line or motion sits in exactly the same place, so the change of scene feels continuous.

advanced Needs assets
M09

Mask Swipe

A hard-edged mask sweeps across the frame in one direction, wiping away the current shot to reveal the next one beneath it.

beginner
M10

Stutter Motion

On a chosen beat the footage briefly repeats a few frames or drops into choppy stepped motion, like a deliberate skip, then runs normally again.

intermediate
S01–S10

Sound

Sound design and mixing that make visual moments land.

S01

Impact Hit

A short, punchy impact sound lands on the exact frame a major graphic or reveal hits the screen, mixed under the voice.

beginner Needs assets
S02

Cinematic Whoosh

A whoosh swells into a big transition and peaks on the cut, panned in the direction of the on-screen motion.

beginner Needs assets
S03

Tension Riser

A rising swell climbs in pitch and volume for a few seconds and cuts off right on the frame of an important reveal.

intermediate Needs assets
S04

Keyboard Ticks

Soft, varied key clicks play in sync with each character of an on-screen typing animation, quiet enough to sit under the voice.

intermediate Needs assets
S05

Silence Drop

The music and effects fall away to near-silence for a breath just before a major line, so the statement lands in a quiet room.

beginner
S06

Beat Synchronization

The supplied music is analysed for beats and downbeats, and cuts, zooms and graphic entrances are snapped to that measured beat map.

advanced Needs assets
S07

Subtle Foley Accents

Quiet taps, clicks and soft slides play on the frames where on-screen buttons are pressed or objects move, adding tactile realism.

intermediate Needs assets
S08

Dynamic Voice Ducking

The music bed automatically dips whenever someone speaks and swells back in the pauses, keeping every word clear.

intermediate Needs assets
S09

Transition Bass Pulse

A single short sub-bass thump marks a chapter change, felt more than heard, with the music briefly ducking around it.

intermediate
S10

Outro Audio Resolve

The music is edited to land on its final chord as the last frame arrives, then rings out in a controlled tail to silence.

intermediate Needs assets
F01–F10

Colour & Finish

Global looks applied across the edit: grading, texture and final polish.

F01

Clean Creator Grade

Neutralises white balance, places skin at a healthy exposure, adds a gentle S-curve and a touch of saturation so every shot looks true-to-life and consistent.

beginner
F02

Warm Editorial

Warms the balance by a few hundred Kelvin, tints highlights cream, softens contrast slightly and keeps skin polished — a magazine-like, inviting finish.

beginner
F03

Cool Technology

Shifts whites neutral-to-cool, deepens blues, tightens contrast and keeps screen glows and LED accents controlled — a precise, modern tech finish with natural skin.

intermediate
F04

Cinematic Teal Shadows

Pushes only the shadows and darker midtones toward teal, warms highlights slightly and qualifies skin out of the shift, giving a filmic teal-and-warm separation.

intermediate
F05

Modern Monochrome

Converts footage to black and white through a chosen channel-mix filter, then sets a firm but readable contrast curve with clean blacks and separated mid-greys.

intermediate
F06

Bold Pop Colour

Drives saturation and vibrance hard on props and backgrounds, pushes a chosen accent hue, adds punchy contrast — while guarding highlights and skin from clipping or going orange.

intermediate
F07

Soft Pastel Film

Lifts the blacks into a soft tinted floor, lowers contrast and saturation and tints shadows and highlights with pastel hues — a quiet, airy, contemporary finish.

beginner
F08

Film Grain & Bloom

Layers fine moving film grain over the graded image and lets only the brightest highlights bloom into a soft glow, while faces and detail stay sharp.

intermediate
F09

Analog Tape Texture

Adds restrained VHS-style artifacts: a few pixels of red/blue channel offset, faint scanlines, tape noise, slight colour fade and an occasional rolling tracking band.

advanced
F10

Premium Commercial Finish

Delivers clean neutral whites, crisp micro-contrast, polished speculars and exact, repeatable colour — product-ad polish with a subtle specular sweep on hero shots.

advanced

03 — Recipes

Start from a proven sequence

Eight editable starter recipes built from the library. Load one, then reorder, retime and tune every step.

Smart Recipe Builder →

9:16 · 30s · 9 styles

Viral Talking Head

Strong hook, expressive captions, strategic zooms.

  1. H01
  2. C01
  3. M01
  4. P01
  5. M01
  6. V10
  7. S01
  8. S10
  9. F01

A punchy headline opens, karaoke captions carry the dialogue, snap zooms land the key lines, one real screenshot backs the claim and a statement closes with a clear outro.

16:9 · 45s · 8 styles

SaaS Product Demo

Flythrough, cutouts, UI breakdowns, clean tech finish.

  1. H04
  2. B01
  3. B06
  4. B10
  5. B02
  6. C06
  7. S07
  8. F03

Opens on the result, flies through the product site, breaks the interface into labelled layers, floats real screenshots and finishes in a cool technology grade.

16:9 · 60s · 9 styles

Cinematic Brand Film

Cold open, editorial type, deliberate motion.

  1. H10
  2. L08
  3. M03
  4. M02
  5. S02
  6. C06
  7. S03
  8. F04
  9. F08

A restrained cold open, letterboxed framing, slow pushes and whip transitions with matched whooshes, editorial lower thirds and a teal-shadow grade with film texture.

9:16 · 45s · 7 styles

Financial Education Reel

Question hook, clean captions, documented numbers.

  1. H03
  2. C05
  3. V09
  4. P03
  5. V03
  6. S04
  7. F01

A question hook opens the loop, stacked captions keep it readable, a chart and a verified count-up explain the numbers, and keyword spotlights land the takeaway.

9:16 · 30s · 7 styles

E-book Launch Trailer

Hero reveal, page motion, result-focused CTA.

  1. H06
  2. V01
  3. B09
  4. B06
  5. S03
  6. V10
  7. F02

A split reveal opens on the cover, kinetic chapter titles and a guided document flyover show the pages, a product cutout presents the book and a staged statement delivers the call to action.

16:9 · 60s · 7 styles

Tutorial / Screen Recording

Screen-first layouts, zoomed detail, clear sections.

  1. L02
  2. V01
  3. P10
  4. P07
  5. M09
  6. C08
  7. F01

Picture-in-picture keeps the presenter visible over the screen recording, section titles mark each step, UI breakdowns and annotation markers explain the details, and capsule captions support the narration.

4:5 · 45s · 6 styles

Client Testimonial

Quote cards, documented proof, natural grade.

  1. C06
  2. M03
  3. P09
  4. P02
  5. S08
  6. F02

Editorial lower thirds introduce the client, a slow push keeps it intimate, real quote and comment cards carry the proof, music ducks under the voice and a natural warm grade keeps skin tones honest.

9:16 · 15s · 9 styles

High-Energy Promo

Interrupts, rapid beats, rhythm edits.

  1. H02
  2. C07
  3. V02
  4. V04
  5. X06
  6. M05
  7. M10
  8. S06
  9. F06

A pattern interrupt grabs attention, number bursts and a list cascade keep the pace, a magnetic mosaic is the set piece, rhythm cuts follow the music and a bold pop grade finishes it.

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