page-scroll-video

Page Scroll Video Recording

Record short promotional videos of web pages that scroll down the page wrapped in a realistic macOS-style browser chrome frame. Perfect for social media promotion on Twitter/LinkedIn.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks you to:

• Create a promotional video of a web page
• Record a scrolling demo of a website
• Generate social media content showing a page
• Make a GIF of a web page scrolling

How to Record

Use the Playwright-based recording script located at .github/skills/page-scroll-video/scripts/record.cjs.

Basic Recording

node .github/skills/page-scroll-video/scripts/record.cjs \
  --url http://localhost:5173 \
  --output static/videos/homepage-scroll.mp4

This generates both:

• static/videos/homepage-scroll.mp4 - High quality MP4 video (H.264)
• static/videos/homepage-scroll.gif - Animated GIF for quick sharing

Options

Option	Description	Default
--url	URL to record (required)	-
--output	Output MP4 file path (required)	-
--duration	Scroll duration in seconds	10
--speed	Scroll speed in pixels per second	300
--title	Custom browser title bar text	Auto-detected from page
--no-gif	Skip GIF generation	false
--width	Viewport width	900
--height	Viewport height	900

Examples

Record for 10 seconds at default speed (300 px/s):

node .github/skills/page-scroll-video/scripts/record.cjs \
  --url http://localhost:5173 \
  --output static/videos/homepage-scroll.mp4

Record for 15 seconds:

node .github/skills/page-scroll-video/scripts/record.cjs \
  --url http://localhost:5173 \
  --output static/videos/homepage-scroll.mp4 \
  --duration 15

Record with faster scrolling (500 px/s):

node .github/skills/page-scroll-video/scripts/record.cjs \
  --url http://localhost:5173 \
  --output static/videos/homepage-scroll.mp4 \
  --speed 500

Record a script page with custom title:

node .github/skills/page-scroll-video/scripts/record.cjs \
  --url http://localhost:5173/scripts/week-1 \
  --output static/videos/week-1-scroll.mp4 \
  --title "Week 1: Hello, World"

Skip GIF generation (MP4 only):

node .github/skills/page-scroll-video/scripts/record.cjs \
  --url http://localhost:5173 \
  --output static/videos/homepage-scroll.mp4 \
  --no-gif

Output

Video Specifications

• Resolution: 900×900 (square format, optimized for social media)
• Format: MP4 (H.264) for maximum compatibility
• Frame rate: 60fps scroll animation
• Browser chrome: Realistic macOS-style window frame with:
  • Traffic lights (red/yellow/green buttons)
  • Title bar with page title
  • Address bar with lock icon and URL
  • Frame borders on all sides

GIF Specifications

• Resolution: 450px wide (half size for smaller file)
• Frame rate: 15fps
• Optimized: Two-pass palette optimization for smaller file size
• Looping: Infinite loop (-loop 0)

Saving Videos

Save to /static/videos/ with descriptive kebab-case filenames.

Naming convention:

• ✅ homepage-scroll.mp4
• ✅ week-1-scroll.mp4
• ❌ HomepageScroll.mp4

Directory structure:

static/videos/
  homepage-scroll.mp4
  homepage-scroll.gif
  week-1-scroll.mp4
  week-1-scroll.gif

Prerequisites

1. Playwright must be installed:

   npm install playwright
   npx playwright install chromium
   

2. ffmpeg must be installed for MP4/GIF conversion:

   brew install ffmpeg
   

How It Works

1. Launches a headless Chromium browser with video recording enabled
2. Navigates to the target URL
3. Injects browser chrome overlay (title bar, address bar, frame borders) as CSS/HTML
4. Waits for chrome to settle (prevents visual artifacts)
5. Scrolls down at constant speed for the specified duration
6. Closes browser and saves WebM recording
7. Converts WebM to MP4 using ffmpeg (H.264, trimming settling time)
8. Generates optimized GIF from MP4 using two-pass palette method

Limitations

• File size: Longer durations produce larger videos. For very long pages, consider using faster scroll speed.
• Dynamic content: Heavy JavaScript sites may need the page to be fully loaded before recording looks correct.