Stop audio drift by quarantining variable-frame-rate clips at ingest
Audio slowly drifts out of sync or randomly desyncs in your timeline when footage is variable frame rate — common with iPhone footage, screen recordings, and some OBS workflows. This recipe catches VFR clips at ingest, transcodes them to constant frame rate, and quarantines the originals so drift never reaches your edit.
Create a skill called "VFR Gatekeeper". Inputs: - ingest_path - quarantine_path - cfr_output_path - target_fps (optional; if not provided, keep nearest stable CFR) - transcode_preset (prores_lt | dnxhr_lb | h264_cfr) Behavior: 1) Watch ingest_path for new media files. 2) For each new file, run ffprobe and determine if the file is likely VFR. 3) If VFR: transcode to CFR into cfr_output_path and write a sidecar JSON mapping (original_path, cfr_path, detected_rates). 4) Move the original to quarantine_path (never delete). 5) Send me a notification summary with paths and next steps for importing into my editor.
This skill watches your ingest folder for new media, runs ffprobe to detect variable
frame rate, and automatically transcodes VFR clips to a stable CFR mezzanine. Originals
are moved to a quarantine folder (never deleted), and you get a notification with what
was processed and where to find the clean files.
Catch the "stuck at 99%" class of export failures before they happen
Exports hang or fail late in the process — often near completion — due to insufficient free space, problematic clips, or unstable settings. This recipe checks disk space, validates export targets, and provides a fallback render path before you waste an hour waiting for a doomed export.
Auto-generate proxies the moment footage lands
Choppy playback, laggy scrubbing, and unusable timelines — even on strong machines — often comes down to editing long-GOP or heavy codecs at high resolution without proxies. This recipe generates proxies automatically whenever new camera originals appear, so every project starts edit-ready instead of debug-ready.
Find out your backups are empty before you need them, not during the incident
Verifies your backups are actually restorable — checks completeness, freshness, and integrity. Runs automated restore tests to catch the silent failures that make backup confidence an illusion.
Stop Motion Graphics Templates from breaking at the worst possible moment
MOGRT templates glitch, fail to load font styles, falsely claim fonts are missing, or render incorrect text — especially after updates or on other machines. This recipe adds a dependency-check step so template issues surface early, not during a deadline crunch.