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This skill helps you apply Remotion best practices across animations, assets, and compositions to create efficient, high-quality video projects.
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---
name: remotion-best-practices
description: Best practices for Remotion - Video creation in React
author: remotion-dev
version: "1.0"
metadata:
tags: remotion, video, react, animation, composition
---
## When to use
Use this skills whenever you are dealing with Remotion code to obtain the domain-specific knowledge.
## How to use
Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:
- [rules/3d.md](rules/3d.md) - 3D content in Remotion using Three.js and React Three Fiber
- [rules/animations.md](rules/animations.md) - Fundamental animation skills for Remotion
- [rules/assets.md](rules/assets.md) - Importing images, videos, audio, and fonts into Remotion
- [rules/audio.md](rules/audio.md) - Using audio and sound in Remotion - importing, trimming, volume, speed, pitch
- [rules/calculate-metadata.md](rules/calculate-metadata.md) - Dynamically set composition duration, dimensions, and props
- [rules/can-decode.md](rules/can-decode.md) - Check if a video can be decoded by the browser using Mediabunny
- [rules/charts.md](rules/charts.md) - Chart and data visualization patterns for Remotion
- [rules/compositions.md](rules/compositions.md) - Defining compositions, stills, folders, default props and dynamic metadata
- [rules/display-captions.md](rules/display-captions.md) - Displaying captions in Remotion with TikTok-style pages and word highlighting
- [rules/extract-frames.md](rules/extract-frames.md) - Extract frames from videos at specific timestamps using Mediabunny
- [rules/fonts.md](rules/fonts.md) - Loading Google Fonts and local fonts in Remotion
- [rules/get-audio-duration.md](rules/get-audio-duration.md) - Getting the duration of an audio file in seconds with Mediabunny
- [rules/get-video-dimensions.md](rules/get-video-dimensions.md) - Getting the width and height of a video file with Mediabunny
- [rules/get-video-duration.md](rules/get-video-duration.md) - Getting the duration of a video file in seconds with Mediabunny
- [rules/gifs.md](rules/gifs.md) - Displaying GIFs synchronized with Remotion's timeline
- [rules/images.md](rules/images.md) - Embedding images in Remotion using the Img component
- [rules/import-srt-captions.md](rules/import-srt-captions.md) - Importing .srt subtitle files into Remotion using @remotion/captions
- [rules/lottie.md](rules/lottie.md) - Embedding Lottie animations in Remotion
- [rules/measuring-dom-nodes.md](rules/measuring-dom-nodes.md) - Measuring DOM element dimensions in Remotion
- [rules/measuring-text.md](rules/measuring-text.md) - Measuring text dimensions, fitting text to containers, and checking overflow
- [rules/sequencing.md](rules/sequencing.md) - Sequencing patterns for Remotion - delay, trim, limit duration of items
- [rules/tailwind.md](rules/tailwind.md) - Using TailwindCSS in Remotion
- [rules/text-animations.md](rules/text-animations.md) - Typography and text animation patterns for Remotion
- [rules/timing.md](rules/timing.md) - Interpolation curves in Remotion - linear, easing, spring animations
- [rules/transcribe-captions.md](rules/transcribe-captions.md) - Transcribing audio to generate captions in Remotion
- [rules/transitions.md](rules/transitions.md) - Scene transition patterns for Remotion
- [rules/trimming.md](rules/trimming.md) - Trimming patterns for Remotion - cut the beginning or end of animations
- [rules/videos.md](rules/videos.md) - Embedding videos in Remotion - trimming, volume, speed, looping, pitch
This skill collects concise best practices for building videos with Remotion using React. It summarizes guidance across assets, timing, animations, captions, and performance so you can produce reliable, maintainable compositions. Use it to reduce rendering errors and improve fidelity across browsers and render targets.
The skill inspects common Remotion patterns and provides rules for assets, sequencing, metadata, and integrations like Mediabunny and React Three Fiber. Each rule explains what to check, recommended APIs, and example patterns for implementing animations, captions, fonts, and media handling. It focuses on actionable checks you can apply during development and CI to catch runtime and render-time issues.
How do I ensure audio stays in sync with visuals?
Use exact durations from audio files (get-audio-duration), compose with explicit frame-based timing, and avoid runtime playback speed changes. Trim audio and video assets so the timeline matches expected frames.
What should I do if a video fails to decode in the browser?
Run a can-decode check with Mediabunny, transcode to a widely supported codec/container, or provide a fallback asset. Also validate dimensions and bitrate to reduce decoding issues.