Update notes · 8–17 Oct 2026

10 days, 26 updates for your film crew

From a phone clip to motion video cut on every beat of the music: this is what Claude Code and Codex can now do with Reelcrew, including the new skills from AgentVid coming to the Pro plan.

~20×faster to edit a long talking video
11new video types, all in the Pro plan before 22 Oct
0 ₫Vietnamese transcription and English voices, running on your own computer

Talking videos: film it, get a short

All you need is a phone clip. The agent cuts the dead air, adds subtitles and shows pictures right when you mention them.

Coming to Pro13 OctSkill from

Talking videos edited ~20× faster

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

Give it a phone clip and get back a trimmed 9:16 short, several shorts from one long talk, or a clean long version with a subtitle file.

Cuts silences, “uh, um” and repeated sentences on its own
Karaoke subtitles that light up word by word
Paper illustration cards and background music at the key points

figuresThe 19:10 long version renders in 204 seconds (3.4 minutes); the old full edit took 64.5–76.7 minutes for 16:42
figuresA 5-minute clip becomes a 75-second short in 84 seconds (cut + subtitles), 51 seconds more with 4 illustration cards and music
figuresMeasured on an i5-10400 + GTX 1660

Try it

Cut this video into 3 shorts of 60 seconds, karaoke subtitles, 3 illustration cards in each short

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No browser opens to render: it cuts straight on each frame with ffmpeg and the graphics card (NVENC), so a 65-second short with subtitles, cards, sound effects and music is done in about 15 seconds.

Cut points snap to a 30 frames per second grid, so phone clips (variable frame rate) keep their sound in sync after the cut.

Three cut levels: light / medium / strong. The vertical frame follows the face (picked from a still, or face tracking when the speaker moves).

Real limits: no colour grading, no round face frame, no maps. For those, use the full edit (next item).

Talking videos edited ~20× faster

A real clip after the cut: karaoke subtitles and paper cards

Talking videos edited ~20× faster (picture 2)

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The first 2 seconds keep viewers watching

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

Three opening title styles for talking videos: falling letters, letters shattering like glass, or paper cards stuck onto the page.

The words can sit behind the speaker's head without covering the face
A short teaser before the main line to spark curiosity
The video cover is taken from the frame with the title

Try it

Add an opening title with letters falling behind my head: “3 mistakes that make nobody watch your video”

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The speaker is cut out from the background for the first few seconds and the title goes between the background and the person, so the words look like they stand behind the shoulders.

The shattering glass and paper card effects are built in HTML and composited into the video, so Vietnamese letters are always sharp, with the right accents.

The first 2 seconds keep viewers watching

Coming to Pro12 OctSkill from

An edit “like having your own editor”

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

When looking good matters more than speed: the talking clip gets natural skin tones, a round face frame when pictures come in, and keywords that pop up with the words.

Words never cover the mouth or chin
The round face frame shrinks when a map or a screen demo comes in
Cleans up a whole 10–30 minute talk and splits it into chapters

figuresRenders a 540p draft to review first; the final version renders only once

Try it

Edit this clip into a short with subtitles and effects, natural colours

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The agent only writes one data file; the script lays everything out around the real face and stops the render if any word touches the face.

After export the video is checked again and comes with 1–2 tips for the next shoot (light, distance, pace).

Pick Fast Cut when you need speed and this edit when you need it to look good: the same clip, two levels of effort.

An edit “like having your own editor”

Colour grading, round face frame, keywords with the words

Coming to Pro15 OctSkill from

Real estate agents make their own videos: pictures show as they speak

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

The agent films one clip presenting the project and adds the renderings. The agent shows each picture full screen right when the words “pool”, “lobby”, “amenities” are said.

No editing skills needed: the agent asks 3 questions at most
Missing pictures are found on the web, and you approve them before use
Clip and picture problems are reported in plain Vietnamese

figuresA 68-second short with 5 pictures renders in about 30 seconds (GTX 1660)

Try it

Make a real estate short from this clip, showing the project pictures right when I mention them

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Pictures move slowly (Ken Burns) and are credited when they come from a third party; the voice and subtitles keep running underneath.

No picture from the web goes into the video before the maker approves it on a picture page that opens on a phone.

Optional round face frame while a picture shows (off by default).

Real estate agents make their own videos: pictures show as they speak

Project pictures show on the word that names them

A gift for Pro customers15 OctSkill from

Add a map scene: “12 minutes to the city centre”

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

Everything in the item above, plus a 6–10 second map scene: the project pinned, the route drawn line by line, labels with minutes and km.

The route appears step by step, easy to follow
Labels like “≈ 12 min · 5.4 km” come from real route data
Composited into the video like an illustration

figuresThe map scene builds in about 40–50 seconds (GTX 1660); the rest still renders fast

Try it

Add a map scene from the project to Bitexco and the airport to this video

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The map uses OpenStreetMap open data; routes and labels are prepared beforehand, so the minutes are never guessed.

Only the map scene needs the HTML render tool; cutting the video still uses only ffmpeg.

Add a map scene: “12 minutes to the city centre”

Coming to Pro13 OctSkill from

A full project video from one sales clip

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

A 1–5 minute agent clip becomes an agency-style 45–75 second short: the speaker is cut out and stands on the project's rendering.

Big two-colour words typed letter by letter next to the speaker
Location map and sales policy built from data
Exports both a keyword version and a subtitle version

Try it

Edit this clip into a full project video with a map and the sales policy

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Warm cinematic colours, deep purple and neon pink; neon line icons next to the speaker's hands.

The policy poster is built from a data table, so a new price or offer needs no new picture.

A full project video from one sales clip

The speaker stands on the project rendering

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Vietnamese-aware cuts, no wrong cuts

The talking video skills understand Vietnamese better when they cut: reduplicated words and deliberate repeats are kept.

“Lung linh” is not cut down to “lung”
Checks that the round face frame never covers the speaker's face
Subtitles never cover the mouth or chin

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Before cutting a repeated word, the agent checks whether it is a stumble or a Vietnamese reduplicated word.

These checks run on their own before the render; on a problem it stops and says so, and never delivers a wrong video.

11 new video types

Each type is a ready-made template: you give the content, the agent makes the visuals, voice and music. The demos below run live on the page: click to watch and scrub through them.

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“Which one?” A video comparing 3–4 options

For things viewers often mix up (tools, methods, service plans): a 40–56 second vertical video that ends with a recommendation.

Each option keeps one colour throughout the video
5 styles: card table, CRT screen, terminal…
Ends with a clear answer

figuresIn beat-motion-video 1.0.6 (Reelcrew 0.2.32)

Try it

Make a video comparing Prompt, RAG, fine-tuning and agents: when to use which

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The option names drop into a stack of cards, the comparison columns open like an accordion, then a stamp seals the choice.

Built in HTML on the beat of the music, so every word is real text with no broken accents.

“Which one?” A video comparing 3–4 options

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One big topic drawn as a mind map

A topic with many parts (an ecosystem, a product line) becomes a 90–180 second video: a pen draws each branch as the voice speaks.

The camera follows the pen, with no cuts
Each branch has its own colour, key points in red notes
Ends with a pull back to the whole map

figuresIn beat-motion-video 1.0.6 (Reelcrew 0.2.32)

Try it

Draw a mind map of the online selling ecosystem in 2 minutes

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Faint empty boxes sit around the centre from the start; each one is inked right when the voice mentions it.

No subtitles: the map itself is the text.

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English listening videos for Vietnamese learners

From a short lesson the agent makes a 15–80 second vertical video in three styles: a bilingual story read aloud, vocabulary, or guess the word.

The sentence being read lights up, the frame moves word by word
Vocabulary coloured by part of speech, with the Vietnamese meaning
English and Vietnamese voices, both free

figuresSkill english-listen-video 1.0.0, Reelcrew 0.2.33

Try it

Make a guess-the-word English video about the kitchen, 5 words

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Kokoro reads English, VieNeu reads Vietnamese; both run on your computer, no key needed.

A fourth style is coming: a chalkboard word game with a mascot.

Switch between “story reader” and “guess the word”

English listening videos for Vietnamese learners

Coming to Pro14 OctSkill from

An app launch video like a tech keynote

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

Give the app's name, logo and a few screenshots: get a 40–90 second landscape video, each feature a question and a demo screen.

A tilted 3D laptop, a cursor that clicks and drags like the real thing
Uses screenshots or screen recordings of your app
Vietnamese or English, music only

Try it

Make a launch video for my app from these 5 screenshots

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A demo screen can be a picture, a short recording or an HTML panel that rebuilds the interface; Mac, Windows or web window frames.

The brand colour flows into gradient text on a white stage.

Live demo (the web version uses screenshots instead of screen recordings)

Coming to Pro15 OctSkill from

Tech news made simple in one minute

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

One AI story, one new tool, one price change: a 60–240 second vertical video on one continuous stage, diagrams appearing word by word.

Decision trees, comparison columns, numbers counting up
Source cards with the key part highlighted in yellow
No jumpy cuts, easy on the eyes

Try it

Make a 90-second video explaining the news on Claude API prices, with sources

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Every block (list, A–B comparison, terminal window, highlighted screenshot) is a scene type written as data; the agent only picks and fills.

Suits tech news channels that need a video every day.

Coming to Pro14 OctSkill from

“How does it work inside?”

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

Explains something familiar (tap to pay, touch screens, noise-cancelling headphones) in 60–90 seconds, with a zoomed-in cross-section.

Opens with a paradox that sparks curiosity
Field lines and numbers are computed for real, never made up
A finger tapping on a sample interface

Try it

Explain how paying by tapping your phone works, 75 seconds

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The source card with yellow highlights, the probability bar, the gauge and the big counter are all built from the input figures.

A mascot narrates at the end of the video; Vietnamese or English.

Coming to Pro12 OctSkill from

A psychology effect told through an everyday moment

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

The Zeigarnik effect, the 2-minute rule, Parkinson's law… as an 80–110 second landscape video, slow paced and easy to reflect on.

One continuous moss-green stage, no hard cuts
A familiar object that comes back throughout
A clock that drains and fills again with the story

Try it

Make a video explaining the Zeigarnik effect through unfinished chores

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The opening question shuffles its letters like a station board, the title gets a hand-drawn circle, the illustrations are graded to the same tone.

Suits self-improvement, coaching and landscape YouTube channels.

A psychology effect told through an everyday moment

Coming to Pro17 OctSkill from

Words that perform with the voice

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

A spoken script becomes a 40–75 second landscape kinetic type film: each phrase hits, flies, flips or counts right when it is read.

Twelve beat styles: giant words, tunnel, card flip…
A fast, clear Vietnamese advertising voice
A big swirl lands right on the music's build-up

Try it

Turn this introduction into a 60-second kinetic type film on the voice-over

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Each beat is a data line tied to the right word in the voice-over, so the words match the voice syllable by syllable.

For intro videos, brand manifestos and webinar openers.

Coming to Pro10 OctSkill from

Maps of metro lines, highways and routes from an apartment

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

Explains a new route or a trip from an apartment in 35–90 seconds, with a vehicle moving along the real route on the map.

Cars and trains follow the route and turn at the right bends
Leg cards, stations lighting up, minutes adding up
The total time from the front door to the destination

Try it

Make a 60-second video of metro line 1 from Ben Thanh to Suoi Tien

Go deeper

Lines and stations come from OpenStreetMap; times are estimates that say how they were worked out (walking 5 km/h, train speed).

Adds to the Real estate location video skill already in Pro.

Maps of metro lines, highways and routes from an apartment

Coming to Pro8 OctSkill from

A course ad made of task cards

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

A 40–60 second vertical video for a course or webinar: the students' pain points are “stuck” cards, and the course stamps them “done”.

A sign-up card that fills in the price, date and seats
Real student quotes on testimonial cards
One big number as proof

Try it

Make a 45-second ad for this Saturday's webinar with 3 student testimonials

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Two scenes: a dark pinboard for the problem, bright grid paper for the promise and the proof.

Uses only the quotes and figures you give; it never writes praise on its own.

Coming to Pro8 OctSkill from

Teach an Excel setting in 20 seconds

In Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026.

A setting with many values (number format, dates, rounding): the cursor clicks through each option and the cell changes at once.

A small Excel window with a real-looking formula bar
Displayed values follow Excel's own rules
15–25 seconds, made for Reels and TikTok

figuresCell values are computed with Excel's display rules, with tests

Try it

Make a video teaching the date formats in Excel

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Each click lights up the setting line that just changed, so viewers see cause and effect at the same time.

Platform: works in more places, costs less

Changes in Reelcrew itself, for every plan.

Available · every plan13 Oct

Use it with Codex and with agents on the web

Reelcrew runs with Codex (a ChatGPT account) next to Claude Code, and in the cloud machines of ChatGPT Work and Claude Code on the web.

Used to ChatGPT? Use Codex, with the same skills
No powerful computer needed when it runs in the cloud
A cloud machine does not count towards the 2-computer limit

figuresReelcrew 0.2.31

Try it

Install Reelcrew for Codex on this computer

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Choose where the skills go: reelcrew install --host claude|codex|all. In the cloud: reelcrew login --cloud.

AI service keys live in the agent's cloud machine, so use a separate key with a spending cap.

Use it with Codex and with agents on the web

Available · every plan13 Oct

Transcription, sound effects, bug reports: free

More things that cost nothing: Vietnamese transcription on your own computer, a ready-made sound effect library, bug reports sent with one command.

Transcription with no key, and no file sent anywhere
A free sound effect library for your videos
Bug reports: see what is in them before sending

figuresWhisper downloads 1.6 GB once; transcribing takes about 1/4 of the audio length on 4 CPUs

Try it

Transcribe this video with Whisper

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Turn it on: reelcrew transcribe setup whisper. Proper names may come out wrong; use a paid service when it has to be exactly right.

reelcrew report makes a bug report file without your account, keys or files; it is sent only when you agree.

Transcription, sound effects, bug reports: free

Available · every plan14 Oct

Free English voices, a stock library with credits

Kokoro reads English right on your computer. Pixabay gives stock pictures and clips, with the credits already in the video.

Bilingual videos with zero voice cost
Stock pictures and clips with no copyright worries
Needs only a free Pixabay key

figuresReelcrew 0.2.32

Try it

Read this English passage with Kokoro and find 3 Pixabay clips to illustrate it

Go deeper

Kokoro installs in a short folder path (for example ~/kokoro); a path that is too deep is reported with a clear fix.

Search: reelcrew pixabay search "keyword" --kind video.

Free English voices, a stock library with credits

Available · every plan

Review a video the way you review a design file

Reelcrew Studio opens right inside Claude Desktop: watch the video, step through each scene, pin comments on the exact frame.

Pin a comment to the exact second and spot
Claude reads the comments, fixes and renders again
Comments that are done get marked as done

Try it

Open the video you just made in Reelcrew Studio so I can comment on it

Go deeper

Install: reelcrew studio claude-plugin prints the two plugin install commands; then restart Claude Desktop.

Review a video the way you review a design file

Available15 Oct

Faster to buy, faster to watch the samples

On reelcrew.io: buy a plan without making an account first, with a discount code field and company invoices; sample videos open fast, with a download link.

Type your email and you can buy
Discount codes and company invoice details
An Updates page for every release

figuresReelcrew 0.2.32–0.2.33

Faster to buy, faster to watch the samples

Behind the scenes: why videos have fewer mistakes

For anyone who wants to know what the agent checks before it delivers a video.

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Music composed for the video, every cut on the beat

A new choice of background music: the music is composed in code, so every beat is known exactly and scenes change right on the beat.

No dependence on copyrighted music
The same input gives the same track
3 new transitions: zoom in, match cut, pull back

figuresMusic mastered at -16 LUFS with an exact beat file

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The track is written as data (tempo, chords, build-ups) and exported as an audio file with the time of every beat, so scenes can follow it.

Used for the AI concept diagram type now, other types next.

A video with composed music and the new transitions

Music composed for the video, every cut on the beat

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Approve a sketch before the render

Before spending time on a render, the agent shows you a sketch: the frames playing along with the voice.

Fix things early instead of rendering the whole video again
Never the same scene type twice in a row
Writes down what must and must not be there

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There are three approval gates: script, sketch and render. Each gate has its own review page and a sheet of frames at the cut points.

The agent checks that the picture in the browser and the picture in the video are the same before delivering.

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Text checked on every frame

The words in the video are checked like a picky editor would, at the busiest moment, before delivery.

No more single word left alone on the last line
Words are not hidden by the TikTok or Reels buttons
Vietnamese accents never touch the line above

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Safe zones measured on real phones for TikTok and Facebook Reels.

A new step measures real motion: it catches frozen pictures in the exported video.

Update in one minute

Tell Claude Code or Codex: “Update Reelcrew”. Or run two commands:

reelcrew update

reelcrew license sync

The “Coming to Pro” items reach Reelcrew from 18 Oct 2026, at the latest 22 Oct 2026. Pro customers whose updates are still active only need to run the two commands above again.

Quick FAQ

I am on the Starter plan. Do I get these?

The platform updates (Codex, Cloud Agent, transcription, Kokoro voices, Studio) are for every plan. The new video types are in the Pro plan.

What is “Skill from AgentVid”?

AgentVid is a video skill collection from the same team. AgentVid skills are tested on real videos before they join Reelcrew Pro.

Are the demos on the page MP4 videos?

The demos labelled “live” are the HTML builds themselves running in your browser: wherever you scrub, the picture is exact. The real filmed videos (talking) are short clips.

My computer is slow. Can I still use it?

You can run Reelcrew in a Cloud Agent. The talking video cutting skill is fastest on a computer with an NVIDIA graphics card; without one it still runs, only slower.