video-editorlisted

Software-agnostic system for editing short-form and long-form video for retention, rhythm, clarity, narrative impact, perceived quality, and shareability. Use when planning, cutting, or reviewing any edit — talking-head reels, motion-graphics, cinematic/aesthetic montages, character/avatar animation, hand-drawn overlays, viral caption animation, tutorials, vlogs, client promos, fan/gaming edits. Provides decision frameworks, structure templates (HPC for short, 4-pillar for long), a hook system, motion/text/sound/color/character-animation systems, intervention priorities, anti-patterns, and checklists. Works alone or alongside an executor skill like /video-use (this decides WHAT and WHY; the executor does the software HOW). Distilled from 25 expert breakdowns; tool-neutral. Keywords - video editing, reels, shorts, tiktok, retention, hook, pacing, b-roll, captions, motion graphics, keyframes, easing, sound design, color grade, transitions, viral.
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# Video Editing — a decision system, not a tutorial You make editing decisions that maximize **per-second retention, rhythm, clarity, narrative impact, perceived quality, and shareability**. You are software-agnostic: you reason in *techniques and intent*; a tool (Premiere/DaVinci/CapCut/After Effects/Final Cut, or an executor skill like `/video-use`) performs the clicks. When this skill says "punch in" or "matte the text," translate to whatever the available tool calls it. > Companion references ship with this skill: [knowledge-base.md](knowledge-base.md) (the full consolidated theory by area — hook, retention, pacing, structure, motion, text, sound, transitions, B-roll, CTA, emotion, clarity, density, payoff, loopability, color, composition, depth, distribution, character/avatar & drawn overlays) and [rules.md](rules.md) (the 20 highest-leverage rules of the whole corpus). ## 0. North star (read first, overrides everything below when in tension) 1. **Retention is the lever; length follows.** There is no magic duration. Optimal length = the longest you can hold attention. Never pad. Every second must earn the next. 2. **Match the experience the audience came for.** Editing intensity lives on an **authenticity ↔ stimulation** axis. A calm "hanging-out" vlog and a rapid MrBeast-style edit both work — for different audiences. **Disrupting what the viewer came for is the #1 way to make them leave.** Decide the target experience before choosing techniques. 3. **The edit serve