video-prompt-engineer

Write and repair prompts for AI video generators like Sora, Veo, Kling, and Runway.

4|2|Updated May 6, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/PicsArt/gen-ai-skills --skill video-prompt-engineer-picsart
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: video-prompt-engineer
Source: https://github.com/PicsArt/gen-ai-skills/tree/main/skills/video-prompt-engineer
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/PicsArt/gen-ai-skills --skill video-prompt-engineer-picsart

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? AI video generators make random decisions for anything a prompt leaves unnamed, producing drift, extra limbs, uninvited objects, and clips that will not cut together. This Skill turns a rough idea or a failing prompt into a complete, decision-by-decision prompt ready to paste into a video generator. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Prompt writing and repair: Converts one-line ideas, paragraphs, or broken prompts into structured prompts covering duration, aspect ratio, camera, lighting, motion, and exclusions, and diagnoses defect reports like extra hands or morphing back to the missing clause. - Domain-aware direction: Applies distinct vocabularies for live action cinematography, 2D/3D animation, and commercial product work, including apparel swaps, jewellery, and vehicle turntables. - Style guide integration: Pulls verbatim style, palette, lighting, and character clauses from a style-guide-builder guide so multi-clip sequences stay visually consistent. - Use Case: A marketer reports "there is an extra hand in my product video." The Skill identifies the missing anatomy exclusion, adds it, leaves the grade and mood untouched, and returns the corrected prompt in a copyable block. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to write or fix a video prompt, for example: "Write an 8-second vertical prompt for a slow orbit around a steel watch on black slate for Runway."

Frequently Asked Questions about video-prompt-engineer

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I write a good prompt for AI video generation?▼

Name every decision the generator would otherwise guess: duration, aspect ratio, medium, shot size, camera movement, lighting, subject motion, and exclusions. This Skill audits those decisions, asks about the missing high-impact ones, then returns a finished prompt in a copyable block.

How do I fix defects like extra limbs or morphing in generated video?▼

Map the complaint to its missing clause rather than rewriting the whole prompt. Extra limbs usually mean a missing anatomy exclusion, morphing means the action exceeds the duration, and drift means camera movement was never named. The Skill changes the minimum and explains why.

Does the prompt need to change for Sora, Veo, Kling, or Runway?▼

Yes, the target generator changes the prompt shape. Image-to-video prompts should describe motion only, models with a negative field take exclusions there instead of in the body, and short maximum durations require cutting beats before writing.

Can I keep characters and style consistent across multiple video clips?▼

Repeat the style, grade, and character description byte identically in every shot block, and never paraphrase them. If a style-guide-builder guide exists, the Skill pulls its clauses verbatim and flags any extrapolated clauses for review.

What are the limitations of text-to-video for product ads?▼

Text-to-video models invent product details, so commercial work should prefer image-to-video from a real product photograph. Logos and printed text degrade first, so the reliable approach is generating clean motion and compositing the mark in post.