Do it live

Camera-style REC indicator over typed-on lines. Stages: “I'm going to edit this video live, no cuts.” The product or process is more convincing shown than described. Fits lines like “I'm going to cook this meal in 5 minutes, no cuts.”.

Open my video with this hook: "Do it live" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/hooks/do-it-live/preset.json (pass its "preset" to the engine).
Engine (MIT, no dependencies, ES module): https://24fps.dev/editor/engine.js. Download the engine next to your page (curl -O) rather than importing cross-origin, then import { mount } from "./engine.js" in a <script type="module"> served over http.
Wiring: root = a position:relative box at the video's size. media = { main }: main is a wrapper holding my video, filling the root. Then const fx = mount(root, { kind: "text", preset, media }) and call fx.render(seconds) every frame. The preset runs 4s from t = 0; offset t to place it later. It is seek-safe: drive it from the GSAP timeline in HyperFrames or call render(frame / fps) in Remotion. Before capturing frames, await (fx.ready ?? document.fonts.ready). Check it on my footage: if text is hidden behind the subject or doesn't read against my colours, nudge the layer positions or colours.
Replace the demo text with mine: set preset.layers[n].text (use \n for line breaks); if none given, write lines that fit my footage and tell me.
Hook formula: I'm going to [do the thing] live, no cuts.
Field reference: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/llms.txt. Keep sizes as fractions of the frame height so it works at any resolution. Credit: 24fps.dev/video-editor
Formula
I'm going to [do the thing] live, no cuts.
Example lines
I'm going to edit this video live, no cuts. · I'm going to cook this meal in 5 minutes, no cuts. · I'm going to pack this carry-on live, no cuts. · I'm going to design this logo live, no cuts.
Beats
0.0s REC dot and timestamp appear in the top corners. → 0.2s 'I'm doing it live, no cuts' types out. → 1.4s One continuous shot; a live-camera frame look; no music; the first action starts before the line ends.
Technique
Demonstration hook: Start with action instead of an announcement.
Footage
Man talking and gesturing, Pexels

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