You don't need X, you need Y
STOP tag, an outlined wrong thing, then the right thing slams in. Stages: “You don't need more clips. You need a better opening.” You have a defensible counter-take on common advice. Fits lines like “You don't need a bigger gym. You need a better plan.”.
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Open my video with this hook: "You don't need X, you need Y" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/hooks/you-don-t-need-x-you-need-y/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: You don't need [more X]. You need [better Y].
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
- You don't need [more X]. You need [better Y].
- Example lines
- You don't need more clips. You need a better opening. · You don't need a bigger gym. You need a better plan. · You don't need a faster laptop. You need fewer tabs. · You don't need a longer trip. You need a better first day.
- Beats
- 0.0s Tag 'you don't need' pops in. → 0.1s Outlined 'More clips' slides in. → 0.6s 'A better opening' slams in in the accent colour. → 1.4s Speaker waves off a stack of clips, then points to the first frame on a timeline; two-beat rhythm of voice.
- Technique
- Contrarian hook: Challenge a belief the viewer holds so they stay to see if it's true.
- Footage
- Man talking and gesturing, Pexels