---
name: tiktok-video-review
description: Download a TikTok video, extract evenly distributed frames (default 14), and inspect content quickly.
---

# tiktok-video-review

Use this skill when someone wants you to actually look inside a TikTok video instead of only reading metadata.

## Goal

Get a fast visual understanding of a TikTok by extracting evenly distributed frames across the full video.

Default assumption:
- `14` frames across the entire video.

## Required tools

- `yt-dlp`
- `ffprobe`
- `ffmpeg`

If missing, install before proceeding.

## Workflow

1. Download the TikTok URL to a local mp4.
2. Read duration with `ffprobe`.
3. Extract `14` evenly spaced frames using the helper script.
4. View the extracted frames and summarize what happens in the video.

## Commands

```bash
# 1) Download
yt-dlp -o /tmp/tiktok_review.mp4 "<tiktok-url>"

# 2) Extract 14 frames across duration
skills/tiktok-video-review/scripts/extract-frames.sh \
  --input /tmp/tiktok_review.mp4 \
  --outdir /tmp/tiktok_review_frames \
  --count 14
```

## Notes

- Keep frame extraction uniform across the timeline, not clustered at the start.
- If the video is very short, still aim for the requested count and accept near-duplicate moments.
- Always state clearly that the summary is based on sampled frames, not full per-frame playback.