# AI use cases for Showtime (FavioVazquez/showtime)

Repo: [FavioVazquez/showtime](https://github.com/FavioVazquez/showtime) | Use cases: 4 | Page: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/faviovazquez-showtime/

showtime is a local video studio, delivered as an agent skill, command line and optional MCP server, where a coding agent plans a video and the user's own machine renders it.

This file holds every use case of this repo. Each one starts with a "## " heading and ends with its URL.

- Make a launch video from one sentence: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/faviovazquez-showtime/one-sentence-launch-video/
- Turn a Claude Code session into a narrated recap: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/faviovazquez-showtime/recap-agent-session-video/
- Turn a failing Playwright test into a bug-report video: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/faviovazquez-showtime/failing-test-bug-report-video/
- X-ray a real clip to draw its hidden inside: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/faviovazquez-showtime/x-ray-real-clip-mechanism/

## How to make a launch video from one sentence with Showtime

Repo: [FavioVazquez/showtime](https://github.com/FavioVazquez/showtime) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 30 minutes | Basis: From the README

Describe a video in one line and get a rendered final.mp4 on your own machine.

**Who it is for:** A solo maker or developer who needs a short launch or explainer video for a repo and has a coding agent open.

**The problem:** Making a video usually means learning an editor, sourcing voice and music, and exporting for each platform.

**The outcome:** A request folder under showtime-out/ holding final.mp4, poster.jpg, share.txt and exports/, with a Showtime qa check that reports no FAIL.

### Steps

1. Install uv and Node.js 24 or 22 LTS, then restart your coding agent.
2. In Claude Code, run `/plugin marketplace add FavioVazquez/showtime`, then `/plugin install showtime@showtime`.
3. Ask your agent: Make a 20-second launch video for this repo, with a voice-over and upbeat music.
4. Approve the one-time setup when the agent shows the download size, and look at the stills or fast draft before the full render.
5. Open the new showtime-out/ folder and check final.mp4, then review the Showtime qa result.

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Using the showtime skill from the FavioVazquez/showtime repository, make a 20-second launch video with a voice-over for <project name>. Expect a new folder under showtime-out/ containing final.mp4, poster.jpg and share.txt. Verify that showtime qa reports no FAIL before you report the result.
```

### Caveat

The first run downloads about 0.5 to 0.75 GB and the README says bigger pieces such as the transcription model and Manim arrive later, announced with their size.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/faviovazquez-showtime/one-sentence-launch-video/

## How to turn a Claude Code session into a narrated recap with Showtime

Repo: [FavioVazquez/showtime](https://github.com/FavioVazquez/showtime) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 45 minutes | Basis: From the README

Render a 30 to 60 second film of what your agent did in its latest session.

**Who it is for:** A developer who wants to show a teammate or record what a Claude Code session accomplished.

**The problem:** A long agent session is hard to explain in a message, and sharing the raw transcript exposes more than the work itself.

**The outcome:** A narrated recap film of the session, built from allow-listed facts rather than the transcript text.

### Steps

1. Complete the Claude Code install with `/plugin marketplace add FavioVazquez/showtime` and `/plugin install showtime@showtime`.
2. Finish the one-time setup once you approve it.
3. Run `showtime recap --latest` from the Showtime command.
4. Review the rendered film in the output folder before sharing it.

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Using the showtime skill in the FavioVazquez/showtime repository, run `showtime recap --latest` to make a 30 to 60 second narrated recap of the most recent Claude Code session. Expect a rendered film in a new showtime-out/ folder. Verify that the narration uses only the allow-listed facts and does not quote the transcript text.
```

### Caveat

The README describes this recap as built only from allow-listed facts and never the transcript text, so check the film before sharing it outside your team.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/faviovazquez-showtime/recap-agent-session-video/

## How to turn a failing Playwright test into a bug-report video with Showtime

Repo: [FavioVazquez/showtime](https://github.com/FavioVazquez/showtime) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 45 minutes | Basis: From the README

Create a narrated film of the failing steps plus a Markdown summary for the issue.

**Who it is for:** A QA or frontend developer who has a failing Playwright test and needs a clear bug report for the team.

**The problem:** A failing test trace is hard for others to follow, and writing up the steps takes time away from the fix.

**The outcome:** A narrated film of the steps and the failure, with a Markdown summary ready for an issue, and typed values never shown.

### Steps

1. Install Showtime with the Claude Code plugin commands or the route in the README.
2. Make sure the failing test has a Playwright trace available.
3. Run `showtime repro` on that trace.
4. Attach the generated film and Markdown summary to your issue after review.

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Using the showtime skill in the FavioVazquez/showtime repository, run `showtime repro` on the Playwright trace for <failing test>. Expect a narrated film and a Markdown summary in showtime-out/. Verify that no typed values appear in the film or the summary.
```

### Caveat

The README says repro turns a Playwright trace, so a failing test without a trace cannot be used with this route.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/faviovazquez-showtime/failing-test-bug-report-video/

## How to x-ray a real clip to draw its hidden inside with Showtime

Repo: [FavioVazquez/showtime](https://github.com/FavioVazquez/showtime) | Difficulty: Advanced | Time: 60 minutes | Basis: From the README

Film a working object and draw its mechanism on the frames its sound describes.

**Who it is for:** A maker, teacher or hobbyist who films a typewriter, music box or similar device and wants an explainer of how it works.

**The problem:** Showing how a mechanism moves inside usually needs custom animation skills and hours of frame matching.

**The outcome:** A verified X-ray film with a receipt that reads the finished film back, showing events on their frames.

### Steps

1. Film the real object doing its thing and save the clip as a file such as clip.mp4.
2. Run `showtime xray analyze clip.mp4 --job xray-typewriter` to list every event in the sound with its frame.
3. Run `showtime new xray xray-typewriter/project --mechanism typewriter --theme dark`.
4. After the render, run `showtime xray verify xray-typewriter` and review the receipt.

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Using the showtime skill in the FavioVazquez/showtime repository, analyze <clip.mp4> with `showtime xray analyze`, then build an X-ray project with `showtime new xray`. Expect a rendered film and a receipt. Verify that `showtime xray verify` reports the events on their frames.
```

### Caveat

The README says X-ray depends on the clip's own sound, so silent footage will not give the event timing this route relies on.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/faviovazquez-showtime/x-ray-real-clip-mechanism/