Create approved UGC-style product videos

Make UGC Videos guides a five-step workflow for original product videos: research hooks, create or select a presenter, generate approved hook clips, optionally add a product demonstration, and assemble the final files. Model calls run through Treg, while local media tooling handles editing and captions where configured.

Three user choices structure the workflow. The user selects the presentation direction after seeing public examples, chooses the character frame, and approves the hooks to generate. The skill treats these choices as part of the deliverable rather than decisions to automate away.

Use it when a product needs UGC-style clips based on an authorized brief, media, and paid-generation budget. Inputs begin with a one-line product description and vertical keywords. Optional references include accounts, a phone recording of the product, a consented voice clip, or an image the user already has rights to use.

The default presenter is fictional and the default voice is licensed stock. Public reference videos illustrate hook structure and general style; their availability does not authorize copying a person's likeness or voice. Specific identity use requires appropriate permission and rights. Synthetic presenters must be disclosed, and fabricated customer testimonials are excluded.

The workflow does not automatically install tools, authorize uploads, subscribe to services, or publish the result. Current endpoint schemas, prices, and cost caps must be checked before paid calls. Historical model examples and cost figures are context, not current availability or benchmark guarantees.

Trend research searches relevant TikTok and Instagram material by task and vertical keywords, then inspects transcripts from the most relevant examples. Competitor ads can be added when the user names brands. The hooks.md table records views, the opening spoken line, when the product is first named, and who appears on camera. A short explanation identifies the observed pattern and reports research cost.

After the first selection, create an original presenter from an approved brief or use an authorized supplied image. Save a locked JSON description of lighting, composition, clothing, and style. Comparing two available image models is optional and budget-dependent. The selected frame becomes character.jpg alongside its JSON description.

Next, draft ten hooks in the researched pattern. Use the word-count and duration heuristic as an estimate, then check actual speech timing. After the user selects three to five hooks, generate one at a time with an authorized voice and compatible video route. Explain the destination, public exposure, and retention of uploaded references before approval.

Track task identifiers, reservations, and settled charges. Inspect the output, captions, lip-sync, and unintended identity resemblance. A failed or moderated task is reconciled against recorded status and balance before any retry; a refusal is not a reason to evade moderation through another provider.

An optional phone-recorded product demo can use an explicitly consented voiceover, captions only, or continuing hook audio. Editing keeps the described vertical format and resolution. Final assembly concatenates each approved hook and optional demo, using stream copy only when encodes match.

The output folder contains hooks.md, presenter image and prompt, a captioned clip per selected hook, an optional voiced demo, and bill.md. The bill separates settled costs from estimates or reservations, itemizes research and generation, and gives cost per finished clip. Remaining voice or lip-sync uncertainty is stated for human review before publication.

The recipe uses Treg CLI and MCP catalog capabilities; the CLI is needed for its documented local-reference upload path. Check the available balance before starting:

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Local requirements include ffmpeg and Python with PIL. Caption timing may involve an authorized transcription service. Optional voice cloning uses the user's separately authorized TTS account. External companion recipes require independent source and license review before use.