# Muapi Storyboard To Cooking Video > Turn a single photo of a person into a 15-second cinematic pasta-making (or other cuisine) tutorial video. First builds a composite reference sheet (character + kitchen + 9-step action board), then animates the full cooking sequence with audio in a single continuous shot. - **Type:** Skill - **Install:** `agentstack add skill-samuraigpt-generative-media-skills-storyboard-to-cooking-video` - **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior - **Seller:** [SamurAIGPT](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/samuraigpt) - **Installs:** 0 - **Category:** [Content & Media](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/content-and-media) - **Latest version:** 0.1.0 - **License:** MIT - **Upstream author:** [SamurAIGPT](https://github.com/SamurAIGPT) - **Source:** https://github.com/SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills/tree/main/library/motion/storyboard-to-cooking-video - **Website:** https://muapi.ai?utm_source=github&utm_medium=about&utm_campaign=generative-media-skills ## Install ```sh agentstack add skill-samuraigpt-generative-media-skills-storyboard-to-cooking-video ``` Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent. ## About # Storyboard to Cooking Video **Turn a single photo of a person into a polished 15-second cinematic cooking tutorial. The skill first generates a high-end production reference sheet — character look, kitchen environment, and a 9-panel action board — then drives a continuous reference-to-video render that keeps the subject's face, outfit, and kitchen consistent across every frame.** ## Inputs | Name | Type | Required | Default | Description | |:---|:---|:---|:---|:---| | `person_image` | image_url | yes | — | URL of the person photo. Used as identity reference in BOTH the reference sheet and the final video. | | `dish` | text | no | fresh pasta | The cooking subject (e.g. "fresh pasta", "sushi rolls", "wood-fired pizza", "matcha latte"). Drives the 9-step action board. | | `kitchen_style` | text | no | warm rustic-modern Italian | The kitchen aesthetic (e.g. "warm rustic-modern Italian", "minimalist Tokyo", "bright Scandinavian", "moody industrial"). | | `outfit` | text | no | white t-shirt, olive green apron, dark trousers | What the person wears throughout the video. | | `duration_seconds` | int | no | 15 | Final video duration. Use 15 for the full 9-step arc; 10 collapses to ~6 beats. | | `aspect_ratio` | text | no | 16:9 | Output aspect ratio. Use `9:16` for vertical/Reels. | | `resolution` | text | no | 720p | Video resolution. Options: `480p`, `720p`. | ## Steps Submit the plan with TWO sequential steps. Step 2 depends on the output of Step 1. ### Step 1 — Reference Sheet (Composite Storyboard) Generate the composite "production reference board" image. This is a single image, NOT a video frame — it bundles character sheet + location reference + 9-panel action board. **Endpoint:** `gpt-image-v2-edit` **CLI:** ```bash muapi image edit \ --model gpt-image-v2-edit \ --image "{{person_image}}" \ --image-size "3840x2160" \ --quality auto \ --background auto \ --moderation low \ --output-format png \ --prompt "Create one single composite reference sheet for a {{duration_seconds}}-second realistic {{dish}}-making tutorial video. The image should be a clean, high-end production reference board, not a poster with heavy text. Format: {{aspect_ratio}} wide reference sheet, elegant white margins, clean grid layout, realistic cinematic photography style. Concept: {{dish}} tutorial in a {{kitchen_style}} kitchen. Top row: motion / choreography guide with 9 numbered cinematic action panels showing the {{dish}} process step-by-step from raw ingredients to final plated dish. Middle-left: realistic character reference sheet of the uploaded person — preserve their exact face, hair color, hair texture, eye color, skin tone, and all facial features with 100% accuracy. Show the same person in: face close-up, full-body front view, side/action working pose, and back view. Dress them in {{outfit}}. Keep them grounded, approachable, skilled, and cinematic. Middle-right / background: location reference sheet of an elegant {{kitchen_style}} kitchen with tactile surfaces, natural daylight from a large window, hanging cookware, herbs, and premium cooking atmosphere appropriate to the cuisine. Style: realistic, cinematic, warm natural light, shallow depth of field, tactile food photography, premium cooking show aesthetic, rich surface textures. Bottom strip: simple visual icons only for {{duration_seconds}} seconds, {{aspect_ratio}}, realistic, cinematic, tasty, natural camera. Minimal text, no dense paragraphs. Let the visuals do the heavy lifting." ``` Wait for completion and capture the output URL as `{{reference_sheet_url}}`. Show it to the user and confirm the character likeness + kitchen mood before moving to Step 2 — Step 2 is the expensive call. ### Step 2 — Cooking Video (Reference-to-Video) Animate the full sequence using both the original person photo (identity anchor) and the reference sheet (narrative + environment guide) as dual references. **Endpoint:** `bytedance-seedance-2-0-reference-to-video-fast` **CLI:** ```bash muapi video generate \ --model bytedance-seedance-2-0-reference-to-video-fast \ --image "{{person_image}}" \ --image "{{reference_sheet_url}}" \ --aspect-ratio "{{aspect_ratio}}" \ --duration "{{duration_seconds}}" \ --resolution "{{resolution}}" \ --generate-audio true \ --prompt "The person in @Image1 is the subject — preserve their exact face, hair, eye color, skin tone, and all facial features with 100% accuracy throughout the entire video. Use @Image2 as the visual and narrative guide — follow the cooking steps, kitchen setting, outfit, and atmosphere shown in the reference sheet exactly. A single continuous cinematic video of the person from @Image1 making {{dish}} in the {{kitchen_style}} kitchen shown in @Image2. They wear {{outfit}} throughout. VIDEO STRUCTURE Follow the exact 9-step sequence as shown in @Image2, beat by beat, from raw ingredients through preparation to a final plated close-up. MOTION STYLE - Slow, deliberate, satisfying transitions between each step - Natural hand and body movement with clear culinary intent - Continuous flow with no jump cuts - Warm and immersive pacing CAMERA & CINEMATOGRAPHY - Close-up shots for hands during mixing, kneading, cutting, plating - Medium shots showing the person working at the counter - Pull back slightly for the final plating to reveal the full kitchen - Shallow depth of field — focus on hands and food, soft background blur - No abrupt cuts — smooth match cuts and fluid transitions VISUAL STYLE - Warm natural daylight from a large kitchen window - Rich tactile textures matching @Image2's environment - Full color, warm cinematic color grading CONSISTENCY RULES - Same character throughout — face of @Image1 in every frame - Same outfit across entire video - Same kitchen environment as shown in @Image2 AUDIO - Soft kitchen ambience, gentle culinary SFX (chopping, sizzling, pouring), light cinematic underscore - No dialogue, no narration OUTPUT STYLE - Duration: exactly {{duration_seconds}} seconds - Polished, cinematic, premium cooking show quality - Ends with a beautiful close-up of the finished plated {{dish}}" ``` After generation: - Present the final video URL to the user. - Offer follow-ups: vertical 9:16 re-render for Reels, a longer 30s extended cut, or swap `{{dish}}` for a different cuisine using the same person image. ## Notes - **Two-image reference is the whole trick.** `@Image1` locks identity, `@Image2` locks choreography + environment. Never drop one — single-reference runs lose either the face or the kitchen. - The reference sheet at Step 1 must be wide (3840x2160). Smaller resolutions blur the 9 action panels and the video model can't read them. - `bytedance-seedance-2-0-reference-to-video-fast` natively generates audio when `generate_audio=true`. Always include an audio direction in the prompt; otherwise the soundtrack is random. - Real human faces ARE supported here because the person photo is the user's own subject and we route through the reference-to-video endpoint (not the restricted i2v variants). - If the user wants a non-cooking sequence (e.g., latte art, plating tutorial, mixology), keep the same two-step structure — only `{{dish}}` and the 9-step description change. - For shorter pieces ( -H "x-api-key: $MUAPI_API_KEY" -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{...}'` and poll with `muapi predict wait `. - Substitute `{{input_name}}` placeholders with the user's actual inputs before issuing each call. - Step 1 must complete and return an output image URL before Step 2 fires — pass that URL as the second `--image` to the video step. ## Source & license This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code. - **Author:** [SamurAIGPT](https://github.com/SamurAIGPT) - **Source:** [SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills](https://github.com/SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills) - **License:** MIT - **Homepage:** https://muapi.ai?utm_source=github&utm_medium=about&utm_campaign=generative-media-skills Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above. ## Pricing - **Free** — Free ## Security capabilities Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access: - **Network access:** yes - **Filesystem access:** no - **Shell / process execution:** no - **Environment & secrets:** no - **Dynamic code execution:** no *"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.* ## Versions - **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source. ## Links - Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-samuraigpt-generative-media-skills-storyboard-to-cooking-video - Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/samuraigpt - Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse --- Listed on AgentStack — the marketplace for AI agent skills and MCP servers. 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