- name
- revid-tweet-to-talking-head
- description
- Turn an X/Twitter/LinkedIn post (URL or pasted thread text) into a talking-head video that delivers the take. Use when a creator wants to repurpose a viral post as a short-form video.
- metadata
- {"openclaw":{"requires":{"config":["REVID_API_KEY"]}}}
Tweet / X / LinkedIn post → talking-head video
Take a single post or a thread and produce a 20–45 s talking-head video where an avatar reads the take.
When to use this skill
- Source is a tweet URL, X thread URL, LinkedIn post URL, or pasted thread text.
- Output is a talking-head delivering the post (avatar + voiceover +
captions + minimal background motion).
- For an *edited summary with stock visuals* of an article, use
revid-article-to-short instead.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
text *or* url | yes | Either the pasted thread (preferred — no scraping) or the post URL. |
avatar.url *or* characterIds[] | yes | The face. |
aspectRatio | no | Default 9:16 |
targetDuration | no | Default 30 (s) |
Step-by-step
- If you have the tweet/thread text, prefer
script-to-video(no scraping
risk — many social platforms block bots).
- If you only have a URL, use
article-to-videowith a tightscrapingPrompt. - Either way, attach the
avatarblock + a singlecharacterId. - POST
/render. - Poll
/status.
API call template — pasted thread (preferred)
POST /api/public/v3/render
Host: www.revid.ai
Content-Type: application/json
key: $REVID_API_KEY{
"workflow": "script-to-video",
"source": {
"text": "{TWEET_OR_THREAD_TEXT}"
},
"aspectRatio": "9:16",
"avatar": {
"enabled": true,
"url": "{AVATAR_IMAGE_URL}",
"removeBackground": true
},
"voice": { "enabled": true, "voiceId": "aria-en-us", "stability": 0.65, "speed": 1.05 },
"captions": { "enabled": true, "position": "middle", "autoCrop": true },
"music": { "enabled": false },
"media": {
"type": "moving-image",
"density": "low",
"animation": "soft",
"placeAvatarInContext": true
},
"options": {
"targetDuration": 30,
"summarizationPreference": "no-summarization",
"hasToGenerateCover": true,
"coverTextType": "first-line"
},
"render": { "resolution": "1080p", "frameRate": 30 }
}summarizationPreference: "no-summarization" — for tweets, the original phrasing IS the value. Don't paraphrase.
API call template — URL (fallback)
{
"workflow": "article-to-video",
"source": {
"url": "{POST_URL}",
"scrapingPrompt": "Extract only the original post text and the thread author. Ignore replies, reposts, and side panels."
},
"aspectRatio": "9:16",
"avatar": { "enabled": true, "url": "{AVATAR_IMAGE_URL}", "removeBackground": true },
"voice": { "enabled": true, "voiceId": "aria-en-us", "stability": 0.65 },
"captions":{ "enabled": true, "position": "middle" },
"music": { "enabled": false },
"media": { "type": "moving-image", "density": "low", "animation": "soft" },
"options": { "targetDuration": 30, "summarizationPreference": "summarizeIfLong" },
"render": { "resolution": "1080p" }
}Examples
Failure modes
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
scrape failed on URL form | Switch to the pasted-thread template — copy the post body into source.text. |
| Lip-sync drifts on multi-tweet thread | Lower targetDuration to 25 s, or set summarizationPreference: "summarize". |
| Avatar reads in the wrong tone | Set voice.voiceId explicitly to a voice that matches the persona; default voice is rarely right for personality-driven content. |
| Tweet contains URLs / @mentions / hashtags | The voice will read them aloud awkwardly. Pre-clean the text: strip raw URLs, replace @handle with the person's name, and remove standalone hashtags (or keep one as a sign-off). |
See also
revid-blog-to-avatar-video— same
pattern, longer source.