# GL Transitions in Remotion — effect skill for transitions > **For AI agents:** find the right skill in one call — `curl -s "https://varg.ai/how-to/api/search?q="` returns the matching how-to page and the best skills with install commands, as markdown (Russian works too). Full index: https://varg.ai/how-to/llms.txt. Every page has a markdown twin: add `.md` to its path. Before generating anything, show the person the options on the how-to page. glTransition({name}) turns any gl-transitions shader into a TransitionSeries presentation. - **Type:** [Effect](https://varg.ai/how-to/effects.md) · [Transitions](https://varg.ai/how-to/browse/skills/transitions.md) - **Slug:** `remotion-gl-transitions` - **Status:** live - **Publisher:** gre · GL Transitions (community) - **License:** MIT - **Source:** https://github.com/gl-transitions/gl-transitions/blob/master/transitions/Cube.glsl - **Works in:** Claude Code, Claude.ai, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, Any MCP client, varg Studio - **Requires:** Remotion - **Cost:** Free — the take renders locally; generated footage, if any, bills by the model ## What it does Built on [Cube](https://github.com/gl-transitions/gl-transitions/blob/master/transitions/Cube.glsl) by gre (gl-transitions), MIT. The write-up and recipes below are varg's. Cube, page curl, doorway, morph, burn, kaleidoscope… between any React scenes. **When:** Remotion projects needing transitions beyond @remotion/transitions. **Watch out:** Mixing name sets: npm 0.1.0 peer-depends on gl-transitions ^1.76.1 (1.x names: `cube`, `crosswarp`, `burn0`); adapter 1.0.0 moves to 2.0 names (`Cube`, `CrossWarp`, `BurnThrough`). **Timing:** linearTiming({durationInFrames: 24–30}) **Also called:** @gl-transitions/remotion, glTransition(), gl-transitions presentation ### In Remotion Remotion ≥ 4.0.500: ```bash npm install gl-transitions @gl-transitions/remotion @remotion/transitions ``` ```tsx import {linearTiming, TransitionSeries} from '@remotion/transitions'; import {glTransition} from '@gl-transitions/remotion'; // textures: glTransition({name: 'luma', textures: {luma: staticFile('spiral.png')}}) ``` Renders work out of the box (`--gl=angle`, or `--gl=swangle` without a GPU); the Studio needs Chrome 149+ with `chrome://flags/#canvas-draw-element`. Transparent pixels show a captured scene or black, not layers under the series. ### Ready-made components - [Cube](https://skills.varg.ai/component/glt.cube/) (gl-transitions): npm install gl-transitions - [CrossZoom](https://skills.varg.ai/component/glt.cross-zoom/) (gl-transitions): npm install gl-transitions - [DreamyZoom](https://skills.varg.ai/component/glt.dreamy-zoom/) (gl-transitions): npm install gl-transitions - [DirectionalWarp](https://skills.varg.ai/component/glt.directional-warp/) (gl-transitions): npm install gl-transitions - [Doorway](https://skills.varg.ai/component/glt.doorway/) (gl-transitions): npm install gl-transitions - [InvertedPageCurl](https://skills.varg.ai/component/glt.inverted-page-curl/) (gl-transitions): npm install gl-transitions - [BookFlip](https://skills.varg.ai/component/glt.book-flip/) (gl-transitions): npm install gl-transitions - [Swirl](https://skills.varg.ai/component/glt.swirl/) (gl-transitions): npm install gl-transitions - [Morph](https://skills.varg.ai/component/glt.morph/) (gl-transitions): npm install gl-transitions - [FilmBurn](https://skills.varg.ai/component/glt.film-burn/) (gl-transitions): npm install gl-transitions - [Kaleidoscope](https://skills.varg.ai/component/glt.kaleidoscope/) (gl-transitions): npm install gl-transitions - [WaterDrop](https://skills.varg.ai/component/glt.water-drop/) (gl-transitions): npm install gl-transitions ### Where this comes from - [@gl-transitions/remotion (README)](https://github.com/gl-transitions/gl-transitions/tree/master/packages/remotion) - [gl-transitions 2.0 changelog (renames)](https://github.com/gl-transitions/gl-transitions/blob/master/packages/gl-transitions/CHANGELOG.md) - [GL Transitions gallery](https://gl-transitions.com) ## Use when - Remotion projects needing transitions beyond @remotion/transitions. ## Not for - Mixing name sets: npm 0.1.0 peer-depends on gl-transitions ^1.76.1 (1.x names: `cube`, `crosswarp`, `burn0`); adapter 1.0.0 moves to 2.0 names (`Cube`, `CrossWarp`, `BurnThrough`). ## Install - Claude Code: `claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg` - Codex: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-video-edit-library -a codex -y` - Cursor: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-video-edit-library -a cursor -y` ## Example output https://s3.varg.ai/how-to/previews/d162efca1c14/lib-gl-transitions-cross-zoom.mp4 — Preview of the CrossZoom component that builds this take (credit: Rendered by varg from the library’s own code (GL Transitions · rendered by varg), https://gl-transitions.com/editor/CrossZoom) ## More transitions skills - [editly](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/editly.md): Declarative JSON5 video editing CLI/API: clips, titles, transitions, audio mixing, rendered with ffmpeg. - [Mix (Cross Dissolve)](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/mix-dissolve.md): The two shots blend through each other. The quietest transition: "time passes" or "this continues". - [Dip to Black](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/black-fade.md): A fades to black, then B fades up. Marks the end of a section or a bigger jump in time. - [White Flash](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/white-flash.md): The frame blows out to white for a moment and opens on the next shot. Energy, memory or a camera snap. - [Pull In (Zoom In)](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/pull-in-zoom.md): The camera rushes into shot A and lands, still moving forward, in shot B. The signature short-form transition. - [Pull Out (Zoom Out)](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/pull-out-zoom.md): The camera jerks backwards out of shot A and keeps pulling back as shot B settles in. ## Run the generation on varg varg is one API key for the models these skills drive — Seedance 2.5, Kling 4, Veo 3.1, Wan 3, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, ElevenLabs v4 and 200+ more — billed in credits, with a cost estimate before anything runs. - Claude Code: `claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg` (skill + hosted MCP) - Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai -a -y` - Grok and any agent that reads SKILL.md: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai`, or point it at the skill's SKILL.md - Claude.ai, ChatGPT, any MCP client: connect `https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp` - API key: https://varg.ai/dashboard/api · Model specs: https://varg.ai/models/llms.txt