Veed Fabric

Generate talking head videos from a photo using VEED Fabric 1.0. Triggers on mentions of "veed", "fabric", or "talking video". Turns a headshot + audio or text script into a lip-synced MP4 video via fal.ai.

VEED Fabric — Talking Video Generator

Create realistic talking head videos from a single photo. Built for founders and non-video-makers who need professional video content without video editing skills.

When to Use

Activate this skill when the user mentions:

• "veed" or "fabric" (the product/model name)
• "talking video" or "talking head video"
• "lip sync" or "lipsync" with a photo
• "animate my photo" to speak

MUST NOT activate on generic video requests like "make a video" or "create content" unless they specifically mention VEED or Fabric.

Prerequisites

MUST check that the FAL_KEY environment variable is set before doing anything else. If it is not set, show the user:

text

FAL_KEY environment variable not found.

1. Get your API key at https://fal.ai/dashboard/keys
2. Set it: export FAL_KEY=your_key_here

MUST NOT proceed without a valid key. MUST NOT ask the user to provide the key inline.

Lip-sync from audio

When the user has a photo and an audio file (recorded voiceover, podcast clip, etc.), load ./rules/lip-sync.md for the full workflow.

Text-to-video

When the user has a photo and a written script (text they want spoken aloud), load ./rules/text-to-video.md for the full workflow.

Uploading local files

When the user provides a local file path instead of a URL, load ./rules/file-upload.md for the upload procedure.

Queue and polling

Video generation is async. Load ./rules/queue.md for the queue submission, polling, and result retrieval flow.

How to use

Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and working code:

• rules/lip-sync.md - Image + audio lip-sync workflow, supported formats, API parameters
• rules/text-to-video.md - Image + text workflow, voice presets, text limits
• rules/file-upload.md - Uploading local files to fal.ai CDN for use as inputs
• rules/queue.md - Async queue submission, status polling, result retrieval
• rules/output.md - Downloading and saving the generated video
• rules/errors.md - Error handling, validation, and troubleshooting