Kinetograph makes 1,184 video frames in 26 seconds on a laptop

Kinetograph is a new video engine that is for AI agents. A person or an agent writes a video as code. The engine draws each frame on the graphics processor. The makers say that 1,184 frames at 1080p, with sound, were made in 26 seconds on one Apple M4 laptop. The software is in beta, version 0.1.0.

How it works

The code is in TypeScript and uses the Remotion interface, a set of commands for video. Node operates it. A Rust module draws each frame. The makers say that Remotion projects operate with no change.

The numbers

The 26 seconds is the median of three tests. The makers give no speed test against other tools. Their test project makes all 988 of its frames. An editor lets a user click a layer and tell an AI agent the change. The makers tested it only with Claude Code.

What is not known

The makers say that the interface can change between versions and that some features are not in it. The license is free for a person, a non profit group and a company with less than 100 persons and less than 1,000,000 US dollars of revenue (2019 value).

Insight: The engine copies a rival interface and limits large users

Kinetograph does not tell users to read a new format. It copies the Remotion interface, and Remotion projects move to it with no rewrite. Its license is free only for small firms. Maybe this is a move to get builders first with compatibility and to charge large firms then. Teams that use Remotion get a possible other source, but must read the license first.