Claude Code films an app and composes its promo
The Onelog developer reports that Claude Code recorded the real app in an iOS simulator and composed a reviewed promo with timed cuts and a selected logo animation.
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Tell Claude to Compose it in code with HyperFrames
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- u/Jixers on Reddit
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- Reported result
- The Onelog developer reports that Claude Code recorded the real app in an iOS simulator and composed a reviewed promo with timed cuts and a selected logo animation.
- Human involvement
- The developer sets the story, selects one of three logo animations and repeatedly reviews frame snapshots from their phone.
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How the agent did it
- Write the short story and narrator concept with Claude.
- Use Xcode MCP to navigate and record the real app with sample data.
- Detect interface changes and cut waits with FFmpeg.
The developer of Onelog describes creating a short promotional video with Claude Code and tool integrations. They first wrote a roughly 40-second story around the application's promises, using the orange dot from its logo as a narrator. The published Reddit video is 41 seconds long according to its attachment metadata.
Claude drove an iOS simulator through an Xcode MCP connection, loaded clean sample data, navigated the actual interface and recorded the screen. It used FFmpeg to detect taps and screen changes, remove uninteresting sections and speed up waits. The agent also analysed a royalty-free track's tempo to align the music with the edit.
HyperFrames rendered the composition from HTML scenes containing titles, captions and the moving logo character. Claude generated three logo-animation alternatives, and the developer selected one. Frame snapshots then supported repeated human feedback and rerendering, with the author reviewing from their phone. The concrete result is a promo assembled from real application footage rather than invented interface mockups. The post is the creator's account and provides no conversion study or independent quality assessment. Its useful pattern is to record a controlled sample-data session, derive timing from actual interface events, and keep creative selection and frame review with the owner.
Prompt
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Source: Reddit · u/Jixers on Reddit
Frequently asked questions
Is the footage a mockup?
The author says Claude recorded the actual app in an iOS simulator using clean sample data.
Which creative decision stayed human?
The developer picked one of three logo-animation alternatives and supplied feedback on keyframe snapshots.
Does the source establish commercial performance?
No conversion or engagement benchmark is supplied. The documented outcome is a completed and reviewed promotional video.
More details
Remaining steps
- Compose timed titles and logo animation in HyperFrames.
- Select an animation option and review snapshots before rerendering.
About this account
Claude Code operates the simulator, analyses recording timing, constructs an animated composition and rerenders in response to human feedback.
Firsthand account by u/Jixers on Reddit; original publication date verified against Reddit created_utc 1791303250 = 2026-10-06T16:14:10Z. Outcomes are the author’s reports, not independently reproduced. Original instruction excerpt from the author’s numbered workflow; not a complete initial prompt.
Credit: u/Jixers on Reddit
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Tools and topics
Claude Code · Xcode MCP · iOS simulator · FFmpeg · HyperFrames
Real-app recording · Promo video · Logo alternatives
Editorial completeness: 100/100. Measures documented fields, not agent performance or verified outcomes.