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> A complete animation studio in a single text file.▌

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Video Markdown (VMD) — Created by Sohan Dananjaya

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What is VMD

VMD is a plain-text language that renders to video. Write your scene in code — elements, motion, timing, media. Export to MP4 in one command. No design tools. No timeline. No After Effects. Just a file that anyone — or any AI can write, read, and reproduce.

Math animationsCinematic docsTechnical presentationsAI-generated scenes

shape-shift.vmdvmd v1

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0% typed

real DSL · renders to MP4 in seconds

From code to cinema

Built entirely with VMD.

Every frame generated from a .vmd file. No After Effects. No Blender. Just plain text.

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Documentary

Cinematic

Business Presentation

Corporate

Edutoon

Animation

Physics Explainer

Education

Motion Deck

Presentation

Click any card to play · all output generated from .vmd source

Workflow

Write once. Render anywhere.

From blank file to 4K MP4 in three steps.

Write

Describe your scene in plain text DSL

scene.vmd

1concept: "Orbit"

2background: "#070b1d"

4phases:

5 reveal:

6 elements:

7 icon:

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Preview

Click Preview — frames stream and loop instantly

live24fps · 1280×720

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frame 48 / 192

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Export

One command renders crisp 4K MP4

Terminal

$ vmd render scene.vmd

✓ rendered 192 frames

✓ ffmpeg encode 4K

✓ output/scene.mp4

→ 4.2MB · 8 seconds

Write

Describe your scene in plain text DSL

VMD DSL is plain YAML — elements, animations, timing. Write it in any editor or use the browser IDE.

Preview

Click Preview — frames stream and loop instantly

WebSocket-powered rendering sends JPEG frames to your browser every 600ms as you edit. No save needed.

Export

One command renders crisp 4K MP4

Run vmd render scene.vmd — ffmpeg encodes all frames into a crisp 4K MP4.

space-scene.vmd

concept: "Space Scene"
total_duration: 8
background: "#070b1d"

phases:
  main:
    duration: 8
    elements:
      earth:
        type: primitive
        shape: icon[icon:"lucide:earth"
          size:1.6 color:#60a5fa at:(0,0)]
          -> fadeIn(0.8s, 0.5s)
          -> scale(1.1, 2.4s, ease.inOut, 2.0s)
      rocket:
        type: primitive
        shape: icon[icon:"lucide:rocket"
          size:1.2 color:#ff8fab at:(-5.5,-2.4)]
          -> fadeIn(0.4s, 1.5s)
          -> moveTo((5.0,2.0), 4.5s, ease.inOut, 2.0s)

One language

One language for
every animation.

The same syntax that describes a rocket launch describes a DNA diagram, an algorithm trace, or a product animation. Write once, export anywhere.

40+ primitive types

circles, icons, text, lines, stars, groups and more

Morph anything

icon→icon, shape→icon, multi-step morph chains

4K MP4 export

frame-perfect quality via local ffmpeg pipeline

Instant browser preview

Click Preview — WebSocket-streamed frames render and loop

Read the language spec →

scene.vmdpreview

● live

1concept: "Icon Morph"

2background: "#0b0f1a"

4phases:

5 reveal:

6 elements:

7 icon:

8 type: morph

9 shape:

10 icon[icon:"mdi:rocket"

11 size:1.5 color:#4fc3f7

12 at:(0,0)]

13 ~> icon[icon:"lucide:zap"

14 (1.4s, ease.inOut, 0.8s)

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live preview

● rendering24fps · 1280×720vmd-dark theme

Browser IDE

Preview on demand
in the browser.

Write your scene, hit Preview. WebSocket-powered rendering streams frames from the server and loops them instantly — no save, no reload.

✓

On-demand preview, instantly looping

Hit Preview — frames stream back from the render server and loop at full speed.

✓

Monaco editor with syntax highlighting

Full DSL language support: keywords, morphs, and animation functions all color-coded.

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AI-powered scene generation (Pro)

Describe your scene in plain English and get production-ready DSL in seconds.

Try the IDE →

Pricing

Simple. Transparent.

Start free. Upgrade when you need more power.

Free

forever · no card required

✓10 renders / month
✓720p output with watermark
✓Full CLI access
✓All 40+ element types
✓Browser IDE

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