Remotion Best Practices

Best practices for creating programmatic videos using Remotion — the React framework for video production.

Core Concepts

• Compositions — define video dimensions, frame rate, and duration
• Sequences — time-based containers for animating components
• useCurrentFrame — the fundamental hook for frame-based animation
• Interpolation — smooth value transitions between keyframes

Performance

• Use staticFile() for local assets instead of imports
• Avoid re-renders with React.memo and stable references
• Pre-calculate heavy computations outside the render loop
• Use the Remotion Bundle Analyzer to identify bottlenecks

Animation Patterns

• Ease-in for elements entering the scene
• Spring animations for natural, organic movement
• Staggered delays for list items and sequential reveals
• Cross-fade transitions between scenes