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Add a Progress Bar to a Video

Overlay a thin animated bar that fills over the duration, the TikTok-style retention cue. Run the preset directly on this page or call the same agent-ready endpoint from your product.

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BEFORE / AFTER

See what the tool changes.

A real example: the after side is the unedited output of a KinoPipe job. Run the live form above to generate the same result from your own media.

BeforeSource video
No retention cue
AfterWith progress bar
Ready
Animated bar · bottom · 8 px

Demo footage: public-domain timelapses (Bureau of Land Management, Oregon · NASA SVS). Processed by the same pipeline the API and MCP tools call.

Useful defaults, typed options.

The tool slug stays stable while your agent supplies named media inputs and a narrow set of documented options.

  • Custom color and height
  • Top or bottom placement
  • Accounts for trims automatically
What this preset does
  1. 01Probe the effective duration
  2. 02Draw a bar that fills with time
  3. 03Composite it top or bottom
  4. 04Encode the finished MP4
Stable endpointPOST /api/v1/tools/add-progress-bar
Live API request
{
  "inputs": [{ "id": "main", "url": "https://example.com/clip.mp4" }],
  "options": { "position": "bottom", "height": 8 }
}
Successful output example
{
  "result": {
    "output": {
      "filename": "add-progress-bar-output.mp4",
      "contentType": "video/mp4",
      "byteSize": 437021,
      "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.kinopipe.com/…"
    }
  }
}

Know the boundaries before you run.

Upload files up to 300 MB or use public HTTP(S) URLs.
A successful run consumes at least one credit.

About progress bar

Short-form viewers hold on when they can see how little is left. The filling bar is a proven retention cue on TikTok and Reels.

Yes. The bar timing is computed from the effective output duration, trims and speed changes included.

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