How to Make an Opus 5.5 Video in Claude Code

Step-by-step for a short animated cartoon with Claude Code, Opus 5.5 and the open-source ClaudeAnimationBase starter: install Node, Chrome and ffmpeg, render the demo, prompt for a 15-second film, review a storyboard and contact sheets, then render the MP4.

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