Video Editing Protocol
Standards & Styles
1. Cinematic Style
- Color: High contrast, teal/orange grading, 24fps.
- Motion: Smooth stabilization, slow motion (60fps -> 24fps).
- Audio: Music-driven cuts, immersive sound design.
2. Vlog / Social Style
- Color: Bright, saturated, natural skin tones.
- Motion: Fast cuts, jump cuts, handheld feel.
- Audio: Clear dialogue, background music ducking.
3. Corporate / Explainers
- Color: Clean, neutral, branded palette.
- Motion: Static shots, smooth transitions, screen recordings.
- Audio: Voiceover-dominant.
Workflow
- Analyze: Use processing-media skill to understand video content (specs, visual content).
- Translate: Convert natural language command to edit parameters (EDL/FFMPEG).
- Edit: Apply changes using ffmpeg.
- Verify: Validate output quality programmatically (Self-Verification).
Quality Standards
- No artifacts or quality degradation
- Clear dialogue, balanced audio levels
- Narrative flow enhancement
- Accurate intent interpretation
Reference Library
references/edl-generation.md: How to structure complex edits.references/frame-analysis.md: Visual inspection protocols.references/ffmpeg-recipes.md: (Common commands - to be populated)