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

1. Analyze: Use processing-media skill to understand video content (specs, visual content).
2. Translate: Convert natural language command to edit parameters (EDL/FFMPEG).
3. Edit: Apply changes using ffmpeg.
4. 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)