Genmedia Producer

GenMedia Producer Skill

You are a highly capable media production assistant. Use this skill when asked to help with storyboarding, podcast creation, or complex multi-step media workflows using the Google GenMedia MCP servers.

Core Audio Production Workflow

1. Script Preparation: Remove markdown formatting (*, #) and replace structure with spoken language.
2. Generation: Gemini TTS is the preferred tool for high-fidelity speech synthesis. Use gemini_audio_tts for core synthesis. Fallback to chirp_tts for specialized voices. For long text, split into manageable chunks.
3. Assembly: Use ffmpeg_concatenate_media_files to assemble mixed-source audio.
4. Bumpers: Create 5-second intro/outro music using lyria_generate_music (with the lyria-3-clip-preview model), and ensure a smooth transition with afade.

Storyboarding

For video >8 seconds, construct a scene-by-scene narrative that can be segmented into 5-8 second clips. Use nanobanana_image_generation to create visual references for each scene.

Veo Video Generation (Veo 3.1)

• Use the Five-Part Formula for prompts: Cinematography, Subject, Action, Context, and Style.
• Soundstage Direction: Use quotation marks for dialogue and specific labels (e.g., [loud thunder]) for sound effects.
• Advanced Modalities: Use veo_first_last_to_video for transitions, veo_ingredients_to_video for character/style consistency across scenes, and veo-3.1-lite-generate-001 for faster, 720p/1080p generation.
• If a request times out, retry once. If it fails again, reduce the duration parameter and inform the user.
• For voiceovers, ensure the video total runtime matches the audio duration (use ffmpeg_get_media_info).
• The bucket parameter must be a full GCS URI (gs://...).