Video Blog Walkthrough

Video Blog Walkthrough

Produce a concise, reproducible video that demonstrates the real application and the source/configuration behind every material component.

Workflow

1. Audit the blog and repository before scripting.
   • Extract the core message, component list, runnable path, and limitations.
   • Verify claims against current source and configuration.
   • Define a scene for the app plus one for each important component.
2. Create a scene plan with exact duration, visual source, narration, and subtitle text.
   • Prefer 90 seconds to 4 minutes unless the user specifies otherwise.
   • Start with outcome and architecture, then move through code/config, live app, data write, and recap.
   • Keep subtitles to two lines, about 42 characters per line when practical.
3. Capture authentic visuals.
   • Use the appropriate browser skill for the live application.
   • Show actual repository files for Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, YAML, SQL, or configuration.
   • Use stable zoom and large text; crop out unrelated tabs, notifications, and personal information.
   • Never show secrets, .env values, wallets, tokens, passwords, private URLs, or browser account data.
4. Build deterministic assets inside the project.
   • Store the build source, narration text, subtitle file, poster, and final MP4 together under a clearly named video/ directory.
   • Prefer a repository-native build script so scenes can be regenerated when the blog changes.
   • Use available local media tooling. On macOS, AVFoundation/AVKit plus say is an acceptable dependency-light path.
5. Add narration and captions.
   • Narrate only what the current scene demonstrates.
   • Produce an SRT or WebVTT sidecar even if subtitles are burned into the video.
   • Use accessible contrast and keep burned captions inside title-safe margins.
6. Verify before embedding.
   • Play or inspect the complete video, not only individual frames.
   • Confirm the MP4 has video and audio, expected dimensions/duration, readable code, synchronized narration, and no secret exposure.
   • Run scripts/audit_video.sh VIDEO SRT BLOG_HTML when working on macOS.
7. Embed locally and preserve a YouTube migration path.
   • Use responsive HTML5 <video controls preload="metadata" poster="...">.
   • Include an MP4 <source> and caption <track kind="captions" ... default>.
   • Add a concise fallback link to the MP4.
   • Place the walkthrough near the article introduction and update nearby copy to match the demonstrated implementation.
8. Re-run the blog’s publishing audit and project tests, then commit only scoped assets.

Quality Gates

• The live application visibly performs its central workflow.
• Every architecture component appears as application behavior, source, or configuration.
• Database writes shown in the video use test/demo data and are explicitly approved.
• Code is legible at normal playback size.
• Narration, burned subtitles, and sidecar captions convey the same meaning.
• No credential value or sensitive local path appears in frames, narration, captions, metadata, or committed files.
• Blog claims, commands, screenshots, and video all describe the same revision.

Reusable Script

Run scripts/audit_video.sh after rendering. It checks file presence, macOS media metadata, caption numbering/timestamps, blog embedding, and obvious secret-like text in captions.