Inputs
- A rights-cleared source master
- Transcript with timecodes
- Channel specifications
- Context and prohibited-edit rules
Control points
- Keep source time ranges
- Never splice a misleading statement
- Verify every caption
- Approve each clip independently
Human approval gate
An editorial owner approves each excerpt's context, caption, framing, speaker representation, rights, and destination copy.
The workflow
Every step includes a check that can stop the process before risk moves downstream.
- 01
Prepare source evidence
Create or verify the timecoded transcript and record speakers, rights, and approved source version.
Gate: A reviewer can open every proposed moment in context. - 02
Find candidate excerpts
Select complete ideas with start and end context rather than optimizing only for a hook.
Gate: The excerpt does not reverse or exaggerate the source meaning. - 03
Adapt the cut
Apply channel framing, length, safe areas, captions, title, and optional supporting visuals.
Gate: Reframing does not hide material visual context. - 04
Review clip and copy
Check meaning, cuts, captions, names, claims, rights, thumbnail, and post text together.
Gate: Each clip receives a separate editorial decision. - 05
Publish with traceability
Link the final clip to source timecodes, reviewer, destination, and correction route.
Gate: The published asset matches the approved export.
Candidates to pilot
Inclusion means relevant product shape, not measured superiority.
Sources checked
Open the original pages before relying on a time-sensitive product decision.