video/skills/pipelines/podcast-repurpose/edit-director.md

Edit Director - Podcast Repurpose Pipeline

When To Use

This stage creates the actual timeline logic for short clips and any optional full-episode companion asset. The audio remains the primary content.

Prerequisites

Layer	Resource	Purpose
Schema	schemas/artifacts/edit_decisions.schema.json	Artifact validation
Prior artifacts	state.artifacts["assets"]["asset_manifest"], state.artifacts["scene_plan"]["scene_plan"], state.artifacts["script"]["script"]	Assets, layouts, transcript timing
Playbook	Active style playbook	Motion and subtitle rules

Process

1. Build Clip Timelines Fast

For short-form clips:

• open on the hook,
• start captions immediately,
• make speaker attribution obvious,
• let the ending land cleanly.

2. Match The Edit To The Treatment

• source-video clips should emphasize speaker framing and reactions,
• audiogram clips should emphasize captions, speaker identity, and pacing,
• quote-led clips should preserve enough reading time after the line lands.

3. Keep Full-Episode Companion Simple

If producing one:

• use chapter cards,
• use limited recurring visual systems,
• do not force constant visual novelty if the assets are not there.

4. Use Metadata For Richer Timeline Notes

Recommended metadata keys:

• clip_timelines
• quote_hold_times
• speaker_change_markers
• chapter_card_windows

5. Quality Gate

• every short clip hooks quickly,
• captions and attribution are present,
• quote-led clips hold long enough to read,
• the long-form companion stays editorially honest and technically feasible.

Common Pitfalls

• Building generic audiograms that ignore who is speaking.
• Ending quote clips as soon as the audio ends, before the text can be read.
• Turning a long-form companion into a weak imitation of a fully produced video podcast.