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Transcript

• TXT-001 Transcript · priority 96 An unresolved referent can change who or what a clip appears to describe. Hard rule
• TXT-002 Transcript · priority 100 Removing or separating negation can reverse the proposition. Hard rule
• TXT-003 Transcript · priority 95 Answers inherit subject, scope, and polarity from their questions. Hard rule
• TXT-004 Transcript · priority 97 A number without its unit or comparison frame can mislead. Hard rule
• TXT-005 Transcript · priority 90 Speaker attribution must be verified when diarization is weak. Hard rule
• TXT-006 Transcript · priority 45 Multiple propositions should be addressable without losing sentence context. Soft rule
• TXT-007 Transcript · priority 75 The correction changes the authoritative state of the earlier wording. Soft rule
• TXT-008 Transcript · priority 82 Fragments should not be mistaken for complete positions. Hard rule
• TXT-009 Transcript · priority 88 Literal transcription can misrepresent ironic or sarcastic speech. Hard rule
• TXT-010 Transcript · priority 99 Unknown words must be marked rather than invented. Hard rule
• TXT-011 Transcript · priority 72 Words such as “this” or “here” may depend on unseen action. Soft rule
• TXT-012 Transcript · priority 80 Relative time requires an anchor to prevent chronology errors. Soft rule
• TXT-013 Transcript · priority 78 Name and alias resolution prevents incorrect attribution. Soft rule
• TXT-014 Transcript · priority 84 Wrong language identification corrupts transcription and captioning. Soft rule
• TXT-015 Transcript · priority 94 Names, dates, quantities, and negation merit a higher verification threshold. Hard rule

Clip

• CLP-001 Clip · priority 82 A compelling line may still be unusable without its antecedent. Soft rule
• CLP-002 Clip · priority 55 Including consequence often completes the local story movement. Soft rule
• CLP-003 Clip · priority 100 Hook strength cannot justify meaning distortion. Hard rule
• CLP-004 Clip · priority 45 Equivalent propositions should be compared, not silently duplicated. Soft rule
• CLP-005 Clip · priority 96 Material claims require evidence state before publication. Hard rule
• CLP-006 Clip · priority 48 Visual weakness does not erase semantic value. Soft rule
• CLP-007 Clip · priority 97 Emotion increases, rather than reduces, the need for truthful context. Hard rule
• CLP-008 Clip · priority 44 Natural boundaries improve editability and performance integrity. Soft rule
• CLP-009 Clip · priority 95 Shortening cannot remove truth conditions. Hard rule
• CLP-010 Clip · priority 100 Unknown rights block external use. Hard rule
• CLP-011 Clip · priority 35 Handles preserve later trim and transition flexibility. Soft rule
• CLP-012 Clip · priority 62 Low self-containment should be explicit in retrieval and ranking. Soft rule
• CLP-013 Clip · priority 42 Redundant clips should be resolved using purpose-specific facets. Soft rule
• CLP-014 Clip · priority 30 Long clips should expose nested useful units. Soft rule
• CLP-015 Clip · priority 40 Poor delivery may require alternate representation while preserving content. Soft rule

Story

• STR-001 Story · priority 90 A promise creates an obligation in the narrative graph. Hard rule
• STR-002 Story · priority 58 Causal and contrast relations usually produce clearer movement than accumulation alone. Soft rule
• STR-003 Story · priority 100 A central factual claim cannot remain unsupported. Hard rule
• STR-004 Story · priority 78 A story requires perceivable change. Soft rule
• STR-005 Story · priority 52 Too many unresolved loops increase cognitive load. Soft rule
• STR-006 Story · priority 50 Repetition should produce development rather than stasis. Soft rule
• STR-007 Story · priority 55 Without prior uncertainty, the beat is information rather than a reveal. Soft rule
• STR-008 Story · priority 86 Music and intensity cannot substitute for demonstrated stakes. Hard rule
• STR-009 Story · priority 92 Reordering requires orientation and inference review. Hard rule
• STR-010 Story · priority 100 Nonfiction arcs cannot invent internal states. Hard rule
• STR-011 Story · priority 38 A later explanatory moment may create a stronger truthful entry. Soft rule
• STR-012 Story · priority 100 Conclusions must remain within evidentiary scope. Hard rule
• STR-013 Story · priority 46 A chapter should create local movement. Soft rule
• STR-014 Story · priority 56 High idea density requires slower or simpler presentation. Soft rule
• STR-015 Story · priority 65 An ending should establish what is now different. Soft rule

Podcast

• POD-001 Podcast · priority 48 Active-speaker switching ignores listener and relational information. Soft rule
• POD-002 Podcast · priority 54 Group behavior is best understood in shared space. Soft rule
• POD-003 Podcast · priority 70 Stable coverage respects and preserves vulnerable performance. Soft rule
• POD-004 Podcast · priority 44 Specificity turns generic opinion into usable material. Soft rule
• POD-005 Podcast · priority 57 Abstract language needs a model or example. Soft rule
• POD-006 Podcast · priority 64 A consequential reaction is part of the exchange evidence. Soft rule
• POD-007 Podcast · priority 86 Remote capture drift becomes perceptible and compounds over time. Hard rule
• POD-008 Podcast · priority 84 Audio derivatives must resolve essential visual references. Hard rule
• POD-009 Podcast · priority 37 A tangent may contribute relational or character value. Soft rule
• POD-010 Podcast · priority 50 Over-cleaning can erase personality and meaning. Soft rule

Camera

• CAM-001 Camera · priority 76 Space must be established when relationship comprehension matters. Soft rule
• CAM-002 Camera · priority 60 Emotional perception benefits from readable, uninterrupted performance. Soft rule
• CAM-003 Camera · priority 74 Mechanisms require visible action and object state. Hard rule
• CAM-004 Camera · priority 88 Unmotivated axis crossing can reverse spatial relationships. Hard rule
• CAM-005 Camera · priority 52 Movement should carry attention, discovery, relation, or rhythm. Soft rule
• CAM-006 Camera · priority 45 Angle rotation alone creates fatigue. Soft rule
• CAM-007 Camera · priority 73 Vertical delivery must be planned before capture/generation. Hard rule
• CAM-008 Camera · priority 67 Sync removals need truthful visual treatment. Soft rule
• CAM-009 Camera · priority 82 Perspective discontinuity can distort identity and space. Hard rule
• CAM-010 Camera · priority 42 A complete action take provides spatial and editorial safety. Soft rule
• CAM-011 Camera · priority 58 Focus should follow information ownership. Soft rule
• CAM-012 Camera · priority 62 Camera energy should not overwhelm the beat. Soft rule
• CAM-013 Camera · priority 35 Unintentional joint crops can feel visually awkward and limit reframing. Soft rule
• CAM-014 Camera · priority 30 Tangencies weaken figure-ground separation. Soft rule
• CAM-015 Camera · priority 83 Direction mismatch can break perceived action continuity. Hard rule
• CAM-016 Camera · priority 91 Entry and exit states make capture and generation editable. Hard rule

Lighting

• LGT-001 Lighting · priority 80 Lighting needs environmental or explicit symbolic logic. Hard rule
• LGT-002 Lighting · priority 76 Exposure and modeling must remain intentional through movement. Hard rule
• LGT-003 Lighting · priority 68 Reflections should not hide essential expression. Soft rule
• LGT-004 Lighting · priority 54 Figure-ground separation supports legibility. Soft rule
• LGT-005 Lighting · priority 84 Uncontrolled spectral/color mixtures can damage skin rendering. Hard rule
• LGT-006 Lighting · priority 91 Shadow direction is a strong continuity cue. Hard rule
• LGT-007 Lighting · priority 35 Light distribution can support isolation while preserving source logic. Soft rule
• LGT-008 Lighting · priority 61 Informational beats require legibility. Soft rule
• LGT-009 Lighting · priority 45 Practical sources should support, not steal, attention. Soft rule
• LGT-010 Lighting · priority 89 Capture cadence and fixture modulation can create flicker. Hard rule
• LGT-011 Lighting · priority 49 Specular shape is part of material rendering and identity. Soft rule
• LGT-012 Lighting · priority 74 Atmosphere changes depth and visible beam behavior. Soft rule
• LGT-013 Lighting · priority 78 Uneven backing increases keying and spill failures. Hard rule
• LGT-014 Lighting · priority 43 Extreme ratios require deliberate monitoring and output validation. Soft rule

Generation

• GEN-001 Generation · priority 100 Generated shots without boundary states cannot be reliably sequenced. Hard rule
• GEN-002 Generation · priority 94 Identity-critical generation needs stronger locks and narrower search. Hard rule
• GEN-003 Generation · priority 100 Synthetic reconstruction must not appear to be documentary evidence. Hard rule
• GEN-004 Generation · priority 55 Complex contacts increase temporal and topology failure risk. Soft rule
• GEN-005 Generation · priority 40 Localized repair may preserve approved continuity and reduce cost. Soft rule
• GEN-006 Generation · priority 95 Aesthetic quality does not override continuity. Hard rule
• GEN-007 Generation · priority 72 Generative rendering is unreliable for exact text and marks. Soft rule
• GEN-008 Generation · priority 100 Identifiable likeness or voice generation requires authorization. Hard rule
• GEN-009 Generation · priority 99 Metadata alone does not prevent audience misinterpretation. Hard rule
• GEN-010 Generation · priority 45 Repair should be compared against replacement cost and risk. Soft rule
• GEN-011 Generation · priority 96 World, character, camera, and light locks are hard sequence constraints. Hard rule
• GEN-012 Generation · priority 100 Generated assets require traceable parentage and process records. Hard rule
• GEN-013 Generation · priority 90 Object disappearance or duplication breaks world coherence. Hard rule
• GEN-014 Generation · priority 90 Anatomical artifacts can be distracting, misleading, or harmful. Hard rule
• GEN-015 Generation · priority 86 Light direction must agree with the scene and adjacent shots. Soft rule
• GEN-016 Generation · priority 82 Visible cause, contact, and inertia support temporal credibility. Soft rule
• GEN-017 Generation · priority 58 Candidate variation should match the requested change level. Soft rule
• GEN-018 Generation · priority 66 Loop assets need compatible terminal and initial states. Soft rule

Cut & edit

• CUT-001 Cut & edit · priority 60 Action continuity hides temporal boundaries and preserves force. Soft rule
• CUT-002 Cut & edit · priority 45 Incoming sound can prepare a semantic transition. Soft rule
• CUT-003 Cut & edit · priority 45 Outgoing sound can preserve emotional continuity across a visual change. Soft rule
• CUT-004 Cut & edit · priority 55 A transition effect without a relationship function should default to a cut. Soft rule
• CUT-005 Cut & edit · priority 100 A relocated reaction can fabricate attitude or causality. Hard rule
• CUT-006 Cut & edit · priority 93 Illustration must not masquerade as footage of the claimed event. Hard rule
• CUT-007 Cut & edit · priority 49 Unintended discontinuity should be repaired or made intentional. Soft rule
• CUT-008 Cut & edit · priority 87 Compressed chronology must not imply false simultaneity. Hard rule
• CUT-009 Cut & edit · priority 65 The face/performance may be the primary evidence of emotion. Soft rule
• CUT-010 Cut & edit · priority 48 Cuts should change information, relation, emotion, space, or rhythm. Soft rule
• CUT-011 Cut & edit · priority 61 A match cut requires a preserved feature across changed context. Soft rule
• CUT-012 Cut & edit · priority 82 Montage requires a governing transformation and exit condition. Hard rule
• CUT-013 Cut & edit · priority 100 Qualifier removal can materially alter a claim. Hard rule
• CUT-014 Cut & edit · priority 100 The apparent meaning of an answer can change when its question is removed. Hard rule
• CUT-015 Cut & edit · priority 80 Spatial errors hinder comprehension unless disorientation is explicit. Soft rule
• CUT-016 Cut & edit · priority 47 Accelerating cuts can exceed cognitive or emotional capacity. Soft rule
• CUT-017 Cut & edit · priority 35 Uniform beat cutting can become predictable and detach from story phrasing. Soft rule
• CUT-018 Cut & edit · priority 70 Missing handles limit trim, dissolve, and audio repair options. Soft rule

Graphics

• GFX-001 Graphics · priority 55 Position and length generally support more precise comparison than area or volume. Soft rule
• GFX-002 Graphics · priority 100 Correlation cannot be rendered as a causal relation without evidence. Hard rule
• GFX-003 Graphics · priority 100 Data graphics require source, unit, scope, and baseline. Hard rule
• GFX-004 Graphics · priority 90 Essential visuals need time, space, and a nonvisual equivalent. Hard rule
• GFX-005 Graphics · priority 61 Reading and listening compete for linguistic processing. Soft rule
• GFX-006 Graphics · priority 94 Critical distinctions must survive color-vision differences and grayscale. Hard rule
• GFX-007 Graphics · priority 49 Transforming the same object makes state change legible. Soft rule
• GFX-008 Graphics · priority 92 Essential information cannot overlap captions or platform controls. Hard rule
• GFX-009 Graphics · priority 93 Omitted uncertainty creates false precision. Hard rule
• GFX-010 Graphics · priority 48 Animation should direct attention or explain change. Soft rule
• GFX-011 Graphics · priority 96 Scale manipulation can exaggerate differences. Hard rule
• GFX-012 Graphics · priority 83 Area grows in two dimensions and can exaggerate a linear value. Soft rule
• GFX-013 Graphics · priority 70 The viewer needs enough time to perform the intended information task. Soft rule
• GFX-014 Graphics · priority 97 Maps can expose sensitive personal locations. Hard rule

Audio

• AUD-001 Audio · priority 95 Speech intelligibility is a primary requirement. Hard rule
• AUD-002 Audio · priority 78 Abrupt noise-floor changes expose edits and break space. Soft rule
• AUD-003 Audio · priority 86 Restoration should not damage intelligibility or naturalness. Soft rule
• AUD-004 Audio · priority 88 Delayed duplicate sources create destructive spectral interference. Hard rule
• AUD-005 Audio · priority 91 Music should not manufacture certainty or stakes. Hard rule
• AUD-006 Audio · priority 60 Silence can carry shock, respect, absence, or emotional processing. Soft rule
• AUD-007 Audio · priority 90 Loudness and peak targets are profile-specific. Hard rule
• AUD-008 Audio · priority 89 Understanding may depend on non-speech sound. Hard rule
• AUD-009 Audio · priority 84 Essential elements must survive fold-down. Hard rule
• AUD-010 Audio · priority 100 Uncleared music cannot be published. Hard rule
• AUD-011 Audio · priority 88 Material sync offset reduces intelligibility and trust. Hard rule
• AUD-012 Audio · priority 93 Peak overs can clip in conversion and playback. Hard rule
• AUD-013 Audio · priority 76 Long-form remote sources may need gradual or segmental resynchronization. Soft rule
• AUD-014 Audio · priority 65 Sound perspective should support visible space or intentional counterpoint. Soft rule

Color & VFX

• COL-001 Color & VFX · priority 100 Incorrect source interpretation invalidates downstream color decisions. Hard rule
• COL-002 Color & VFX · priority 83 Shot matching begins with shared scene reality. Soft rule
• COL-003 Color & VFX · priority 42 Not every inter-shot difference is an error. Soft rule
• COL-004 Color & VFX · priority 88 Composite realism is multi-dimensional. Hard rule
• COL-005 Color & VFX · priority 100 Cleanup cannot erase material documentary evidence without explicit approval. Hard rule
• COL-006 Color & VFX · priority 84 Dual delivery needs controlled rendering across display ranges. Hard rule
• COL-007 Color & VFX · priority 79 Unstable edges reveal the composite. Soft rule
• COL-008 Color & VFX · priority 64 Texture mismatch separates elements even when color matches. Soft rule
• COL-009 Color & VFX · priority 91 Skin rendering should remain faithful and continuous. Hard rule
• COL-010 Color & VFX · priority 94 Material alterations that affect interpretation must be traceable and disclosed. Hard rule
• COL-011 Color & VFX · priority 95 Incorrect tags can cause major display differences. Hard rule
• COL-012 Color & VFX · priority 78 Visible tracking error breaks object attachment. Soft rule

Delivery

• DLV-001 Delivery · priority 98 Aspect conversion must preserve the information owner. Hard rule
• DLV-002 Delivery · priority 68 Stable multi-person layouts are preferable to frantic reframing. Soft rule
• DLV-003 Delivery · priority 100 Essential text cannot overlap other essential text or controls. Hard rule
• DLV-004 Delivery · priority 91 Platform technical requirements can change. Hard rule
• DLV-005 Delivery · priority 94 Audio-only versions must remain intelligible. Hard rule
• DLV-006 Delivery · priority 88 Generated frame extensions may add interpretable content. Hard rule
• DLV-007 Delivery · priority 100 Wrong color/range metadata changes displayed image. Hard rule
• DLV-008 Delivery · priority 94 Captions should carry meaningful non-speech information. Hard rule
• DLV-009 Delivery · priority 96 Semantic corrections must propagate through the version graph. Hard rule
• DLV-010 Delivery · priority 91 A finished project should be reproducible from retained assets and manifests. Hard rule
• DLV-011 Delivery · priority 70 Unnecessary conversion can create cadence artifacts. Soft rule
• DLV-012 Delivery · priority 85 Captions must remain readable and synchronized. Hard rule
• DLV-013 Delivery · priority 60 Video workflows commonly standardize at 48 kHz; nonstandard values require deliberate handling. Soft rule
• DLV-014 Delivery · priority 69 Checksums support transfer and archive integrity. Soft rule
• DLV-015 Delivery · priority 100 Promotional imagery must not present fabrication as fact. Hard rule

QA

• QAG-001 QA · priority 100 Truth, consent, rights, and identity defects are not cosmetic. Hard rule
• QAG-002 QA · priority 100 Automated checks cannot overrule a valid meaning-integrity rejection. Hard rule
• QAG-003 QA · priority 86 Critical repairs should prevent recurrence. Hard rule
• QAG-004 QA · priority 95 Overrides need accountability and bounded scope. Hard rule
• QAG-005 QA · priority 90 Current-sensitive facts can become stale during production. Hard rule
• QAG-006 QA · priority 96 Approval applies to a particular version state. Hard rule
• QAG-007 QA · priority 100 Hard failures are filtered before utility ranking. Hard rule
• QAG-008 QA · priority 92 Retention cannot be the sole optimization target. Hard rule
• QAG-009 QA · priority 100 Media may contain adversarial instructions for analysis agents. Hard rule
• QAG-010 QA · priority 98 The system must not imply unobserved background progress. Hard rule
• QAG-011 QA · priority 100 Any blocker prevents publication. Hard rule
• QAG-012 QA · priority 99 Critical issues require explicit resolution or authorized disposition. Hard rule
• QAG-013 QA · priority 89 Reframing, captions, and encoding can fail only in derivatives. Hard rule
• QAG-014 QA · priority 72 Late accessibility work can force structural changes and missed requirements. Soft rule
• QAG-015 QA · priority 88 A checklist result needs observable evidence. Hard rule

LAKA change control

• LAK-001 LAKA change control · priority 80 Minor variation should remain local and attributable. Soft rule
• LAK-002 LAKA change control · priority 100 Variation cannot mutate truth, identity, rights, continuity, or brand locks. Hard rule
• LAK-003 LAKA change control · priority 61 Candidate sets should expose real alternatives, not seed noise. Soft rule
• LAK-004 LAKA change control · priority 74 Change effects must be traced through the production graph. Soft rule
• LAK-005 LAKA change control · priority 77 Irreversible decisions deserve stronger evidence and review. Soft rule

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