video_editing_poc/docs/gate-b-review-bowling.md

Gate-B review — bowling highlight (production-readiness scorecard)

Sample: output/localpoc/highlight-projects/bowling_strike/final.mp4 (auto-directed, R1–R9 pipeline). This is the artifact that answers "is the output production-ready?" — it is production-ready only when BOTH gates below pass. Fill Gate B by watching/listening; do not relax thresholds to make it pass.

Gate A — technical (objective, measured 2026-07-24) → PASS

Check	Threshold	Measured	Pass
Container / video codec	MP4 / H.264	mp4 / h264	✅
Audio codec / sample rate	AAC / 48 kHz	aac / 48000 (stereo)	✅
Resolution (portrait source)	portrait, no distortion	1080×1920	✅
Frame rate	30 fps	30/1	✅
Integrated loudness	−16 LUFS ±1	−16.1 LUFS	✅
True peak	≤ −1.5 dBTP	−2.8 dBFS	✅
Black / long-silence (unintended)	none	none detected	✅
Audio present through end (no early cutoff)	audio ≈ video length	9.8 s audio / 9.67 s video	✅

Gate B — human creative (blinded, subjective) → PENDING

Score each 0–4 (0 unusable · 2 acceptable · 3 good · 4 excellent). Pass = average ≥ 3.5, every dimension ≥ 3, factual errors = 0, and preference over the deterministic baseline > 50%. At least 3 reviewers; randomize A/B order; keep disagreements.

Dimension	What to judge	Score (0–4)	Notes
Highlight selection	Is the right moment chosen, with good in/out points?	☐
Story / structure	Clear build → payoff; nothing feels arbitrary or missing	☐
Pacing & transitions	Cut lengths, slow-mo ease, dissolves feel intentional	☐
Visual craft	Framing, push-in, grade, exposure, overlay	☐
Sound design	Music fit + build, SFX, source-under-score balance	☐
Voiceover (if any)	Intelligibility, timing, script faithfulness	☐ N/A	none in this cut
Factual grounding	Overlay/narration assert only what's on screen	☐
Preference vs baseline	Prefer this over the plain deterministic cut? (Y/N per reviewer)	☐

Reviewers: __________ Date: __________ Average: ____ Min dimension: ____ Factual errors: ____ Preference >50%: ____

Verdict

• Gate A: PASS (measured above).
• Gate B: PENDING a human review — until it passes, the output is a technically-clean cinematic draft, not production-ready.
• Independent of the gates, commercial release is additionally blocked by model licensing (MusicGen/AudioLDM2 are CC-BY-NC) and the 576p source ceiling — see README.md Limitations.