diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fa3eb81..4bf67ee 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -30,35 +30,6 @@ Turn your AI coding assistant into a full video production studio. Describe what > **"SIGNAL FROM TOMORROW"** — a cinematic sci-fi trailer fully produced through OpenMontage: concept, script, scene plan, Veo-generated motion clips, soundtrack, and Remotion composition. ---- - -## Start From A Video You Already Love - -Starting from a reference video is often faster than starting from a blank prompt. - -OpenMontage can start from a **YouTube video, Short, Reel, TikTok, or local clip** and turn it into a grounded production plan: - -1. **Paste a reference video** -2. **The agent analyzes transcript, pacing, scenes, keyframes, and style** -3. **You get 2-3 differentiated concepts, an honest tool path, cost estimates, and a sample before full production** - -```text -"Here's a YouTube Short I love. Make me something like this, but about quantum computing." -``` - -What you get back is not "best guess prompt spaghetti." You get: - -- **What it keeps** from the reference: pacing, hook style, structure, tone -- **What it changes**: topic, visual treatment, angle, narration approach -- **What it will cost** at your target duration, before asset generation starts -- **What it will actually look like** with your currently available tools - -**Why this matters:** the reference-video path is the easiest way into OpenMontage. You do not need to reverse-engineer prompts, name camera moves, or describe an aesthetic perfectly. Just point at something that works. - -**Guardrail:** OpenMontage does not aim for carbon copies. The agent is instructed to propose original, creatively differentiated variants of the reference. - -**Free-first workflow:** the reference analysis path is designed around local/free tooling for transcript extraction, scene detection, frame sampling, and structure analysis. Paid providers only enter once you approve a production direction. -
@@ -83,6 +54,29 @@ What you get back is not "best guess prompt spaghetti." You get: > **"Into the Abyss"** — a deep ocean exploration rendered in anime style. Bioluminescent gardens, coral cathedrals, and creatures of light — 12 FLUX-generated images with sparkle and mist particle overlays, light-ray effects, smooth camera motion, and ambient oceanic soundtrack. Total cost: **$0.15**. Zero video generation APIs needed. +--- + +## Start From A Video You Already Love + +Starting from a reference video is often faster than starting from a blank prompt. + +OpenMontage can start from a **YouTube video, Short, Reel, TikTok, or local clip** and turn it into a grounded production plan: + +1. **Paste a reference video** +2. **The agent analyzes transcript, pacing, scenes, keyframes, and style** +3. **You get 2-3 differentiated concepts, an honest tool path, cost estimates, and a sample before full production** + +```text +"Here's a YouTube Short I love. Make me something like this, but about quantum computing." +``` + +What you get back is not "best guess prompt spaghetti." You get: + +- **What it keeps** from the reference: pacing, hook style, structure, tone +- **What it changes**: topic, visual treatment, angle, narration approach +- **What it will cost** at your target duration, before asset generation starts +- **What it will actually look like** with your currently available tools + Works with **Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, Codex** — any AI coding assistant that can read files and run code. ---