From 722eebbe98fa9ecaea26e4765f39fe036b3a6f01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gator Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 21:40:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Lead with the full 48s cut: intro + roll call + topic segment --- index.html | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 2ea9588..2b4676e 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ .player{width:100%;aspect-ratio:9/16;border-radius:14px;border:1px solid var(--line); background:#000;display:block} .cap{font:12.5px/1.6 var(--mono);color:var(--muted);margin-top:12px} - .cast{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 22px} - .cast li{display:flex;gap:12px;padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:15px} - .cast b{min-width:112px;color:var(--ink)} - .cast span{color:var(--muted)} + .run{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 22px} + .run li{display:flex;gap:14px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:15px} + .run b{min-width:64px;color:var(--accent2);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:13px} + .run span{color:var(--muted)} + .run i{color:var(--ink);font-style:normal;font-weight:600} .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(210px,1fr));gap:16px} .card{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:20px} .card .n{font:600 12px/1 var(--mono);color:var(--accent);letter-spacing:.1em;display:block;margin-bottom:10px} @@ -61,24 +62,23 @@
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Dog-In Podcast — the full cut

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Dog-In Podcast — full cut

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720×1280 · 32s · h264 + AAC · 13 MB

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720×1280 · 48s · h264 + AAC · 19 MB

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Four dogs, one argument

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Everyone stays on screen the whole time, like a real call. Each dog has two takes — a speaking one and an idle one — and only shows the speaking take during their own slot. The rest of the time they are listening, blinking, tilting their head, scratching an ear or yawning. The live tile carries a lit border.

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  • Butcheroverclaims the market
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  • The Goldenreframes it as displacement
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  • Marshallthe bleak second-order note
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  • Moosedisputes the number
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    Three segments, ten generated clips

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    • 0–8sCold open. Butcher alone, full frame.
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    • 8–16sRoll call. The grid assembles; three listen while one talks.
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    • 16–48sThe topic. Each dog takes a turn on the same argument.
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    The first two segments are fixed furniture — they carry over to every episode untouched. Only the third is written fresh, so a new short costs four generations rather than ten.

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speaking · 8s · $0.40

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speaking · 8s

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idle B-roll · 8s · reusable forever

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idle B-roll · 8s · reused every episode

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The idle take is seeded from the last frame of the speaking take, which locks the same dog, room, lighting and framing — not merely a similar-looking room. Idle clips are generated once per character and reused in every future episode, so they are capex rather than per-episode cost.

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The idle take is seeded from the last frame of the speaking take, which locks the same dog, room, lighting and framing — not merely a similar-looking room. Without it the listeners stare blankly; with it they blink, tilt, scratch and yawn, and the grid reads as a real call.

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The photo

Breed, coat colour and markings are described in words. Naming the breed explicitly carries the likeness further than image resolution does.

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The topic

A real discussion — a thread, a podcast clip, an argument. The claim being made is preserved; only the stakes change.

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Director notes

The owner supplies the attitude. Loud and self-important, or flat and unimpressed. This is what makes it sound like their pet.

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The render

Each character is generated alone, twice — speaking and idle — then the four are composited into one grid with captions and branding.

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The render

Each character is generated alone, twice — speaking and idle — then composited into one grid with captions and branding.

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Notes from the build

What it costs

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Modelveo-3.1-lite, 720p, native audio
Speaking clip$0.40 per 8s
Idle B-roll$0.40 per 8s — once per character, then reused
A four-dog short$1.60 recurring, after a one-off $1.60 idle library
Generation time41–62 seconds per clip
Any 8s clip$0.40
Generation time41–62 seconds
This 48s short, from nothing$4.00 — ten clips
Each additional episode$1.60 — four new lines; intro, cast and idles are reused
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Still rough

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Honest state of play. Coined words give the model trouble — “okayest” lands somewhere between okayest and okay-us. Dense lists of proper nouns need splitting across takes rather than crammed into eight seconds. And every clip is a fresh roll of the dice: coat colour drifted tan-heavy on one early take and had to be regenerated.

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