# Render the SquareMCP launch video locally

## Files
- `render_squaremcp_video.py` renders the video
- `squaremcp_shotlist.json` drives scene timing and copy
- `squaremcp_launch_captions.srt` provides burned-in captions
- `squaremcp_visual_prompts.md` can be used to create optional scene background images

## 1. Install dependencies

```bash
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

## 2. Basic render

Place the script in the same folder as the shotlist and captions, then run:

```bash
python render_squaremcp_video.py \
  --shotlist squaremcp_shotlist.json \
  --captions squaremcp_launch_captions.srt \
  --output squaremcp_launch.mp4
```

## 3. Faster draft render

```bash
python render_squaremcp_video.py \
  --shotlist squaremcp_shotlist.json \
  --captions squaremcp_launch_captions.srt \
  --output squaremcp_launch_draft.mp4 \
  --draft
```

## 4. Add your own voiceover

```bash
python render_squaremcp_video.py \
  --shotlist squaremcp_shotlist.json \
  --captions squaremcp_launch_captions.srt \
  --voiceover founder_voiceover.wav \
  --output squaremcp_launch_with_vo.mp4
```

## 5. Optional richer visuals

If you generate background stills for each scene from the prompts, save them in an `assets/` folder like this:

- `assets/scene1.png`
- `assets/scene2.png`
- ...
- `assets/scene7.png`

Then run:

```bash
python render_squaremcp_video.py \
  --shotlist squaremcp_shotlist.json \
  --captions squaremcp_launch_captions.srt \
  --assets-dir assets \
  --output squaremcp_launch_with_assets.mp4
```

## Notes
- Default output is vertical 1080x1920
- `--draft` renders 720x1280 and is much faster
- The renderer creates a clean product-style motion graphic even without scene images
- If you already have a polished voiceover, attach it with `--voiceover`
