- Rewrote VTT translation to two-step (text-only → Gemini → apply to original timestamps) preventing caption timing desync
- Added polling fallback for all processing states and Safari visibilitychange WebSocket reconnect
- Added 11 new TTS languages (cs, da, fi, hu, no, sk, sv, es-419, pt-BR, fr-CA)
- Updated caption/AD prompts to DCMP Captioning Key & Description Key standards (line splitting, ♪ music notation, italic tags, caption positioning, ethics guidelines)
- Added descriptive transcript generation (WCAG 2.1 §1.2.1) combining captions + AD into plain text
- Fixed amix normalize=0 to prevent audio loss in rendered videos
- Fixed AD re-timing double-count when source_ms is None
- Fixed cue block numbering to be 1-based in VttEditor and Timeline Preview
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
**BUG-1 & BUG-2 — Wrong audio plays after re-render / MP3 doesn't match text**
Root cause: audio files were named by index (cue_0.mp3, cue_1.mp3). When a cue
was inserted or deleted, all following indices shifted but old MP3 files kept
their original names, so re-render would play the wrong audio for the wrong cue.
Fix: renamed files to cue_N_CONTENTHASH.mp3 and introduced an ad_cue_manifest
stored in the job document that maps each cue index to its correct GCS URI.
Re-render now reads from the manifest instead of guessing by filename.
Also: editing AD cue text in the VTT editor now automatically queues TTS
regeneration for changed cues — no more silent mismatches.
**BUG-3 — App crash / state desync when uploading VTT or clearing TTS queue**
Fixed handleVttFileUpload to only update local editor state after the server
confirms the save — previously local state was updated first, so a network
error left the UI showing content that wasn't actually saved.
Fixed handleClearRegenerationQueue to only remove items from local state if
the server removal succeeded — previously all items were cleared regardless.
**BUG-4 — AI generates different audio descriptions every time**
Added GenerateContentConfig(temperature=0.2, top_p=0.8, top_k=40) to the
Gemini API call so output is more consistent across runs.
**BUG-5 — On-screen text inconsistently described**
Strengthened the AI prompt rule from a vague suggestion to a mandatory
requirement with an explicit format: "Text on screen reads: [exact text]".
Applied to both gemini_ingestion.md and gemini_ingestion_targeted.md.
**BUG-6 — No notification when re-render finishes**
Added rendering_qc toast notification and a dismissible green banner that
appears in QCDetail when re-render transitions to pending_qc. The banner
auto-dismisses after 10 seconds. Also increased WebSocket reconnect attempts
from 5 to 15 and capped backoff at 60s to prevent falling back to manual refresh.
**BUG-7 — Timeline preview looks accurate but isn't after edits**
Added isStale prop to TimelinePreview. The timeline now shows an amber tint
and "Preview may be outdated" label whenever there are unsaved pause point
changes, pending TTS regenerations, or a new VTT has been uploaded.
**BUG-8 — ElevenLabs API errors break TTS with no fallback**
Added try/except fallback chain in _synthesize_single_cue: if the configured
provider fails, it automatically retries with google, then gemini.
**BUG-9 — Concurrent re-render requests cause race conditions**
Made the PENDING_QC → RENDERING_QC status transition conditional (only
succeeds if the job is still in PENDING_QC). Returns HTTP 409 if a re-render
is already in progress. The completion transition back to PENDING_QC is also
conditional so a cancelled/overridden render doesn't corrupt job state.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
SDH captions extend standard VTT with speaker identification labels,
sound effects [PHONE RINGS], music notation ♪, and off-screen indicators.
- Add sdh_vtt flag to RequestedOutputs model and frontend form
- Add sdh_captions_vtt_gcs field to LangOutput model
- Inject SDH generation instructions into both Gemini prompts via
{SDH_FIELD} and {SDH_GUIDELINES} placeholders when requested
- Upload sdh_captions.vtt to GCS in ingest task
- Pass SDH through video_native translation (Gemini generates it directly)
and traditional translation (translate source SDH VTT via Gemini)
- Expose sdh_captions_vtt in downloads endpoint and bulk zip export
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add brand_context field (job model, API, frontend form) so clients can
list brand names present in their video; Gemini uses these names instead
of generic descriptors (e.g. "Sellotape" not "sticky tape")
- Add ethical guidelines section to both Gemini prompts covering
person-first language, consistent race/gender description only when
plot-relevant, no guessing at unconfirmed identity
- Revamp audio description rules: priority ordering (essential →
high-priority → time-permitting), pre-teaching placement, no cinematic
jargon, succinct style replacing the former "20% longer" instruction
- Thread brand_context through full stack: routes → job doc → ingest
task → translate task → both Gemini prompt templates
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When TTS synthesis fails after 3 retries, the system now:
- Sends problematic cue text to Gemini for TTS-safe rewriting
- Updates the VTT file in GCS with rewritten text
- Retries TTS synthesis with the new text
- Records successful rewrites in job.tts_rewrites field
UI changes:
- JobDetail shows amber caution box with original/rewritten text
- JobsList shows warning icon next to jobs with rewrites
- Error display clarifies text shown is "after rewrite attempt"
Files changed:
- backend/app/models/job.py: Add tts_rewrites field
- backend/app/prompts/gemini_tts_rewrite.md: New prompt template
- backend/app/services/gemini.py: Add rewrite_tts_cue method
- backend/app/tasks/tts_synthesis.py: Add VTT update utilities
- backend/app/tasks/translate_and_synthesize.py: Rewrite+retry logic
- frontend/src/types/api.ts: Add TTSRewriteItem type
- frontend/src/routes/jobs/JobDetail.tsx: Caution display
- frontend/src/routes/jobs/JobsList.tsx: Warning indicator
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add a new "Video Native Mode" translation option that re-processes the
video through Gemini for each target language, generating captions and
audio descriptions directly from visual context. This produces more
natural and culturally appropriate content compared to traditional VTT
text translation.
Changes:
- Add translation_mode field to RequestedOutputs (video_native | traditional)
- Create gemini_ingestion_targeted.md prompt for target language generation
- Add extract_accessibility_targeted() method to Gemini service
- Modify translate_and_synthesize task to handle both translation modes
- Add Translation Mode UI selector in NewJob screen (video_native is default)
- Remove transcreation UI (replaced by video_native mode)
- Remove Google Translate service (replaced by Gemini translation)
- Add LanguageSelector component with searchable dropdown
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- Update Gemini prompt to require transcription with precise timestamps
- Add sentence_boundaries output field for validation
- Add pause_point_rationale field to explain each pause point choice
- Emphasize terminal punctuation only (., ?, !) - never commas
- Expand Whisper search window from ±5s to ±10s
- Increase post-pause buffer from 50ms to 175ms
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Add new deliverable type that renders video with audio descriptions embedded.
Supports two AI-determined methods:
- Direct Overlay: ducks original audio and overlays AD TTS (for minimal dialogue)
- Pause-Insert: freeze-frame video, insert AD, re-time subtitles (for significant dialogue)
Backend:
- Add Pydantic schemas for Gemini analysis response
- Add Gemini prompt and analyze_accessible_video_placement() method
- Add video_renderer.py service using FFmpeg for both rendering methods
- Add vtt_retimer.py service for pause-insert subtitle adjustment
- Add render_accessible_video.py Celery task
- Modify TTS service to return individual per-cue segments
- Update translate_and_synthesize.py to save segments and trigger rendering
- Update download endpoint to include accessible video outputs
Frontend:
- Add accessible_video_mp4 checkbox to NewJob form
- Update TypeScript types for new deliverable
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Updated Gemini ingestion prompt to explicitly require:
- Detect the spoken language first
- Write ALL outputs (summary, transcript, captions, audio_description) in that language
- Do NOT translate to English - keep everything in the original language
This fixes the issue where German videos would get English audio descriptions.
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