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Paste source text
Use the existing New project flow to paste the script, brief, story, listing facts, or approved product notes.
Newsletter creators
Pro workflow
News Recap
Templates / Newsletter to short
Newsletter to short generator
Convert a newsletter excerpt into a short video plan. SceneLock uses pasted source facts, quote-first rendering, and ledgered provider costs.
Current app handoff
This CTA opens /projects/new?template=newsletter_to_short with the workflow preselected in the New project form before quote confirmation.
This template routes into the current pasted-text project flow. Paste the source facts in the project form before requesting a quote.
What to paste
Source requirements
These pages are truthful P0 entry points. They work from source text and facts you provide directly.
- Paste the excerpt, source facts, and desired reader CTA.
- Include attribution or subscriber-only caveats.
Workflow
From template to quote
The static template page hands off to the current project form and keeps cost visibility in the app flow.
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Review the quote
SceneLock plans the storyboard and shows an itemized USD estimate before paid generation starts.
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Render with guardrails
The project stores the selected template slug and uses source-fact prompts to avoid unsupported claims.
Hook metadata
News Recap
The registry stores hook style metadata alongside each template so prompts and future analytics share the same source of truth.
Opening
Open with what changed and why the viewer should care now.
Pacing
Fact, context, implication, what to watch next.
Visual direction
Use neutral news-style graphics, maps, timelines, and source-fact callouts.
CTA style
End with a watch-next or follow-for-updates action.
Risk notes
Require pasted source facts; do not add unverified claims, dates, names, or numbers.
Use cases
Good fits
Use this template when your source facts are ready to paste before quote.
- Repurpose a newsletter section.
- Promote a newsletter issue.
- Create a quote-first explainer from owned text.
P0 boundary
Not promised here
These limits keep the page aligned with what the current app route can render.
- Automatic newsletter import
- Paywalled content extraction
- Invented source links
FAQ
Newsletter to short questions
Short answers for search visitors before they enter the app.
Does this template import external URLs or files?
No. This page routes into the implemented pasted-text flow. Paste the source facts you want SceneLock to use.
Will SceneLock show the cost before render?
Yes. The project flow creates a storyboard and itemized USD quote before paid generation starts.
Can I publish directly from this template page?
No. Render first, then use the app publish queue for supported direct, webhook, or manual handoff destinations.
Ready for quote-first generation?