Rails/Edit clip week

You need one real clip edited this week — cut, caption, resize, or repurpose. Park the brief in Notion. Draft the cut list for Kapwing. You export. Nothing publishes until yes.

Runway generates. HeyGen talks. OpusClip auto-cuts shorts. Canva owns still canvas. Kapwing is the editor seat. Do not blur them.

# Edit clip week — Step 1 Notion

Park {{clip_goal}} {{source_asset}} {{aspect}} {{caption_lang}} {{do_not_publish}}.
Output: brief page. Do not invent footage they did not authorize.
Sign up: https://www.notion.com/signup · Free plan.
Loud blur: Notion is the desk — Kapwing is the editor.

# Edit clip week — Step 2 Cut list

Draft cut list (in / out / keep), caption style, aspect targets from Soft slots.
Status: draft — do not export, do not publish.
Loud blur vs Runway (gen plates), HeyGen (talking take), OpusClip (auto shorts), Canva (canvas).
https://www.kapwing.com · Free = 10 lifetime credits + watermark (not Free Forever).

# Edit clip week — Step 3 Hard gate

Hard gates: (1) yes to export (2) credits they own (3) export ≠ publish.
Free honesty: watermark + ≤4 min + 720p + 10 lifetime credits that do not refresh.
MCP only with their connected beta account — never silent-burn credits.
Output: export parked. Publish held.

# Edit clip week — Step 4 Canva (optional)

Only if they asked for a thumb or end card. Export stills. Do not upload to YT/X.
Sign up: https://www.canva.com · Free plan.

# Edit clip week — Step 5 Friday

Report: brief / cut list / exported / held. Credits: only if they or Billing showed — else unknown.
Optional: X/YT caption drafts labeled draft — do not post.
Do not invent views. One change for next week.
If they want gen plates → gen-video-week (Runway). Avatar take → youtube-week (HeyGen). Auto shorts → park OpusClip — not this paste.

Related tools

Marketing

Kapwing

Park the cut list. Agent drafts the Kapwing edit. You export — publish stays gated.

Productivity

Notion

Park the clip brief and cut list. Docs only — not the editor.

Design

Canva

Optional thumb / end card. Export, do not upload.

Marketing

x.com

Optional caption draft — reads/drafts only, never auto-post.