chore: add release video visual qa

docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/publication-evidence-2026-05-19.md

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ social announcement.
 
 | Field | Evidence |
 | --- | --- |
-| Upstream main | `f3cd00625222fceedca00164b828db8803fe52d6` |
+| Upstream main | `855e8c8336e1c18523cbb31cb29f4ce96d7518a7` |
 | Git remote | `https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC.git` |
-| Evidence scope | Current `main` after PR #1990 harness-audit GitHub integration scoring, PR #1991 canonical ECC identity gate, PR #1992 release video-suite gate, PR #1993 growth outreach pack, PR #1994 May 19 publication evidence refresh, PR #1995 operator dashboard refresh, and PR #1996 primary render self-eval gate |
+| Evidence scope | Current `main` after PR #1990 harness-audit GitHub integration scoring, PR #1991 canonical ECC identity gate, PR #1992 release video-suite gate, PR #1993 growth outreach pack, PR #1994 May 19 publication evidence refresh, PR #1995 operator dashboard refresh, PR #1996 primary render self-eval gate, and PR #1997 publish-candidate gate |
 | Local status caveat | `git status --short --branch` was clean after pulling `origin/main`; generated evidence files are committed after the source snapshot they describe |
 
 The release operator must repeat all publish-facing checks from the exact final
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Tracked repositories in the platform audit were:
 | PR #1994 | Merged the May 19 publication-evidence refresh, platform-audit evidence gate, preview-pack smoke evidence gate, and URL/readiness/roadmap references |
 | PR #1995 | Merged the May 19 operator dashboard refresh with the `$1,728/mo` MRR baseline, `$10,000/mo` target, and release/video/outbound top actions |
 | PR #1996 | Merged the primary launch render self-eval gate for duration, size, resolution, video stream, and audio stream checks |
+| PR #1997 | Merged the publish-candidate gate for the primary launch MP4/captions plus five short clips in wide and vertical formats |
 
 ## Release And Growth Evidence
 
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ Tracked repositories in the platform audit were:
 | Release-surface tests | `node tests/docs/ecc2-release-surface.test.js` | 25 passed, 0 failed |
 | Preview-pack smoke | `npm run preview-pack:smoke -- --format json` | Ready true; digest `bc2bf157616e`; 30 required artifacts; 5 passed, 0 failed |
 | Operator dashboard | `npm run operator:dashboard -- --markdown --write docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/operator-readiness-dashboard-2026-05-19.md` | Generated May 19 dashboard with platform audit ready true, 0 tracked PRs, 0 tracked issues, 0 discussion gaps, `$1,728/mo` current MRR, `$10,000/mo` target MRR, and top actions for plugin publication, notifications, release video, outbound approval, AgentShield, and ECC Tools billing |
-| Release video suite | `npm run release:video-suite -- --format json --summary` with `ECC_VIDEO_SOURCE_ROOT` and `ECC_VIDEO_RELEASE_SUITE_ROOT` | Ready true; 15/15 source assets present; 13/13 render, timeline, caption, EDL, and segment artifacts present; 12/12 publish-candidate outputs present; primary rough render self-eval passed at 144.759 seconds, 1920x1080, 1 audio stream, and 106.78 MB |
+| Release video suite | `npm run release:video-suite -- --format json --summary` with `ECC_VIDEO_SOURCE_ROOT` and `ECC_VIDEO_RELEASE_SUITE_ROOT` | Ready true; 15/15 source assets present; 13/13 render, timeline, caption, EDL, and segment artifacts present; 12/12 publish-candidate outputs present with zero detected black-frame segments; primary rough render self-eval passed at 144.759 seconds, 1920x1080, 1 audio stream, and 106.78 MB |
-| Full local suite | `node tests/run-all.js` | 2544 passed, 0 failed |
+| Full local suite | `node tests/run-all.js` | 2545 passed, 0 failed |
-| PR #1996 CI | GitHub Actions run `26096847138` | Completed successfully for `f3cd00625222fceedca00164b828db8803fe52d6`; all reported checks passed, including lint, validation, security scan, coverage, GitGuardian, CodeRabbit, Cubic, and the macOS/Ubuntu/Windows test matrix |
+| PR #1997 CI | GitHub Actions run `26097832795` | Completed successfully for `855e8c8336e1c18523cbb31cb29f4ce96d7518a7`; all reported checks passed, including lint, validation, security scan, coverage, GitGuardian, CodeRabbit, Cubic, and the macOS/Ubuntu/Windows test matrix |
 | Public-path sanitization | `node scripts/ci/validate-no-personal-paths.js` through local suite and CI | Passed |
 | Markdown and whitespace | `markdownlint` focused release docs plus `git diff --check` before PR #1993 | Passed |
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ Tracked repositories in the platform audit were:
 | --- | --- |
 | Canonical repo identity | Public URLs and release docs now use `https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC` where public links are needed |
 | Release claim | Release notes and launch collateral frame ECC as the harness-native operator system for agentic work, not a Claude-only config pack |
-| Video proof | `video-suite-production.md` gates the local rough render, timeline, captions, source inventory, publish-candidate clip set, self-eval, and no-private-path publication rules |
+| Video proof | `video-suite-production.md` gates the local rough render, timeline, captions, source inventory, publish-candidate clip set, self-eval, black-frame QA, and no-private-path publication rules |
 | Growth proof | `partner-sponsor-talks-pack.md` provides approval-gated copy for sponsors, partners, consulting, talks, podcasts, GitHub Discussion, and video CTAs |
 | Business baseline | Hypergrowth command center and partner pack use `$1,728/mo` current MRR, `$10,000/mo` target MRR, and `$8,272/mo` gap |
 | Operator dashboard | `operator-readiness-dashboard-2026-05-19.md` pulls the growth baseline into the same queue, publication, video, outbound, AgentShield, ECC Tools, Linear, and supply-chain control surface |
@@ -94,8 +95,8 @@ Tracked repositories in the platform audit were:
 The tracked public PR queue, issue queue, discussion queue, canonical ECC
 identity, release video suite, preview pack, and growth outreach packet are
 current on May 19, 2026 for `main` through
-`f3cd00625222fceedca00164b828db8803fe52d6`, with the publish-candidate
+`855e8c8336e1c18523cbb31cb29f4ce96d7518a7`, with the visual video QA gate
-video gate staged for the next merge.
+staged for the next merge.
 
 This improves publication readiness but does not replace the approval-gated
 release, package, plugin, billing, Discord, and announcement steps in

docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/video-suite-production.md

@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ Then manually check the final render for:
   1280x720, video stream present, audio stream present, and non-empty output;
 - validator self-eval passes for the publish-candidate set: primary MP4 plus
   captions and five short clips in both wide and vertical formats;
+- validator visual QA reports zero detected black-frame segments for every
+  publish-candidate MP4;
 - no blank frames or accidental desktop exposure;
 - no stale repo name, pivot, rename, or Claude-only framing in captions;
 - no captions that rewrite speech into a false claim;

scripts/platform-audit.js

@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ function buildLocalEvidenceChecks(rootDir) {
     ),
     buildCheck(
       'release-evidence-current',
-      includesAll(evidence, ['Release video suite', 'growth outreach', 'Operator dashboard', 'GitGuardian', 'macOS/Ubuntu/Windows test matrix', '2544 passed']) ? 'pass' : 'fail',
+      includesAll(evidence, ['Release video suite', 'growth outreach', 'Operator dashboard', 'GitGuardian', 'macOS/Ubuntu/Windows test matrix', '2545 passed']) ? 'pass' : 'fail',
       'rc.1 evidence includes current release, video, growth, and CI artifacts',
       { path: 'docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/publication-evidence-2026-05-19.md' }
     ),

scripts/release-video-suite.js

@@ -310,7 +310,11 @@ const REQUIRED_PUBLISH_CANDIDATES = [
     minSizeMb: 2,
     requiresAudio: true,
   },
-];
+].map(candidate => (
+  candidate.kind === 'video'
+    ? { noBlackFrames: true, ...candidate }
+    : candidate
+));
 
 function usage() {
   console.log([
@@ -556,6 +560,55 @@ function probeMedia(filePath, skipProbe) {
   return result;
 }
 
+function detectBlackSegments(filePath, skipProbe) {
+  if (skipProbe) {
+    return {
+      blackFrameProbe: 'skipped',
+      blackSegments: null,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const result = {
+    blackFrameProbe: 'unavailable',
+    blackSegments: null,
+  };
+  const probe = spawnSync('ffmpeg', [
+    '-hide_banner',
+    '-nostats',
+    '-i',
+    filePath,
+    '-vf',
+    'blackdetect=d=0.5:pix_th=0.10',
+    '-an',
+    '-f',
+    'null',
+    '-',
+  ], {
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+    stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+    timeout: 120000,
+  });
+
+  if (probe.error) {
+    result.blackFrameProbe = `error: ${probe.error.message}`;
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  if (probe.status !== 0) {
+    result.blackFrameProbe = `failed: ${(probe.stderr || '').trim() || `exit ${probe.status}`}`;
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  const output = `${probe.stdout || ''}\n${probe.stderr || ''}`;
+  result.blackSegments = output
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter(line => line.includes('black_start'))
+    .length;
+  result.blackFrameProbe = 'ok';
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 function resolveSourceAssetPath(sourceRoot, fileName) {
   const candidates = [
     path.join(sourceRoot, fileName),
@@ -656,6 +709,14 @@ function validateVideoArtifact(artifact, media, skipProbe) {
     failures.push('audio stream missing');
   }
 
+  if (artifact.noBlackFrames) {
+    if (media.blackFrameProbe !== 'ok') {
+      failures.push(`blackdetect ${media.blackFrameProbe}`);
+    } else if (Number.isFinite(media.blackSegments) && media.blackSegments > 0) {
+      failures.push(`${media.blackSegments} black frame segment(s)`);
+    }
+  }
+
   return failures;
 }
 
@@ -680,12 +741,17 @@ function inspectArtifactCollection(rootDir, artifacts, skipProbe) {
       };
     }
 
-    const media = artifact.kind === 'video' ? probeMedia(filePath, skipProbe) : {
+    const media = artifact.kind === 'video'
-      sizeBytes: fs.statSync(filePath).size,
+      ? {
-      sizeMb: formatBytes(fs.statSync(filePath).size),
+        ...probeMedia(filePath, skipProbe),
-      durationSeconds: null,
+        ...(artifact.noBlackFrames ? detectBlackSegments(filePath, skipProbe) : {}),
-      probe: 'not-media',
+      }
-    };
+      : {
+        sizeBytes: fs.statSync(filePath).size,
+        sizeMb: formatBytes(fs.statSync(filePath).size),
+        durationSeconds: null,
+        probe: 'not-media',
+      };
     const validationFailures = validateVideoArtifact(artifact, media, skipProbe);
 
     return {
@@ -860,7 +926,7 @@ function buildReport(options = {}) {
       'video-publish-candidates-present',
       missingPublishCandidates.length === 0 ? 'pass' : 'fail',
       missingPublishCandidates.length === 0
-        ? `${publishCandidates.length} publish-candidate MP4/caption artifacts are present and self-evaluable`
+        ? `${publishCandidates.length} publish-candidate MP4/caption artifacts are present, self-evaluable, and free of detected black-frame segments`
         : `missing or invalid publish candidates: ${missingPublishCandidates.map(candidate => {
           const reason = candidate.validationFailures && candidate.validationFailures.length > 0
             ? ` (${candidate.validationFailures.join(', ')})`

tests/scripts/operator-readiness-dashboard.test.js

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ function seedRepo(rootDir, overrides = {}) {
       'Operator dashboard',
       'GitGuardian',
       'macOS/Ubuntu/Windows test matrix',
-      '2544 passed',
+      '2545 passed',
       'Business baseline',
       '$1,728/mo',
       '$8,272/mo'

tests/scripts/platform-audit.test.js

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function seedRepo(rootDir, overrides = {}) {
       'Operator dashboard',
       'GitGuardian',
       'macOS/Ubuntu/Windows test matrix',
-      '2544 passed'
+      '2545 passed'
     ].join('\n'),
     'docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/operator-readiness-dashboard-2026-05-19.md': [
       'This dashboard is generated by `npm run operator:dashboard`',

tests/scripts/release-video-suite.test.js

@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ function runTests() {
     }
   })) passed++; else failed++;
 
+  if (test('publish candidate videos require visual blank-frame QA', () => {
+    const publishVideos = REQUIRED_PUBLISH_CANDIDATES.filter(candidate => candidate.kind === 'video');
+
+    assert.ok(publishVideos.length > 0);
+    assert.ok(publishVideos.every(candidate => candidate.noBlackFrames === true));
+  })) passed++; else failed++;
+
   if (test('missing local roots keep the release video gate blocked', () => {
     const rootDir = createTempDir('release-video-missing-roots-');