Context
The study shows that episode quality depends on scroll rhythm: dense dialogue needs relief, action needs vertical impact, dread needs silence, romance needs reaction spacing, and slice-of-life needs compact timing. Current OWS preview shows content but does not help evaluate rhythm.
Required Changes
Add a storyboard rhythm map to the cartoon episode preview/edit workflow:
- A compact vertical minimap showing image cuts, text panels, transitions, and major beats.
- Per-element markers for dialogue density, silence, SFX, transition, and emotional intensity.
- Warnings for long runs of the same element type.
- A per-beat summary: hook, setup, escalation, reveal, payoff, ending.
- Click on minimap item jumps to that cut/transition.
Add pacing QA checks:
- No hook in first N scroll segments.
- Too many consecutive dialogue-heavy panels.
- Too many image cuts without transition/silence.
- Missing reaction shot after major reveal.
- Missing ending turn.
- Overuse of identical balloon style.
- Missing text-only or interstitial panels in dialogue-heavy episodes.
Acceptance Criteria
- Preview can show the whole episode structure without loading every full-size image at once.
- QA warnings are advisory, not publish blockers unless explicitly configured.
- Users can jump from a warning to the affected cut/transition.
- Checks are data-driven from the episode element model and overlay metadata.
Verification
- Unit tests for pacing QA rules.
- Browser test for minimap navigation.
- Original modern fantasy, thriller, romance, and slice-of-life test plans produce distinct rhythm maps.
Context
The study shows that episode quality depends on scroll rhythm: dense dialogue needs relief, action needs vertical impact, dread needs silence, romance needs reaction spacing, and slice-of-life needs compact timing. Current OWS preview shows content but does not help evaluate rhythm.
Required Changes
Add a storyboard rhythm map to the cartoon episode preview/edit workflow:
Add pacing QA checks:
Acceptance Criteria
Verification