Narrated game trailers and devlogs from gameplay

1. Record footage

npx -y github:random00000000/makevideo record captures/siege.mp4 --seconds 12 --window "My Game"   # one window (Windows)
npx -y github:random00000000/makevideo record captures/menu.mp4 --seconds 8                        # whole screen (Windows/macOS/Linux)

2. Write the trailer

---
theme: forge
brand: My Game
---

# My Game
Early access, this spring
> This is My Game.

## The siege
![](captures/siege.mp4)
> Build rams. Break gates. Take the keep.

## Every run is different
Procedural maps, *permanent* consequences.
> Every run is different. Procedural maps, permanent consequences.

## Wishlist now
![](captures/menu.mp4)
- Early access this spring
- Wishlist on Steam
> Early access is this spring. Wishlist it now.

Clip scenes are cropped to fill the frame and looped if short (start: picks the offset). A clip next to bullet points becomes a split scene with the video playing inside a rounded frame.

3. Render

npx -y github:random00000000/makevideo trailer.md
npx -y github:random00000000/makevideo trailer.md --format shorts -o trailer-vertical.mp4

Devlogs and patch notes

The same file format works for weekly devlogs: a title, a few ## scenes with clips or bullet points, a chart of numbers that changed, and a closing ## Decisions list for the team.

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