A DSN Prompt For Creating Summaries And Audio Described Transcripts Of Large YouTube Videos
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Blinky X
The Summary And Transcript: Video Summary The National Geographic documentary New Discoveries Rewrite Maya History explores the origins, classic era, and eventual reorganization of the Maya civilization over a nearly three hour runtime. The film spans the vast jungles of Mexico and Guatemala, featuring endless tropical canopies, hidden ancient ruins, and cutting edge archaeological excavations. Key figures include archaeologists Daniela Triadan, Takeshi Inomata, and Edwin Roman Ramirez, who are shown working deep in dirt trenches, examining fragments of pottery, and viewing three dimensional LiDAR scans on laptop monitors. The visual vibe is mysterious yet deeply scientific, blending expansive aerial shots of lush green forests with intimate, earthy close ups of manual excavation work. Recent technological breakthroughs, specifically LiDAR, reveal that the earliest monumental Maya structures at a site called Aguada Fenix predate previous discoveries by centuries, shifting the entire timeline of Maya history. The narrative progresses through the civilization height at grand cities like Tikal to the ecological, social, and political struggles that eventually led to their mass desertion and subsequent migration. Audio Described Transcript With Timestamps Timestamp 00:00:01 A sweeping aerial shot glides over a dense, endless canopy of green tropical forest bathed in warm sunlight. The camera slowly pans down to reveal moss covered stone ruins jutting out through the trees. Timestamp 00:00:01 Narrator: The ancient Maya, one of the greatest civilizations in human history. Beneath the forests of Mexico and Central America lie Timestamp 00:00:10 the secrets of a sophisticated society that endured longer than the Roman Empire. Timestamp 00:00:15 An archaeologist with grey hair wearing a light blue button down shirt stands in front of a lush green background, speaking directly to the camera. Timestamp 00:00:15 Archaeologist: You are not supposed to have giant cities in a tropical forest. Timestamp 00:00:18 The camera pushes in on intricately carved stone monuments, their surfaces worn by centuries of weathering, followed by a timelapse of the sun setting over a massive pyramid. Timestamp 00:00:18 Narrator: For decades archaeologists focused on the end of the ancient Maya. Most Maya kingdoms were simply abandoned to the forest. Timestamp 00:00:27 But the start of Maya society holds as many mysteries as its fall. Timestamp 00:00:32 A different archaeologist in a wide brimmed straw hat stands in a shallow excavation trench, carefully brushing dirt away from a stone block. He looks up. Timestamp 00:00:32 Archaeologist: When do we start seeing Maya civilization? And that is a complex question.
Blinky X
The Prompt: ```json { "goal": "create a screen-reader optimized audio-described transcript and summary for a YouTube video, strictly enforcing the inclusion of timestamps", "inputs_needed": [ "YouTube video URL or title", "specific elements to focus on (e.g., action sequences, character expressions, environment)" ], "output_format": [ "Video Summary", "Audio-Described Transcript with Timestamps (mm:ss format)" ] } Chain-of-thought: Start with a comprehensive summary to establish the setting, characters, and overall vibe before diving into the timeline. Enforce a strict ban on markdown symbols like asterisks, hashtags, unnecessary dashes, or equal signs to guarantee perfect screen reader compatibility. However, explicitly permit the use of colons and numbers specifically for formatting timestamps (e.g., 04:20) so the timeline remains intact. When building the transcript, weave detailed visual descriptions (actions, spatial positioning, facial expressions, and environmental context) naturally between spoken dialogue so that a blind person could really gain an understanding of what actually is taking place. Attach clear, plain-text timestamps to every single visual description and dialogue block to ensure the user can follow along precisely with the video's pacing. Focus on concrete, sensory-rich details rather than vague visual summaries to ensure true comprehension of the on-screen events. ```
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Blinky X
Note: The Summary And Transcript were shortened since the entire document couldn’t fit in the input field. If you downloaded the first prompt, you may have noticed that the timestamps weren’t showing. The latest prompt has rectified this.
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