@topy-ai/maggie 0.8.15 → 0.8.17

package/bundled-skills/maggie-video/SKILL.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: maggie-video
 description: Produce and process marketing video - render a composition to MP4/GIF/WebM, assemble clips/images/text/captions/audio on a timeline, cut to channel aspects (reel/square/youtube), burn in captions, normalize loudness, watermark, transcode, and make social cuts. Engine-neutral over the renderer (ffmpeg for assembly/transcode, a programmatic engine for code-drawn animation). Use when the user wants to make, edit, cut, caption, resize, or export a video for marketing.
 metadata:
-  version: 0.1.4
+  version: 0.1.5
 ---
 
 # Maggie Video

package/bundled-tools/clis/maggie_image.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ and are generate-only until it is installed. Web-delivery quality defaults follo
 sharp/squoosh (JPEG/WebP ~80, AVIF ~50); OG/social are cover-cropped, logos pad.
 
 Subcommands: resize, social, webp, avif, favicon, strip, compress, svgo, svg2png,
-svg-export, composite, look, montage, presets.
+svg-export, svg-query, composite, look, montage, presets.
 """
 import argparse
 import shlex
@@ -59,18 +59,25 @@ def _resize_ops(w, h, mode, pad):
 
 def c_resize(a):
     w, h = a.size.lower().split("x")
-    cmd = _im() + [a.input, "-strip"] + _resize_ops(w, h, a.mode, a.pad) + \
+    cmd = _im() + [a.input, "-auto-orient", "-strip"] + _resize_ops(w, h, a.mode, a.pad) + \
         ["-quality", str(a.quality), a.output]
     return emit(cmd, a.run, _im_tool())
 
 
 def c_social(a):
     w, h = SOCIAL[a.preset]
-    cmd = _im() + [a.input, "-strip"] + _resize_ops(w, h, a.mode, a.pad) + \
+    cmd = _im() + [a.input, "-auto-orient", "-strip"] + _resize_ops(w, h, a.mode, a.pad) + \
         ["-quality", str(a.quality), a.output]
     return emit(cmd, a.run, _im_tool())
 
 
+def c_trim(a):
+    """Trim uniform border / cut a product or logo out of its background
+    (ImageMagick -fuzz -trim; +repage resets the virtual canvas)."""
+    cmd = _im() + [a.input, "-auto-orient", "-fuzz", f"{a.fuzz}%", "-trim", "+repage", a.output]
+    return emit(cmd, a.run, _im_tool())
+
+
 def c_webp(a):
     if shutil.which("cwebp") and not a.force_im:
         return emit(["cwebp", "-q", str(a.quality), "-m", "6", a.input, "-o", a.output], a.run, "cwebp")
@@ -156,6 +163,14 @@ def c_svg_export(a):
     """Inkscape headless export - fills the gaps resvg/ImageMagick can't: text-to-path
     font outlining, PDF/EPS for print, and per-id slicing. GPL app, invoked at arm's
     length (like ImageMagick)."""
+    # Actions pipeline: run an ordered verb list in one invocation (clean+flatten+export
+    # as a single call). `inkscape --action-list` prints every verb. Arm's-length (GPL).
+    if a.actions:
+        verbs = a.actions
+        if "export-filename" not in verbs and "export-do" not in verbs:
+            verbs = f"{verbs};export-filename:{a.output};export-type:{a.type};export-do"
+        print("# Inkscape actions pipeline: run an ordered verb list in one process.")
+        return emit(["inkscape", a.input, f"--actions={verbs}"], a.run, "inkscape")
     args = ["inkscape", a.input, f"--export-type={a.type}", f"--export-filename={a.output}"]
     if a.width:
         args.append(f"--export-width={a.width}")
@@ -175,6 +190,18 @@ def c_svg_export(a):
     return emit(args, a.run, "inkscape")
 
 
+def c_svg_query(a):
+    """Query an SVG's element ids and bounding boxes (Inkscape, arm's-length). Use the
+    output to build a correct --export-id slice list before slicing."""
+    if a.id:
+        args = ["inkscape", a.input, f"--query-id={a.id}",
+                "--query-x", "--query-y", "--query-width", "--query-height"]
+    else:
+        args = ["inkscape", a.input, "--query-all"]  # id,x,y,w,h per object (CSV)
+    print("# Inkscape geometry query: discover ids/bounds before --export-id slicing.")
+    return emit(args, a.run, "inkscape")
+
+
 def c_composite(a):
     """Layer an overlay onto a base with a blend mode (Pinta/Natron vocabulary ->
     ImageMagick -compose). Modes: Over, Multiply, Screen, Overlay, Darken, Lighten,
@@ -253,6 +280,9 @@ def main(argv=None):
     fv.add_argument("--input", required=True); fv.add_argument("--out-dir", dest="out_dir", required=True)
     fv.set_defaults(fn=c_favicon)
 
+    tr = sub.add_parser("trim", help="trim border / cut product out of its background")
+    io(tr); tr.add_argument("--fuzz", type=int, default=5, help="color tolerance %%"); tr.set_defaults(fn=c_trim)
+
     st = sub.add_parser("strip", help="strip metadata (EXIF/GPS/ICC)"); io(st); st.set_defaults(fn=c_strip)
     co = sub.add_parser("compress", help="compress JPEG/PNG"); io(co)
     co.add_argument("--quality", type=int, default=82); co.set_defaults(fn=c_compress)
@@ -275,8 +305,15 @@ def main(argv=None):
     se.add_argument("--area", choices=["drawing", "page"], default="drawing")
     se.add_argument("--id", help="export only this element/layer id")
     se.add_argument("--text-to-path", dest="text_to_path", action="store_true", help="outline fonts")
+    se.add_argument("--actions", help="run an ordered verb pipeline instead (e.g. "
+                    "'select-all;object-to-path;vacuum-defs'); auto-appends export verbs")
     se.add_argument("--background"); se.set_defaults(fn=c_svg_export)
 
+    sq = sub.add_parser("svg-query", help="query SVG element ids + bounding boxes (Inkscape)")
+    sq.add_argument("--input", required=True)
+    sq.add_argument("--id", help="query one id's x/y/w/h (default: --query-all for every object)")
+    sq.set_defaults(fn=c_svg_query)
+
     cp = sub.add_parser("composite", help="layer an overlay on a base with a blend mode")
     cp.add_argument("--base", required=True); cp.add_argument("--overlay", required=True)
     cp.add_argument("--output", required=True); cp.add_argument("--mode", default="Over")

package/bundled-tools/clis/maggie_video.py

@@ -511,17 +511,20 @@ def c_captions(a):
         cmd = [tool, "-m", a.model, "-f", a.input, "-osrt", "-of",
                os.path.join(out_dir, base)]
         print(f"# whisper.cpp writes {os.path.join(out_dir, base)}.srt; --model is the .bin path")
-    elif a.engine == "whisperx":
-        tool = "whisperx"
-        cmd = [tool, a.input, "--model", a.model, "--output_format", "srt",
+    else:  # openai-whisper (default) / whisperx - same flag surface
+        tool = "whisperx" if a.engine == "whisperx" else "whisper"
+        cmd = [tool, a.input, "--model", a.model, "--output_format", a.format,
                "--output_dir", out_dir] + lang
-        print(f"# whisperx writes {os.path.join(out_dir, base)}.srt in --output_dir")
-    else:  # openai-whisper (local, pip install openai-whisper)
-        tool = "whisper"
-        cmd = [tool, a.input, "--model", a.model, "--output_format", "srt",
-               "--output_dir", out_dir] + lang
-        print(f"# openai-whisper writes {os.path.join(out_dir, base)}.srt in --output_dir")
-    print("# transcription is local/offline (no paid API); a large model is slower but better.")
+        if a.word_timestamps:
+            cmd += ["--word_timestamps", "True"]
+        if a.highlight_words:
+            cmd += ["--highlight_words", "True"]   # karaoke-style per-word highlight
+        if a.initial_prompt:
+            cmd += ["--initial_prompt", a.initial_prompt]  # bias brand/product spellings
+        print(f"# {tool} writes {os.path.join(out_dir, base)}.{a.format} in --output_dir; "
+              f"openai-whisper's default model is now 'turbo' (large-v3-turbo).")
+    print("# transcription is local/offline (no paid API); a larger model is slower but better.")
+    print("# --highlight-words gives karaoke captions; --initial-prompt fixes brand-term spelling.")
     print("# then: maggie_video.py subtitle --input video.mp4 --srt <that>.srt --output out.mp4  (burn in)")
     return emit(cmd, a.run, tool=tool)
 
@@ -602,11 +605,16 @@ def main(argv=None):
     ac.add_argument("--margin", type=float, default=0.1, help="padding kept around speech (s)")
     ac.set_defaults(fn=c_autocut)
 
-    ca = sub.add_parser("captions", help="transcribe speech to SRT (local whisper)")
-    ca.add_argument("--input", required=True); ca.add_argument("--output", required=True, help="target .srt")
+    ca = sub.add_parser("captions", help="transcribe speech to SRT/VTT (local whisper)")
+    ca.add_argument("--input", required=True); ca.add_argument("--output", required=True, help="target caption file")
     ca.add_argument("--engine", choices=["whisper", "whispercpp", "whisperx"], default="whisper")
-    ca.add_argument("--model", default="base", help="model name, or the .bin path for whispercpp")
-    ca.add_argument("--lang", default="auto"); ca.set_defaults(fn=c_captions)
+    ca.add_argument("--model", default="turbo", help="model (openai-whisper default 'turbo'); .bin path for whispercpp")
+    ca.add_argument("--format", default="srt", help="srt|vtt|txt|tsv|json (openai-whisper/whisperx)")
+    ca.add_argument("--lang", default="auto")
+    ca.add_argument("--word-timestamps", dest="word_timestamps", action="store_true")
+    ca.add_argument("--highlight-words", dest="highlight_words", action="store_true", help="karaoke per-word highlight")
+    ca.add_argument("--initial-prompt", dest="initial_prompt", help="bias brand/product term spelling")
+    ca.set_defaults(fn=c_captions)
 
     sub.add_parser("presets", help="list channel aspect presets").set_defaults(fn=c_presets)
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@topy-ai/maggie",
-  "version": "0.8.15",
+  "version": "0.8.17",
   "description": "Install and manage Maggie Skills for AI coding agents",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",

package/references/captions-transcription.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Distilled from the reference library's R-category projects.
 
 | Engine | What / how | License | Reach for it when |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| openai-whisper | The reference Python CLI: `whisper IN --model base --output_format srt --output_dir DIR` | MIT | the default; simplest install (`pip install openai-whisper`) |
+| openai-whisper | `whisper IN --model turbo --output_format srt --output_dir DIR` (default model is now **`turbo`** = large-v3-turbo; formats `txt/vtt/srt/tsv/json`) | MIT | the default; simplest install (`pip install openai-whisper`) |
 | whisper.cpp | C/C++ port, fast on CPU, GGML models: `whisper-cli -m model.bin -f IN -osrt -of OUTBASE` | MIT | no GPU / fastest CPU / embedding in a pipeline |
 | whisperX | whisper + forced alignment for **word-level timestamps** and diarization: `whisperx IN --model large-v3 --output_format srt --output_dir DIR` | BSD-4 | word-accurate caption timing or speaker labels |
 
@@ -38,4 +38,24 @@ Model size trades speed for accuracy: `tiny` / `base` (fast, rough) -> `small` /
   API is ever wired in instead, the global spend-first rule applies - state the cost.
 - Keep caption text inside the safe area (see `maggie-video` channel presets).
 
+## Caption-shaping flags (built into openai-whisper)
+
+The core CLI already does what we previously routed to whisperX or post-processing
+(`maggie_video.py captions` exposes these):
+
+- `--word_timestamps True` - word-level timings (whisperX still wins on alignment +
+  diarization, but core whisper now has them).
+- `--highlight_words True` - **karaoke-style** per-word highlight in SRT/VTT (the
+  social-caption effect); render the ASS with ffmpeg `subtitles`.
+- `--max_line_width` / `--max_line_count` / `--max_words_per_line` - native line
+  wrapping so captions fit the channel safe-area, no post-processing.
+- `--initial_prompt "<brand, product names>"` - bias the model toward correct brand/
+  jargon spelling (the concrete mitigation for the mishears-brand-terms risk; still
+  human-review).
+- Anti-hallucination over music/silence: `--hallucination_silence_threshold`,
+  `--compression_ratio_threshold`, `--logprob_threshold`, `--no_speech_threshold` -
+  worth setting for music-bed marketing clips.
+- `--task translate` (foreign audio -> English subs), `--clip_timestamps` (only given
+  ranges).
+
 See `maggie-video` for the subcommands and the burn-in / soft-mux / compile options.

package/references/design-editor-patterns.md

@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@ the image is reconstructed by replaying the stack. Borrow this as a maggie "imag
 recipe": a small JSON `[ {op, params}, ... ]` stored next to the original and replayed
 by `maggie_image.py` (each op -> an ImageMagick/sharp command). It is **reproducible,
 auditable, re-editable, and batchable** - apply one "look" recipe to every photo in a
-campaign for consistent brand grading. `darktable-cli <in> <sidecar.xmp> <out>` renders
-from such a stack (GPL binary, arm's-length).
+campaign for consistent brand grading. `darktable-cli <input> [sidecar.xmp]
+<output-dir>` renders from such a stack (XMP optional/auto-discovered, final arg is a
+**directory**; GPL binary, arm's-length). Two source details worth adopting: **params
+versioning** (each module keeps `legacy_params` for forward-compatible migration -
+version your recipe ops) and **"Styles" = saved reusable history** (name a look once,
+apply to many).
 
 ## LLM-generatable scene / diagram formats
 
@@ -75,3 +79,26 @@ only: penpot (MPL), tldraw (custom), krita/krita-ai-diffusion (GPL), drawio icon
 MIT and freely borrowable as ideas (still reimplement, don't bulk-copy): excalidraw,
 Method-Draw, rough.js, Pinta. drawio code Apache-2.0; its diagram output is
 unrestricted.
+
+## From full-source study (net-new)
+
+- **tldraw** - the LLM mutation surface is `editor.createShapes/updateShapes/
+  deleteShapes` (batch partial mutations); the store ships schema **migration
+  sequences**, a composable **validation layer**, and a **side-effects manager**
+  (before/after create/change/delete hooks). `parentId` can be a page *or* a shape;
+  pages carry a fractional `index`. Adopt the batch-mutation + validate + migrate
+  shape as the model for an agent-written canvas doc.
+- **penpot** - **design tokens are W3C DTCG** (import/export + aliasing), components
+  have **variants**, shapes carry **flex/grid layout**; the agent boundary is an
+  **official MCP server talking to a sandboxed in-app plugin over WebSocket** - a
+  strong arm's-length model for making a design doc agent-writable (mirrors Maggie's
+  own MCP posture).
+- **drawio** - the `mxConstants` STYLE_* key table is a **validated allow-list** for
+  LLM-emitted styles; `mxEdgeStyle` routing + hierarchical/tree/organic **auto-layout**
+  mean a generated node+edge list can self-position; `.drawio` pages are often
+  **deflate+base64** compressed.
+- **krita** - an **adjustment/filter layer holds a serialized filter config** = a
+  non-destructive recipe living in the layer stack; ops are **mask/selection-scoped**;
+  `.kra` is `zip(manifest XML + per-layer blobs)`; a **Python scripting API** and a
+  JSON-manifest plugin boundary let a generative backend register like any filter -
+  the "AI as a swappable backend" posture.

package/references/ffmpeg-recipes.md

@@ -128,3 +128,24 @@ maggie tool maggie_video.py compile --spec timeline.json   # declarative timelin
 maggie tool maggie_video.py --run encode --input in.mov --output out.mp4   # actually runs
 maggie tool maggie_video.py presets
 ```
+
+## More filters worth reaching for (confirmed in libavfilter)
+
+- **Green-screen / keying** (UGC, product on a brand background):
+  `chromakey=0x00FF00:0.1:0.0` (or `colorkey`), clean fringes with `despill`.
+- **Fade to/from black** (distinct from clip crossfade): `fade=t=in:st=0:d=0.5`,
+  `fade=t=out:st=9.5:d=0.5`.
+- **Brand color grade / LUT**: `lut3d=brand.cube`, or `curves`/`eq`/`colorbalance`/`hue`.
+- **Karaoke captions**: `subtitles=in.ass` with a full ASS file (word highlight) -
+  pairs with whisper `--highlight_words` ([captions](captions-transcription.md)).
+- **Focus/credits**: `gblur` + `vignette`; `scroll` for scrolling outros.
+- **GPU fast path** when hardware is present: `overlay_cuda`/`overlay_vulkan`,
+  `xfade_opencl` for long renders.
+
+## Target-filesize social presets (HandBrake idea)
+
+Beyond aspect, encode to **fit under a platform's upload cap**: pick a two-pass video
+bitrate from the cap and duration - `bitrate_bits = size_bytes * 8 / duration - audio`
+- e.g. "25 MB / 30 s / 1080p". A named preset bundles `(upload cap, max duration) ->
+resolution + bitrate`. (HandBrake ships exactly these as "Social 25 MB 30 Seconds"
+presets.)

package/references/generative-visuals.md

@@ -119,3 +119,26 @@ nannou - licenses in the table above. Capture pipeline: see
   prompting, ControlNet/IP-Adapter conditioning), see
   [AI media generation](ai-media-generation.md) and
   [design editor patterns](design-editor-patterns.md).
+
+### Headless capture + 3D export (from full-source study)
+
+How to render these engines **without a screen**, and extra output formats worth
+knowing:
+
+- **Babylon.js `NullEngine`** (Apache-2.0) - first-class **server-side headless**
+  rendering (no GPU/canvas); the cleanest headless story for render-automation jobs,
+  plus a built-in **procedural-texture library** (brick/cloud/fire/marble/noise/wood),
+  `CreateScreenshotUsingRenderTarget` for 4K+ stills from a small viewport, and
+  **NodeMaterial** (shaders serialize to JSON - an LLM-emittable look). This is the
+  concrete reason to pick Babylon over three for automation.
+- **three.js** (MIT) - `readRenderTargetPixels()`/`...Async` read pixels from an
+  offscreen `WebGLRenderTarget` (true headless high-res, not on-screen canvas);
+  **SVGRenderer** emits a 3D scene as editable SVG; **USDZExporter** turns a 3D product
+  into a free **iOS AR Quick Look** asset; **GPUComputationRenderer** (ping-pong FBO
+  sim: flocking/fluid) = a living, seeded generative hero background.
+- **openFrameworks** (MIT) - `ofFbo` offscreen framebuffer for arbitrary-res stills;
+  **ofxEmscripten** compiles a desktop sketch to WebAssembly for the browser;
+  **ofxSvg** parses + emits structured SVG.
+- **Processing** - `PSurfaceNone` (headless) and `createGraphics(big)` (render larger
+  than the screen -> high-res still). License at feature granularity: core raster is
+  LGPL, but **SVG/PDF export is in non-core (GPL)** - reimplement, don't vendor.

package/references/image-recipes.md

@@ -103,6 +103,36 @@ inkscape in.svg --export-id=badge --export-id-only --export-type=png --export-fi
 inkscape in.svg --export-type=png --export-dpi=300 --export-area-page --export-filename=print.png
 ```
 
+**From the real source (GitLab `inkscape/inkscape`, 1.5-dev — the GitHub mirror is a
+stub; CLI flags above all confirmed current against `man/inkscape.pod.in`).** Three
+net-new capabilities worth adopting, all still arm's-length (no GPL vendored):
+
+- **Actions pipeline + batch (`--actions` / `--shell`).** One invocation can run an
+  ordered list of verbs, so a cleanup+flatten+export is a single call instead of a
+  chain. `maggie_image.py svg-export` can emit this for a "clean then export" job:
+  ```bash
+  inkscape in.svg \
+    --actions="select-all;object-to-path;vacuum-defs;export-plain-svg;export-filename:flat.svg;export-do"
+  # batch many files through one long-lived process (no per-file startup cost):
+  inkscape --shell < actions.txt      # one actions line per file, ending in export-do
+  ```
+  Useful actions: `object-to-path` / `all-objects-to-paths` (outline shapes+text),
+  `path-simplify`, boolean `path-union` / `path-difference` / `path-intersection`,
+  `vacuum-defs` (drop unused defs — shrinks file), and the `export-*` action family.
+  `inkscape --action-list` prints every verb.
+- **Geometry query (`--query-all` / `--query-id`).** Discover element ids and their
+  bounding boxes *before* `--export-id` slicing, so a generated slice list is correct:
+  ```bash
+  inkscape in.svg --query-all          # id,x,y,w,h per object (CSV) — feed --export-id
+  inkscape in.svg --query-id=badge --query-x --query-y --query-width --query-height
+  ```
+  `maggie_image.py svg-query` emits this (pairs with the per-id export above).
+- **Extra export flags:** `--export-page=all|N` + `--export-margin` (multi-page PDF/
+  SVG slicing), `--export-overwrite`, `--export-png-color-mode=Gray_8|RGBA_16` and
+  `--export-png-use-dithering`, `--export-pdf-version=1.5` / `--export-ps-level=3`,
+  `--export-latex` (PDF+LaTeX overlay for papers), `--export-plain-svg` (strip
+  Inkscape namespaces for clean handoff).
+
 ## Layered composite + named looks (Pinta vocabulary)
 
 Blend modes map from a raster editor's layer stack onto ImageMagick `-compose`:
@@ -121,3 +151,16 @@ non-destructive edit recipe): `grayscale` (`-colorspace Gray`), `sepia`
 `maggie_image.py composite` and `maggie_image.py look` generate these. For a
 reusable, batchable edit *recipe* (a JSON stack of named ops applied to many photos),
 see [design editor patterns](design-editor-patterns.md).
+
+## More ImageMagick ops worth baking in (confirmed in source)
+
+- **`-auto-orient`** first in every pipeline - fixes sideways phone photos by EXIF
+  (`maggie_image.py` resize/social/trim already prepend it).
+- **`-thumbnail WxH`** - metadata-stripping fast resize; a better default than
+  `-resize` for web/OG thumbnails.
+- **`-fuzz N% -trim +repage`** - trim a uniform border or cut a product/logo out of
+  its background (`maggie_image.py trim`).
+- **`-clut` / `-hald-clut`** - repeatable LUT brand grading (raster equivalent of
+  ffmpeg `lut3d`).
+- **`-distort perspective '<src coords> <dst coords>'`** - place a screenshot into a
+  device mockup.

package/references/programmatic-video.md

@@ -78,3 +78,25 @@ apply.
 `libx264 -crf 14-20 -preset slow/medium -pix_fmt yuv420p -movflags +faststart`,
 even dimensions, plus 960px / 800x500 GIF deliverables. For transparent output,
 Revideo uses per-format pixel formats (`yuva420p` WebM, `yuva444p10le` ProRes).
+
+## Remotion's real renderer (from source) and the ideas to borrow
+
+Source study (Remotion License - concept only, no vendoring) shows Remotion is **not**
+the base64-PNG pipe we lump with Revideo/Motion Canvas: it drives headless Chromium
+over CDP, captures frames via **shared memory**, and encodes with a **per-platform
+native Rust sidecar that statically links FFmpeg** (a long-running streaming process),
+plus a bundled `ffmpeg` for the final stitch. Borrowable ideas (improve our Part C):
+
+- **A readiness gate, not just a fake clock.** `delayRender()`/`continueRender()`: a
+  component declares async work pending and the renderer blocks the screenshot until
+  all handles clear, reporting **labeled** open handles on timeout. Add an explicit
+  readiness handshake (plus a per-frame `await document.fonts.ready`) to Part C so no
+  frame is captured before fonts/data/images are ready - prevents FOUT/half-loaded
+  frames.
+- **Tab-pool concurrency**: open N browser pages, each seeking a different frame in
+  parallel (frame range / N).
+- **Chunked parallel encode + seamless concat**: split the frame range, encode chunks
+  independently, concat without re-encode - throughput for long renders.
+- **Kept-open, LRU-cached source-video decoders**: for embedded video assets, keep the
+  decoder open and cache frames so repeated seeks to a timestamp are cheap (our flat
+  timeline currently punts this to raw ffmpeg `-ss`).

package/references/video-timeline-model.md

@@ -161,10 +161,28 @@ GPL = concept only):
   `blendMode` values on overlay clips: Porter-Duff (`Over, Under, In, Out, ATop, Copy,
   Matte`) + blends (`Multiply, Screen, Overlay, SoftLight, HardLight, ColorBurn,
   ColorDodge, Difference, Exclusion, Hue, Saturation, Color, Luminosity`).
-- **Xsheet tabular timing** (opentoonz/tahoma2d, BSD). An optional rows=frames /
-  columns=assets exposure grid (cells = a drawing exposed for N frames, with holds) -
-  an LLM- and spreadsheet-friendly way to author precise timing, convertible to this
-  JSON timeline.
+- **Xsheet tabular timing** (opentoonz/tahoma2d, **BSD - code reusable with
+  attribution, a direct port target**). An optional rows=frames / columns=assets
+  exposure grid (cells = a drawing exposed for N frames; a *hold* is the same cell
+  repeated). The source implements this (and more of our model than we first credited)
+  in `TXsheet` / `TXshCellColumn` (`std::vector<TXshCell> m_cells`) / `TXshCell`
+  (`{level, TFrameId}`) / `TFrameId` (`{frame, letter}`), plus the cell-op vocabulary
+  (`reverseCells, swingCells, stepCells, reframeCells, timeStretch`). It also backs, as
+  BSD code: the **decomposed transform channels** (`TStageObject::Channel` T_X/T_Y/
+  T_Angle/T_ScaleX/... each a keyframe curve, with parenting + `T_Path` follow-spline),
+  a **richer easing enum** (`TDoubleKeyframe::Type` = Constant / Linear / SpeedInOut /
+  EaseInOut / EaseInOutPercentage / Exponential / Expression / File), **nested
+  sub-xsheets** (`TXshChildLevel` = precomp), and a **node-graph fx schematic**
+  (`FxDag`/`TFx`). So the easing/transform/nested-clip/effect-graph extensions above
+  have a BSD implementation to port, not only GPL concept sources.
+- **Strip/effect model + full blend set** (blender VSE `Strip`, concept). The Video
+  Sequence Editor's `Strip` (input1/input2, effect strips CROSS/WIPE/GLOW/SPEED/
+  ADJUSTMENT/TEXT, a Photoshop-complete `StripBlendMode`) and **F-curve modifier stack**
+  (noise/cycles/limits/stepped) + **drivers** (property-driven channels) are strong
+  concept borrows for overlay/effect clips.
+- **OTIO interchange** (kdenlive, concept). Document a mapping to OpenTimelineIO (the
+  ASWF-standard timeline interchange): gap=blank, stack=track, externalReference=asset
+  src - so the model can round-trip with real NLEs.
 - **Optional node-graph "effect graph"** (Natron, concept) for branched layered effects
   (mask -> blur -> merge) that a linear track can't express - heavy; a documented
   escape hatch, not the default.