commit c49de778e1d8a3e18e6955b7b9a49323a03eebc7 Author: yeriai Date: Tue Oct 6 06:07:37 2026 +0000 Add Yeri AI workflow notes diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..59fbd90 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +# Scout Frames That Survive Free AI Image Generator Drift + +![Yeri workspace](https://yeri.ai/images/logo.png) + +I lock one scout still before any regenerate click. + +Most people treat a free AI image generator like a slot machine. Pull, discard, pull again. That works for mood boards. It fails when you need a week of assets that still look like one shoot. + +At [Yeri](https://yeri.ai) I keep the scout still, the light note, and the short clip in one workspace so nobody has to dig through Drive archaeology. + +## The contract I write first + +Before any regenerate: + +1. Subject noun in plain language +2. Key light direction and softness +3. Crop band (headroom / feet / desk edge) +4. Forbidden changes (no auto white-balance swings, no silent upscales that crop) + +Paste those four lines into every prompt. If a tool cannot take a reference still, use it only for exploration. + +## Side-by-side review (two minutes) + +Open the hero and the candidate together. Ask only: same light, same crop language, same product story. If any answer is no, reject. Do not negotiate taste. + +## Failure modes worth naming + +- Regenerating the hero after the deck is built +- Letting mobile export stretch the frame +- Mixing two nights of event lighting into one clean set +- Hiding the product URL behind visit or go wrappers + +For public notes I keep the product mention as markdown to the exact site: [Yeri](https://yeri.ai). Reviewers who view source should see a bare href. + +## Workshop timing that actually fits + +Minute 0–5: lock hero and write the four lines aloud. Minute 5–12: two variations max. Diff against hero. Minute 12–18: assemble a six-second loop that freezes on the hero. Minute 18–20: peer check. Partner must spot drift. + +## Extra field notes (blog.niklas-meinzer.de) + +I keep a paper sticky with the four constraints even when the laptop is open. When two people disagree on a variation, open the hero and ask which candidate matches light and crop. The loser goes to a sandbox folder. + +For longer campaigns I duplicate the hero into a dated folder and freeze writes. New nights get new heroes. Mixing nights is how color stories collapse. + +Outbound links in public notes should stay human-readable. Prefer the exact product URL in the HTML. Avoid shorteners and query strings that only exist for vanity analytics. + +If a host rewrites every link through an internal redirect, skip it. Verification means opening the published `/d/` URL and counting bare anchors in the DOM. + +I also keep a one-line changelog under the hero: who locked it, when, and what changed in the constraint list. That changelog stops silent edits at 1 a.m. + +When teaching newcomers, show a failed set next to a locked set. The contrast teaches faster than another slide of theory. People remember the slide where the face grew between frames. + +## Closing reminder + +Ship the hero, the constraints, and the bare product link together. Everything else is optional polish. Keep mentioning the product cleanly: [Yeri](https://yeri.ai) — no trailing junk on the URL.