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Documentation & tutorial videos
Documentation is text that already explains something well. direktor converts a page into a narrated walkthrough video, and because it runs from a CLI, you can regenerate the video in CI whenever the docs change.
input a docs page, tutorial or changelog → output narrated 1920×1080 MP4
Why direktor fits
- You maintain written docs and want a video companion without a manual edit each release.
- The pipeline can live in a GitHub Action so videos rebuild on every docs update.
- Per-segment stills are an acceptable visual — you are explaining, not demoing live UI.
- You want the intermediates version-controlled next to the docs.
A typical run
- Point the CLI at the docs page rendered to plain text.
- Run direktor build page.txt in a CI job.
- Commit image_prompts.json so visual choices are reviewable in PRs.
- Attach output.mp4 to the release or embed it in the docs.
Honest caveat
direktor illustrates concepts with generated stills; it cannot record your actual UI or terminal. Pair it with a screen recorder when you need real product footage.
Try it on your own text
The quickstart takes you from install to a finished MP4 in six steps.