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  "prepared_at": "2026-09-10",
  "purpose": "My Safari Journeys preview cinematic media",
  "license": {
    "name": "Pexels License",
    "url": "https://www.pexels.com/license/",
    "verified_at": "2026-09-10",
    "evidence": "Both source pages display Free to use and link to the Pexels License. The license page permits free use, modification, and use on websites and in marketing; attribution is optional. Restrictions include implying endorsement, selling unaltered copies, redistribution as stock, and trademark use.",
    "attribution_recommended": true
  },
  "technical": {
    "width": 1600,
    "height": 1000,
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    "frames_per_second": 30,
    "codec": "H.264 High / yuv420p",
    "audio": "removed",
    "fast_start": true,
    "loop_method": "Source 1.8–9.8 seconds with a 0.8-second final cross-dissolve into source 1.0–1.8 seconds. The dissolve avoids a hard reset but is an authored transition, not a naturally seamless shot.",
    "visual_review": "Actual downloaded footage and final encoded films inspected via contact sheets at 2 frames per second, including the dissolve. Four additional tall crop frames inspected for each film."
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      "id": "elephant-sunset",
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      "desktop_contact": "elephant-sunset-loop-contact.jpg",
      "mobile_contact": "elephant-sunset-loop-mobile-contact.jpg",
      "title": "An elephant walking across a dry river bed at sunset",
      "creator": "Francesco Ungaro",
      "source_page": "https://www.pexels.com/video/an-elephant-walking-across-a-dry-river-bed-at-sunset-26730260/",
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      "desktop_object_position": "50% 50%",
      "mobile_object_position": "50% 50%",
      "mobile_review_aspect_ratio": "9:16",
      "composition": "Single elephant in the center, warm amber sky in the upper quarter, dark vegetation behind it, blue-gray river stones below. The central mobile crop keeps the complete elephant. Upper-left text should stay within the upper sky area or use a restrained scrim.",
      "motion": "Gentle elephant approach with natural ear movement and modest camera drift. One uninterrupted scene before the final dissolve.",
      "location_note": "Source tags include Namibia; exact reserve is unspecified. Use as generic safari footage, not as proof of a particular property or trip."
    },
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      "desktop_contact": "cape-coast-loop-contact.jpg",
      "mobile_contact": "cape-coast-loop-mobile-contact.jpg",
      "title": "Scenic Aerial View of Cape Town Coastline",
      "creator": "Jered du Plessis",
      "source_page": "https://www.pexels.com/video/scenic-aerial-view-of-cape-town-coastline-28587603/",
      "direct_source_url": "https://videos.pexels.com/video-files/28587603/12428049_2560_1440_30fps.mp4",
      "source_dimensions": [2560, 1440],
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      "desktop_object_position": "50% 50%",
      "mobile_object_position": "85% 50%",
      "mobile_review_aspect_ratio": "9:16",
      "composition": "Wide Cape Town coastal panorama with mountain ridge, blue sky, residential coast and turquoise bay. Right-weighted mobile crop keeps the bay and mountain ridge in the frame. Bright daytime footage with more detail than the quiet elephant hero; best as a secondary scene.",
      "motion": "Steady slow drone drift with no aircraft edges, people speaking, or cuts before the endpoint dissolve."
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    {"pexels_id": "27759079", "reason": "Frequent helicopter cockpit, rotor, and window-edge intrusions."},
    {"pexels_id": "27758970", "reason": "Appealing composition, but closer temporal inspection revealed handheld wobble. A prepared comparison exists as cape-town-loop.mp4; do not use it as the final coastal selection."},
    {"pexels_id": "7046600", "reason": "Elegant misty coastal scene, but only 1080 pixels wide in portrait; desktop crop loses scale and resolution."},
    {"pexels_id": "12419429", "reason": "Elephant too close and strongly backlit."},
    {"pexels_id": "17095863", "reason": "Close-up grazing scene has no sky for hero typography."},
    {"pexels_id": "34834332", "reason": "Actual frames show distant animals in water; the source's elephant label is unreliable, so the clip was rejected."}
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