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Review before publishing

Automatic checks catch technical problems. Whether the story is accurate and whether you may publish it is up to you, so watch the exported file once before it goes online.

Check	What to look for
Story	It answers the question in your brief, without gaps or overstatement
Sources	Key claims say what the source actually says
Pictures	Footage, maps, names, dates and graphics match the sentence they belong to
Sound	No mispronounced names, music below the voice, no abrupt cuts
Captions	Names, numbers and timing; nothing covers a graphic
Rights	Every piece of media in the final cut and the credits it needs
Final file	The downloaded MP4, not the preview

Final render stage waiting for confirmation, with the rendered master ready for review. — The final render waits for your confirmation in Manual mode.

Watching three times is quicker than it sounds. Once with sound for story and narration, once muted to see whether every picture fits its sentence, and once on a phone for text size and loudness. Illustrative footage is illustration, never proof of the claim it sits under.

Tip: Found an error after publishing? Fix it in the editor, export again and replace the upload.

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