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-# Llama Chile Shop Video Automation Pipeline
+# 🎬 LCS Pipeline
 
-This project automates the rendering, branding, and publishing of Fortnite gameplay clips for YouTube and PeerTube.
+**Automated livestream highlight rendering and publishing for Fortnite content featuring Gramps.**
 
-## Features
+This project powers the backend of [Llama Chile Shop](https://www.youtube.com/@llamachileshop), transforming raw livestream clips into polished, uploaded videos — complete with titles, thumbnails, intros/outros, and social metadata.
 
-- Auto-detection of new stream folders
+---
-- Dynamic title card overlay
-- Automated rendering and social post generation
-- Vertical & widescreen output
 
-## Setup
+## ⚙️ Features
 
-1. Clone the repo.
+* ✅ Daily folder scan for new stream sessions
-2. Create a `.env` file (see `ENVIRONMENT.md` for required keys).
+* 🎬 Clip classification (`hits/`, `misses/`, `montages/`, etc.)
-3. Install dependencies:
+* 🧠 AI-generated titles and descriptions via OpenAI
+* 🪄 Auto-stitched intro + title card + outro
+* 🖼️ Dynamic thumbnail creation with Fortnite styling
+* ⬆️ Uploads to YouTube (and PeerTube if enabled)
+* 🧾 Metadata archive and session history
+* 🐘 (Planned) Social posts to Mastodon and Bluesky
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Quick Start
 
 ```bash
+git clone https://github.com/LCS-Gramps/video-pipeline.git
+cd video-pipeline
 pip install -r requirements.txt
+cp .env.example .env  # Fill in your API keys and config
+python main.py
+```
+
+> Requires Python 3.13+ and access to mapped NAS directory (e.g. `Z:\2025.08.05\hits\`).
+
+---
+
+## 🗂️ Folder Structure
+
+```
+video-pipeline/
+├── main.py
+├── config.py
+├── .env.example
+├── modules/
+│   ├── render_engine.py
+│   ├── title_utils.py
+│   ├── thumbnail_utils.py
+│   ├── yt_poster.py
+│   └── ...
+├── assets/         # Branding assets (intros, fonts, logos)
+├── logs/           # Sync logs, wiki publish logs, etc.
+└── metadata/
+    └── history/    # Per-clip metadata archive
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+Full documentation is hosted in the GitHub Wiki:
+👉 [📖 LCS Pipeline Wiki](https://github.com/LCS-Gramps/video-pipeline/wiki)
+
+Recommended pages:
+
+* [`Home`](https://github.com/LCS-Gramps/video-pipeline/wiki)
+* [`Clip Handling Logic`](https://github.com/LCS-Gramps/video-pipeline/wiki/Clip-Handling-Logic)
+* [`Metadata Extraction`](https://github.com/LCS-Gramps/video-pipeline/wiki/Metadata-Extraction)
+* [`YouTube Upload Logic`](https://github.com/LCS-Gramps/video-pipeline/wiki/YouTube-Upload-Logic)
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Development Mode
+
+* `DEBUG=True` in `.env` disables destructive operations
+* All modules can be run/tested independently
+* Wiki editing is supported via local Markdown and `wiki_publish.log`
+
+---
+
+## 🧙 About
+
+Created by **Gramps** for Llama Chile Shop — a custom content pipeline for old-school gaming chaos.
+
+> Maintainer: `gramps@llamachile.shop`
+> Contributions welcome in the form of bug reports, pull requests, or Fortnite gifts. 🎁