TCM Video Factory

**Judgment:** TCM Video Factory is a focused, practical skill for creators producing short-form health and TCM-related content. It excels at turning a topic or general theme into a structured, production-ready markdown plan (topic, character, 4-part script, image prompts, and video prompts) using Perplexity and AI video tooling. **Strengths:** - Automates otherwise manual pre-production: topic research, script drafting, and AI prompt creation are consolidated into a single workflow. - Output format (PLAN_*.md) is convenient for human review, edits, and integration into existing content pipelines. - Particularly well-suited to TikTok/Shorts/Reels workflows where 30–40 second, multi-part scripts and AI-generated visuals are standard. **Risks & Limitations:** - **Medical misinformation:** Content is health- and TCM-focused and relies on an LLM-based research API. Without expert review, scripts may contain inaccurate, incomplete, or unsafe advice (e.g., dosage, contraindications, interactions with medications). - **Regulatory compliance:** Health-related claims may conflict with local regulations (e.g., medical advertising rules, need for disclaimers). Human compliance and medical review are essential before publishing. - **Intellectual property / style mimicry:** Character prompts referencing branded aesthetics (e.g., “Pixar 3D”) may raise IP/style-mimicry concerns depending on how generated media is used and on the terms of downstream tools. - **External dependency:** Reliability and speed depend on Perplexity and generative video/image tools being available and stable. **Recommended Scenarios:** - Creators and marketers in the wellness/TCM space who want to batch-generate ideas and scripts, then **manually fact-check and adjust** before publishing. - Teams that already use AI image/video tools (e.g., Nano Banana/VEO3-like systems) and need consistent, structured prompts and scripts as inputs. - Internal ideation or draft-generation for educational or content marketing material, where content will be vetted by qualified health professionals and legal/compliance teams before external release.