Practical guide

A release checklist for AI-assisted explainers

Last materially reviewed 2026-09-24

Quick answerApprove meaning, evidence, sound, text and destination separately; a successful render answers only whether a file was produced.
What to know

Watch once as the intended viewer

Begin with the production brief and watch the exported file without pausing. Can the viewer understand the promised action or distinction? Note points that require prior knowledge the brief did not assume. An editor who has seen a script twenty times can mentally supply missing information. Ask an appropriate reviewer to inspect unfamiliar passages where possible, and do not interpret a polished visual style as evidence that the explanation works.

What to know

Run a factual and visual pass

Check names, numbers, conditions, source dates and the relationship between the narration and pictures. Reject generated interfaces that imply unverified product behavior. Confirm that examples are clearly illustrative and that no synthetic presenter appears to supply a real testimonial. Keep sensitive records and unapproved material out of the final file. Where a claim cannot be established, narrow or remove it rather than relying on a general disclaimer at the end.

What to know

Inspect sound and text independently

Listen for pronunciation, clipped words and competing music. Then review captions, on-screen labels and any transcript against the approved meaning. Check required visual information that a listener cannot see. W3C’s media guidance explains why several forms of access may be necessary. Our checklist helps organize review but does not certify accessibility or legal compliance. Use the relevant expertise when the audience or subject requires more than an ordinary editorial check.

What to know

Record the release, not just the export

For a fictional support explainer, record the final filename, script version, reviewer, publication destination and next review trigger. Verify the actual uploaded playback after any destination processing. Preserve the previous approved file for reference without leaving confusing public duplicates. If a critical question remains, mark the release held and state the exact missing answer. The useful outcome is a correct, maintainable explanation—not a folder containing a file called final-final.

Continue when useful

Next: Make a video understandable beyond its soundtrack

Plan captions, necessary visual descriptions, a useful transcript and an appropriate player together; do not bolt accessibility onto the last export.

Open Make a video understandable beyond its soundtrack →

Sources used for this page

These records support the facts and comparisons above. Merchant-controlled records are labelled so you can separate product claims from independent evidence.

  1. W3C accessible audio/video guidance — Standards and certification reference · w3.org · Publisher independence not verified · checked 2026-09-24
  2. Fliki text-to-video workflow — Merchant documentation · fliki.ai · Merchant-controlled · checked 2026-09-24
  3. Fliki content and service terms — Merchant documentation · fliki.ai · Merchant-controlled · checked 2026-09-24
ORIGINAL REVIEW PAIR / FICTIONAL EXAMPLES

A polished draft can still be on hold.

HOLD THE RELEASE

The button that does not exist

The narration sounds clear, but a generated dashboard illustrates a control that the real product does not have.

Next: Replace it with approved evidence and check the instruction again. Better animation will not repair the claim.

READY FOR FINAL REVIEW

The explanation with a record

A checked script, a real sample screen and matching captions are connected to the same version and destination.

Next: Watch the actual export and record the release decision. This is not an observed customer outcome.

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