How clips are chosen

Peak Score: editorial signals, current-event relevance and evergreen potential.

The Peakframe difference

Peak Score · understand the potential.

Every score links to its reasoning, source cues, evergreen assessment and an optional recent-coverage check. Use the score to compare editorial possibilities and decide where to improve the cut.

Editorial potential, not promised views. Scores are heuristic estimates, not calibrated probabilities of virality. Peakframe does not currently import your channel analytics or measure causal engagement lift.

Peak Score v2: nine components

  • Hook strength · 20%
  • Standalone clarity · 15%
  • Emotional or intellectual tension · 15%
  • Payoff strength · 15%
  • Quotation value · 10%
  • Information density · 10%
  • Visual editability · 5%
  • Replay potential · 5%
  • Comment, share and save potential · 5%

Each assessed signal receives 0–10. The score is the weighted average of assessed signals, multiplied by 10. Unassessed signals are excluded and coverage is disclosed. Currently visual editability is unassessed, so the transcript estimate covers 95% of configured weight. An unassessed signal is not a zero and is not proof of good quality.

What the evidence means

English-language patterns identify questions, contrasts, advice, conclusion wording and concise phrases. Density uses words per second, not verified useful ideas. A payoff wording cue does not establish that the opening promise is fulfilled. Rewatch and response scores reflect practical language and questions, not measured audience actions. Picture, delivery, gestures, reactions and factual credibility need human review.

Timeline markers retain exact source and clip times, transcript excerpts, contextual wording and confidence. A PROOF marker means evidence-related wording appeared; it does not verify a claim. A DEAD ZONE means a transcript gap; listen for music or reactions before shortening it.

Strategy Fit is separate

Each available preset has a transparent readiness checklist. This answers “Can I make this edit with the available material and controls?” It does not answer “Will this go viral?” Explore the strategy field guide and compare current versus proposed edits in the studio.

Evergreen and current-event relevance

Time references and practical language suggest whether an excerpt may age. Optional GDELT searches show dated source links from recent coverage. Verify the recording date, publication date and actual connection yourself. Topic matches are not fact-checks. These assessments stay separate from the numerical score.

Score versions and selection preferences

New suggestions and saved studio edits use v2. Earlier clips retain their original eight-signal score until you choose “Reassess this cut” on the analysis page or save an edit. The original method used hook 22%, novelty 18%, tension 10%, emotion 10%, density 10%, context 15%, boundaries 7.5% and duration 7.5%. Scores from different versions are not directly comparable.

Selection preferences still control discovery and its original ranking signals. Peak Score v2 uses the fixed, published weights above for the final editorial assessment. Your source discovery score is retained in the stored analysis for provenance.