From 0fefc83c36e1b33828cc58a3dc6c3a839c876719 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Zed A. Shaw" <zed.shaw@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:40:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] stories.json now encodes the duration for a transform so that
 the time code of the event isn't also controlling the time that the transform
 runs.

---
 assets/stories.json | 25 ++++++++++++-------------
 camera.cpp          |  5 +++--
 components.hpp      |  2 +-
 storyboard/ui.cpp   |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/assets/stories.json b/assets/stories.json
index 4ceea23..1961517 100644
--- a/assets/stories.json
+++ b/assets/stories.json
@@ -9,19 +9,18 @@
         "[g|h|i]"
       ],
       "beats": [
-        ["00:00", "a","pan"],
-        ["00:01", "a","shake"],
-        ["00:02", "a","pause"],
-        ["00:03", "g","pan"],
-        ["00:04", "h","pan"],
-        ["00:05", "h","bounce"],
-        ["00:06", "c1","pan"],
-        ["00:07", "c2","pan"],
-        ["00:08", "d","bounce"],
-        ["00:09", "e","shake"],
-        ["00:10", "i","pan"],
-        ["00:11", "i","shake"],
-        ["00:12", "i","bounce"]
+        ["00:00", "a","pan", "60"],
+        ["00:01", "a","shake", "30"],
+        ["00:5", "g","pan", "60"],
+        ["00:6", "h","pan", "60"],
+        ["00:7", "h","bounce", "60"],
+        ["00:8", "c1","pan", "60"],
+        ["00:9", "c2","pan", "60"],
+        ["00:10", "d","bounce", "60"],
+        ["00:11", "e","shake", "60"],
+        ["00:12", "i","pan", "60"],
+        ["00:13", "i","shake", "60"],
+        ["00:14", "i","bounce", "60"]
       ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/camera.cpp b/camera.cpp
index a0a75e7..cc1e5c1 100644
--- a/camera.cpp
+++ b/camera.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "config.hpp"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <cstdlib>
 
 namespace cinematic {
   using animate2::Animate2, std::string, std::min, std::clamp;
@@ -120,8 +121,8 @@ namespace cinematic {
     anim.sequences.clear();
     anim.forms.clear();
 
-    for(auto& [timecode, cell, transform] : story.beats) {
-      animate2::Sequence seq{.frames={0}, .durations={60}};
+    for(auto& [timecode, cell, transform, duration] : story.beats) {
+      animate2::Sequence seq{.frames={0}, .durations={std::stoi(duration)}};
       anim.sequences.try_emplace(timecode, seq);
 
       animate2::Form form{timecode, transform};
diff --git a/components.hpp b/components.hpp
index 9f33b95..17d5285 100644
--- a/components.hpp
+++ b/components.hpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace components {
     std::string image;
     std::string audio;
     std::vector<std::string> layout;
-    std::vector<std::array<std::string, 3>> beats;
+    std::vector<std::array<std::string, 4>> beats;
   };
 
   struct Combat {
diff --git a/storyboard/ui.cpp b/storyboard/ui.cpp
index 68ab1aa..a98a637 100644
--- a/storyboard/ui.cpp
+++ b/storyboard/ui.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace storyboard {
   }
 
   void UI::track_audio() {
-    auto& [timecode, cell_name, form] = $story.beats[cur_beat % $story.beats.size()];
+    auto& [timecode, cell_name, form, _] = $story.beats[cur_beat % $story.beats.size()];
     auto track_head = $audio->getPlayingOffset();
 
     auto next_beat = parse_time_code(timecode);