Add background video reference pack

ASSET-LICENSES.md

@@ -244,3 +244,18 @@ archive metadata. It does not grant rights in third-party settings or names,
 generation services, Warpkeep trademarks or canonical identity, or unrelated
 Warpkeep material by implication. The release describes The Core only as a
 Warpkeep faction and does not include outside reference imagery or branding.
+
+## Warpkeep background-video creation reference pack
+
+- **Set:** exact supplied 10.08-second castle/Core concept MP4, low-poly Core spire PNG, two Core crest-treatment PNGs, Warpkeep title-menu castle PNG, deterministic previews, manifests, and checksums
+- **Release:** `background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03`
+- **Snapshot date:** 2026-08-03
+- **Deposit authority:** Ael explicitly requested packaging and public upload to Warpkeep-Assets for future background-video creation reference.
+- **License status:** public archival and GitHub Release distribution authorized; no separate open-license grant asserted
+
+This authorization covers publication and distribution of the named
+byte-exact reference package, its deterministic Git-tracked previews, and its
+archive metadata. It does not grant rights in third-party tools or services,
+Warpkeep or faction trademarks and canonical identity, or unrelated Warpkeep
+material by implication. Reference designation and repository presence do not
+by themselves assert current live-game integration or final production status.

README.md

@@ -12,6 +12,29 @@ Integration notes below describe what each asset release itself authorized or
 asserted when it was published. See the [Warpkeep repository](https://github.com/ael-dev3/Warpkeep)
 for the current live runtime.
 
+[![Warpkeep background-video reference pack](previews/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03/00-background-video-reference-overview.jpg)](https://github.com/ael-dev3/Warpkeep-Assets/releases/tag/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03)
+
+## Background-video creation references
+
+The 2026-08-03 reference release preserves **five supplied source files** for
+future Warpkeep menu-background and cinematic-video work: a 10.08-second
+vertical castle-and-Core concept clip, a low-poly Core spire render, two Core
+crest treatments, and the current Warpkeep title-menu castle composition.
+Every source is retained byte-for-byte inside one checksum-addressed ZIP; only
+its archive path is made descriptive.
+
+| Source | Technical read | Intended reference |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Animated concept | 834×1112, 60 fps H.264, stereo AAC | Castle foreground, sunset realm, distant Core animation |
+| Core spire render | 1920×1080 PNG | Low-poly structure and emissive-violet language |
+| Core crest treatments | 1600×1600 and 1254×1254 PNG | Dark presentation and green-screen compositing options |
+| Warpkeep menu castle | 2548×1474 PNG | Current title/menu layout and atmosphere |
+
+**[Download the background-video reference pack](https://github.com/ael-dev3/Warpkeep-Assets/releases/tag/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03)** · [manifest](releases/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03/manifest.json) · [provenance](provenance/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03.md) · [video contact sheet](previews/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03/01-source-video-contact-sheet.jpg)
+
+This is a visual-development archive rather than a runtime bundle or final
+compositing contract. Current live-game integration is not asserted.
+
 [![Warpkeep — The Core faction crest](previews/the-core-faction-crest-2026-08-03/00-the-core-faction-crest-showcase.jpg)](https://github.com/ael-dev3/Warpkeep-Assets/releases/tag/the-core-faction-crest-2026-08-03)
 
 ## The Core faction crest
@@ -163,6 +186,7 @@ Large masters do not live in normal Git history. They are published as immutable
 
 ## Asset releases
 
+- [`background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03`](https://github.com/ael-dev3/Warpkeep-Assets/releases/tag/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03) — one verified reference ZIP preserving the supplied 10.08-second castle/Core MP4 and four PNG references byte-for-byte, with internal and release-level checksums, [public provenance](provenance/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03.md), a visual overview, and a six-frame video contact sheet
 - [`the-core-faction-crest-2026-08-03`](https://github.com/ael-dev3/Warpkeep-Assets/releases/tag/the-core-faction-crest-2026-08-03) — exact supplied 1024px transparent master for The Core faction, three individually downloadable safe-padded runtime PNGs, a complete 15-file source/runtime kit, checksums, [public provenance](provenance/the-core-faction-crest-2026-08-03.md), and a two-image Git-tracked gallery
 - [`hegemony-citizens-keep-services-2026-08-03`](https://github.com/ael-dev3/Warpkeep-Assets/releases/tag/hegemony-citizens-keep-services-2026-08-03) — eight game-ready Hegemony keep citizens, including two civic orders and two exotic mounted roles, with 32 four-LOD runtime GLBs, 9 privacy-sanitized editable Blender sources, 21 PNGs, 73/73 QA checks, package manifests, nested checksums, [public provenance](provenance/hegemony-citizens-keep-services-2026-08-03.md), and a Git-tracked two-image release gallery
 - [`hegemony-unit-corps-2026-08-03`](https://github.com/ael-dev3/Warpkeep-Assets/releases/tag/hegemony-unit-corps-2026-08-03) — twelve game-ready Hegemony infantry, ranged, and cavalry units with 48 four-LOD runtime GLBs, 15 privacy-sanitized editable Blender sources, 39 PNGs, package manifests, nested checksums and license notices, [public provenance](provenance/hegemony-unit-corps-2026-08-03.md), and a Git-tracked four-image gallery

manifests/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03.source.json

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+  "assetId": "warpkeep.references.background-video.2026-08-03",
+  "archivePurpose": "Preserve future-reference media for Warpkeep menu-background and cinematic video creation.",
+  "snapshotDate": "2026-08-03",
+  "designation": {
+    "name": "Warpkeep background-video creation reference pack",
+    "role": "future menu-background and cinematic video visual development",
+    "runtimeIntegration": "reference-only; current integration not asserted"
+  },
+  "source": {
+    "suppliedBy": "Ael",
+    "authorization": "Ael explicitly requested packaging and public upload to Warpkeep-Assets.",
+    "preservation": "All source files are byte-exact; archive paths alone were renamed descriptively."
+  },
+  "licensePolicy": {
+    "spdx": null,
+    "status": "public-archive-authorized-no-separate-open-license",
+    "scope": "Public archival and GitHub Release distribution are authorized for this named reference pack. No separate open-license, trademark, or canonical-identity grant is asserted."
+  },
+  "sourceFiles": [
+    {
+      "path": "source/video/warpkeep-castle-core-background-concept-vertical.mp4",
+      "suppliedBasename": "019fc883-7004-7794-bd80-5574b1ff16c1.mp4",
+      "role": "animated castle-and-Core skyline concept",
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+      "sha256": "37677f9b872687336f54f76b126ccfe6570a208c974c6f2240ad028e8c4b592f",
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+        ],
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+          "bit_rate": "3563533"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "source/images/core-spire-low-poly-reference.png",
+      "suppliedBasename": "4a494e95-df4f-4ab9-8b9b-2b0a99b04035.png",
+      "role": "low-poly Core spire reference",
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+        "height": 1080,
+        "mode": "RGB",
+        "format": "PNG",
+        "alpha": false
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "source/images/core-crest-dark-reference.png",
+      "suppliedBasename": "1bd84fd6-1393-45a9-ad4b-be9144d6930d.png",
+      "role": "dark-background Core crest reference",
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+      "image": {
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+        "height": 1600,
+        "mode": "RGBA",
+        "format": "PNG",
+        "alpha": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "source/images/core-crest-green-screen-reference.png",
+      "suppliedBasename": "6e186778-821b-4ce3-a4db-97b4c49968c5.png",
+      "role": "green-screen Core crest reference",
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+      "image": {
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+        "height": 1254,
+        "mode": "RGBA",
+        "format": "PNG",
+        "alpha": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "source/images/warpkeep-menu-castle-reference.png",
+      "suppliedBasename": "Screenshot 2026-08-03 at 6.23.10\u202fPM.png",
+      "role": "Warpkeep title-menu castle reference",
+      "bytes": 6408550,
+      "sha256": "bb83aa18e8ad8d43351c81755fe53ffc19b0139e84f1e4b59d35ab9d7b94f0e8",
+      "image": {
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+        "height": 1474,
+        "mode": "RGBA",
+        "format": "PNG",
+        "alpha": true
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "release": {
+    "tag": "background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03",
+    "attachments": [
+      {
+        "name": "warpkeep-background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03-v1.zip",
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+        "sha256": "e2b834f7016c7b08d4f37cdd366c2db859eb4b98f698f813ce52176581a32b24"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "previews": [
+    {
+      "file": "00-background-video-reference-overview.jpg",
+      "title": "Warpkeep background-video reference overview",
+      "source": "deterministic composite of all supplied references and a source-video frame",
+      "bytes": 416359,
+      "sha256": "eafed58c9a1a6debaf681b56b0334ad7a186e96cab2f309c5692b37854bd9ec0",
+      "dimensions": [
+        2400,
+        1500
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "file": "01-source-video-contact-sheet.jpg",
+      "title": "Source video contact sheet",
+      "source": "six deterministic time samples from the supplied MP4",
+      "bytes": 405485,
+      "sha256": "6115fb49d9b2be3229ecdefc23af2f78f56da1c81a04d38192360b34d9ef2374",
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+        1500
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+  ]
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previews/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03/gallery.json

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+{
+  "schema": "warpkeep.preview-gallery.v1",
+  "releaseTag": "background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03",
+  "images": [
+    {
+      "file": "00-background-video-reference-overview.jpg",
+      "title": "Warpkeep background-video reference overview",
+      "source": "deterministic composite of all supplied references and a source-video frame",
+      "bytes": 416359,
+      "sha256": "eafed58c9a1a6debaf681b56b0334ad7a186e96cab2f309c5692b37854bd9ec0",
+      "dimensions": [
+        2400,
+        1500
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "file": "01-source-video-contact-sheet.jpg",
+      "title": "Source video contact sheet",
+      "source": "six deterministic time samples from the supplied MP4",
+      "bytes": 405485,
+      "sha256": "6115fb49d9b2be3229ecdefc23af2f78f56da1c81a04d38192360b34d9ef2374",
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+        1500
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provenance/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03.md

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+# Warpkeep background-video creation reference pack
+
+- Asset identity: `warpkeep.references.background-video.2026-08-03`
+- Release tag: `background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03`
+- Snapshot date: 2026-08-03
+- Supplied by: Ael
+- Public deposit: explicitly requested and authorized by Ael
+
+## Purpose
+
+This archive preserves a compact visual-development set for future Warpkeep
+menu-background and cinematic-video creation. It is a reference archive, not a
+runtime package, a final compositing contract, or evidence that every depicted
+design is currently integrated in Warpkeep.
+
+## Byte-exact sources
+
+All five supplied files are present inside the release ZIP with exact source
+bytes. Descriptive archive paths replace opaque or screenshot-oriented source
+basenames; the original basenames remain recorded in the source manifest.
+
+| Archive role | Bytes | SHA-256 |
+| --- | ---: | --- |
+| 10.08-second castle-and-Core MP4 | 4,490,052 | `37677f9b872687336f54f76b126ccfe6570a208c974c6f2240ad028e8c4b592f` |
+| Low-poly Core spire PNG | 826,486 | `4189749ab815e7316ea67be0d922684d26fe6c7eea5a960876beb0cc8b5d47a1` |
+| Dark Core crest PNG | 2,598,550 | `aee6f1193bfc23e99e4ee4adccb538fb0d72c36a10e1f0723248bd6a6fd6b438` |
+| Green-screen Core crest PNG | 2,926,322 | `1a35c7eca7c20f6935d975705be215d457fb1a8b5040b79a661a52ee9a48500d` |
+| Warpkeep title-menu castle PNG | 6,408,550 | `bb83aa18e8ad8d43351c81755fe53ffc19b0139e84f1e4b59d35ab9d7b94f0e8` |
+
+The MP4 decodes as 834×1112 H.264 video at 60 fps with 44.1 kHz stereo AAC
+audio. The PNG sources are respectively 1920×1080 RGB, 1600×1600 RGBA,
+1254×1254 RGBA, and 2548×1474 RGBA.
+
+## Derived discovery media
+
+Two deterministic JPEG previews are tracked in Git and repeated inside the
+ZIP: a 2400×1500 overview of the entire set and an 1800×1500 six-frame contact
+sheet sampled from the supplied video. These are discovery aids only; future
+production should begin from the exact sources.
+
+No source image was repainted or generatively altered during packaging. No
+absolute local source path is included in the public manifests or archive.
+
+## Designation and boundaries
+
+The visual material connects the Hegemony castle/menu atmosphere with The
+Core's distant spire, violet energy, and machine-gothic crest language. The
+green background is retained as supplied because it may be useful for future
+keying tests; it is not designated as a canonical presentation background.
+
+The package records supplied reference media and public distribution only.
+Current live-game integration, canonical status of every treatment, and final
+background-video direction are not asserted.
+
+## License boundary
+
+Public archival and GitHub Release distribution of this named package are
+authorized. No separate open-license, trademark, or canonical-identity grant
+is asserted. Repository presence does not relicense third-party tools,
+services, settings, names, or unrelated Warpkeep material.

releases/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03/PACKAGE-NOTICE.md

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+# Package notice — Warpkeep background-video creation references
+
+This release preserves five Ael-supplied files for future Warpkeep
+menu-background and cinematic-video visual development.
+
+- All five source media files are byte-exact inside the ZIP.
+- Descriptive archive paths replace opaque source filenames; original
+  basenames remain recorded in the source manifest.
+- The overview and six-frame video contact sheet are deterministic discovery
+  derivatives and are not source replacements.
+- The package is reference-only. Current runtime integration and final
+  production status are not asserted.
+
+Public archival and GitHub Release distribution of this named package are
+authorized. No separate open-license, trademark, or canonical-identity grant
+is asserted.

releases/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03/RELEASE-NOTES.md

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+# Warpkeep background-video creation reference pack
+
+Future-reference media for Warpkeep menu-background and cinematic-video
+production, preserved as one verified ZIP.
+
+## Included source media
+
+- 10.08-second vertical castle-and-Core concept video — 834×1112, 60 fps H.264, stereo AAC
+- Low-poly Core spire reference — 1920×1080 PNG
+- Dark Core crest reference — 1600×1600 PNG
+- Green-screen Core crest reference — 1254×1254 PNG
+- Warpkeep title-menu castle reference — 2548×1474 PNG
+
+All five supplied files are byte-exact in the archive. The ZIP also contains a
+visual overview, a six-frame video contact sheet, source metadata, internal
+checksums, and a usage guide.
+
+## Verification
+
+- Release ZIP: 18,005,477 bytes
+- SHA-256: `e2b834f7016c7b08d4f37cdd366c2db859eb4b98f698f813ce52176581a32b24`
+- ZIP entries: 10
+- Source byte comparisons: 5/5 exact
+- Repository release tests: 35/35 passed
+- Independent rebuild: byte-identical ZIP
+
+This is a visual-development reference set. Current runtime integration and
+final production status are not asserted.
+
+Public archival and GitHub Release distribution of this named package are
+authorized. No separate open-license, trademark, or canonical-identity grant
+is asserted.

releases/background-video-reference-pack-2026-08-03/SHA256SUMS.txt

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