Scenes and layouts
What a Vidext module is made of, and the building blocks the builder composes.
A published module is not a video file. It is an ordered sequence of scenes — interactive, narrated screens a learner moves through. Each scene uses a layout: a building block with a specific teaching job. The builder picks layouts to match what each moment of the module needs.
The layout families
| Layout | Teaching job |
|---|---|
| Start | Opens the module: title, overview, and module metrics. |
| Chapter intro | Marks the start of a chapter and frames what is coming. |
| Bullet points | Teaches a set of key points, revealed with narration. |
| Bullet points with media | Key points paired with a supporting image. |
| Stack cards | A series of cards for concepts that benefit from one-at-a-time focus. |
| Statement | A single bold claim or takeaway, full screen on your branded background, with each phrase highlighted as it is narrated. |
| Explanatory | One to three paragraphs shown and spoken in order, for an idea that needs prose rather than bullets. |
| Content with presenter | A talking presenter (avatar video) alongside the teaching content. |
| Image with presenter | A talking presenter paired with a full image. |
| Video | A single playable video asset, front and center. |
| Quiz | Knowledge checks — multiple choice or true/false, with explanations. |
| Outro | Closes the module: recap and completion. |
Narration is part of the content
Every scene can carry voice narration — the spoken script that drives pacing, auto-advance, and subtitles. Narration is generated with the module (and polished for natural speech), uses the voice you choose, and becomes presenter video only after you publish. See Voices and narration.
Why this matters to you
- Editing is structural, not pixel-level. When you ask for changes — "make chapter two shorter," "add a quiz about refunds" — Vidext edits scenes and layouts, keeping the module coherent.
- Quality is consistent. Layouts encode design and pedagogy decisions once, so every module looks designed rather than generated.
- Interactivity is built in. Quizzes can require an answer before the learner continues, and every interaction is measured.
For developers
Scenes are typed, validated data — see the schema-level view in The content model.
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