Things I wish I knew

Numbered list that builds line by line from a caps title. Stages: “Three things I wish I knew before moving to Lisbon.” The video is a list and you want viewers to know how long the payoff takes. Fits lines like “Five things I wish I knew before my first marathon.”.

Open my video with this hook: "Things I wish I knew" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/hooks/things-i-wish-i-knew/preset.json (pass its "preset" to the engine).
Engine (MIT, no dependencies, ES module): https://24fps.dev/editor/engine.js. Download the engine next to your page (curl -O) rather than importing cross-origin, then import { mount } from "./engine.js" in a <script type="module"> served over http.
Wiring: root = a position:relative box at the video's size. media = { main }: main is a wrapper holding my video, filling the root. Then const fx = mount(root, { kind: "text", preset, media }) and call fx.render(seconds) every frame. The preset runs 4s from t = 0; offset t to place it later. It is seek-safe: drive it from the GSAP timeline in HyperFrames or call render(frame / fps) in Remotion. Before capturing frames, await (fx.ready ?? document.fonts.ready). Check it on my footage: if text is hidden behind the subject or doesn't read against my colours, nudge the layer positions or colours.
Replace the demo text with mine: set preset.layers[n].text (use \n for line breaks); if none given, write lines that fit my footage and tell me.
Hook formula: [Number] things I wish I knew before [experience].
Field reference: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/llms.txt. Keep sizes as fractions of the frame height so it works at any resolution. Credit: 24fps.dev/video-editor
Formula
[Number] things I wish I knew before [experience].
Example lines
Three things I wish I knew before moving to Lisbon. · Five things I wish I knew before my first marathon. · Four things I wish I knew before buying a camera. · Three things I wish I knew before my first job in design.
Beats
0.0s Title '3 things I wish I knew' fades in. → 0.3s Item 1 'Cash still matters' slides in. → 0.5s Item 2 'Hills are brutal' slides in. → 0.7s Item 3 'Rent drops in winter' slides in. → 1.4s Speaker holds up fingers as each line lands, three short beats at roughly 0.3 s spacing, quick whoosh per item.
Technique
Numbered list hook: Promise a counted, scannable payoff.
Footage
Man talking and gesturing, Pexels

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