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+# --- Binary input assets (per README guideline) ---
+# Audio
+*.mp3
+*.wav
+*.flac
+*.aac
+*.ogg
+*.wma
+*.m4a
+
+# Images
+*.png
+*.jpg
+*.jpeg
+*.gif
+*.webp
+*.svg
+*.bmp
+*.ico
+
+# Fonts
+*.ttf
+*.otf
+*.woff
+*.woff2
+
+# Material video clips
+*.mp4
+*.mov
+*.avi
+*.mkv
+*.webm
+
+# --- Video output ---
+*.mp4
+*.mov
+*.avi
+*.mkv
+*.webm
+
+# --- Remotion / Node.js ---
+node_modules/
+out/
+dist/
+remotion-studio/
+
+# --- OS / IDE ---
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~