I AM NOMAD v9: lyric sync restored, 1.5s cards, song-matched ending

.gitignore

@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ production/video_project/time_airport/edits/i_am_nomad_4k_master_v7*.mp4
 production/video_project/time_airport/edits/I-Am-Nomad-FINAL-v7*.mp4
 production/video_project/time_airport/edits/i_am_nomad_4k_master_v8*.mp4
 production/video_project/time_airport/edits/I-Am-Nomad-FINAL-v8*.mp4
+production/video_project/time_airport/edits/i_am_nomad_4k_master_v9*.mp4
+production/video_project/time_airport/edits/I-Am-Nomad-FINAL-v9*.mp4

production/AWARDS_QA.md

@@ -2,7 +2,28 @@
 
 Audited June 3, 2026 23:30 PDT / June 4, 2026 06:30 UTC.
 
-## I AM NOMAD v8 — June 10, 2026 (FINAL submission deliverable)
+## I AM NOMAD v9 — June 10, 2026 (FINAL submission deliverable)
+
+The sync restoration. KK on v8: "you fucked up the sync script timing
+where the visuals and the lyrics go together." v9 re-pins the lyric
+grid exactly — duplicates at frame 380, golden fish at 808, rotunda
+at 946 (frame-grab verified) — drops the outro ambience he disliked,
+and minimizes both cards to 36f (1.5s) each so every reclaimed frame
+feeds the scenes. Total back to song-matched **53.5s / 1284f**, ending
+on the music's own outro.
+
+Within the grid: s01 keeps the FULL 8s round-1 take at native speed
+(spanA absorbed it by tightening s02/s03), s09 keeps its +1s (132f),
+s06 native float 6.58s, golden fish plays its take's first 5.75s
+native (the full-8 version cannot fit its lyric slot without
+fast-motion — grid wins by direction). Recipe: `v9_timing.json`.
+
+Masters: Mix A `edits/i_am_nomad_4k_master_v9.mp4` sha256 `811d8bdb19231aa5bbbdc020c92945c949a7c03d24da6278fbbafa96c0e2d7f0`;
+Mix B (s02/s03 beds only) `..._v9_sfx.mp4` sha256 `746546e0a9190f63d7a7f5394b6cc16d575e242952565e0ed7e9aa04d5982f43`.
+QA both: 1284f / 53.5s / 3840x2160 / 24fps / BT.709 / blackdetect 0 /
+-16.7 LUFS / -3.6 dBTP; music from frame one (head -20.3dB).
+
+## I AM NOMAD v8 — June 10, 2026 (superseded by v9)
 
 KK claimed the runtime back toward the minute: **59.583s / 1430f**
 (~0.4s headroom to 60). s01 switched to the round-1 take ("clip two"),

production/FESTIVAL_ARCHIVE.md

@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ public Skywhale site and Press Kit.
 
 ## Canonical Deliverables
 
-> June 10, 2026 (v8) — **v8 is FINAL**: 59.583s, s01/s07 full native takes,
+> June 10, 2026 (v9) — **v9 is FINAL**: lyric grid restored exactly
+> (380/808/946), outro bed removed, 1.5s cards, song-matched 53.5s.
+> Mix A sha256 `811d8bdb19231aa5bbbdc020c92945c949a7c03d24da6278fbbafa96c0e2d7f0`; Mix B sha256 `746546e0a9190f63d7a7f5394b6cc16d575e242952565e0ed7e9aa04d5982f43`. Recipe: `v9_timing.json`.
+
+> June 10, 2026 (v8) — **v8 is superseded**: 59.583s, s01/s07 full native takes,
 > s09 +1s, ambience outro, lyric grid released. Mix A sha256 `c776ddec72e3dc4b29010a2386be7aa9d68689d75e1b68ee345f0502a69ae5b5`;
 > Mix B sha256 `44de3223128bb79b6dde669c1a68cb9ab2cc5fa5fae7c9ed3432dd3ed0c4f718`. Recipe: `v8_timing.json`.
 

production/video_project/time_airport/v9_timing.json

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{
+ "note": "v9: lyric grid RESTORED (anchors 380/808/946 exact), no outro bed, song-matched 53.5s, cards minimized to 36f each, s01 full native take intact, s09 +1s kept, golden fish first 5.75s native.",
+ "title_frames": 36,
+ "credits_frames": 36,
+ "scenes": [
+  {
+   "id": "s01",
+   "pick": "r1",
+   "frames": 192,
+   "window": 7.99,
+   "offset": 0.0,
+   "dissolve_into_next": 16
+  },
+  {
+   "id": "s02",
+   "pick": "r2",
+   "frames": 88,
+   "window": 2.607,
+   "offset": 0.0
+  },
+  {
+   "id": "s03",
+   "pick": "r2",
+   "frames": 80,
+   "window": 2.331,
+   "offset": 0.0
+  },
+  {
+   "id": "s04",
+   "pick": "old",
+   "frames": 138
+  },
+  {
+   "id": "s06",
+   "pick": "r1",
+   "frames": 158,
+   "window": 6.583,
+   "offset": 0.5
+  },
+  {
+   "id": "s09",
+   "pick": "old",
+   "frames": 132
+  },
+  {
+   "id": "s07",
+   "pick": "r1",
+   "frames": 138,
+   "window": 5.75,
+   "offset": 0.0
+  },
+  {
+   "id": "s10",
+   "pick": "old",
+   "frames": 302
+  }
+ ]
+}