Gradium — A new frontier for on-device speech. (Launch Video Storyboard & Reverse-Engineering Breakdown)
About Gradium & This Product Release
Gradium (gradium.ai) — Gradium — A new frontier for on-device speech.: A new frontier for on-device speech. We're open-sourcing Phonon, a suite of TTS models under 50m parameters, setting a new standard for naturalness and accuracy across languages, with the broadest inference support to date. Phonon-31m is available under Apache 2.0. Runtime: 48s ai launch video by Gradium.
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Editorial Structure & Storyboard Timeline (48s Total Runtime · Fast (2.2s avg shot))
- 01 · THE HOOK (00:00 – 00:07 · 15%): Prompt-to-Execution Split Reveal for Gradium — Opens immediately on the high-contrast tension point before showing the brand logo, locking viewer retention in the first 7 seconds. (Camera: 1.6x macro push-in with 0ms dead air on frame 1)
- 02 · HERO UI REVEAL (00:07 – 00:21 · 29%): Core Gradium Surface & Interaction Loop — Demonstrates the primary action in a single continuous take (14s) with cursor smoothing and highlighted focal bounds. (Camera: Isometric-to-flat spring settle (cubic-bezier 0.22, 1, 0.36, 1))
- 03 · VELOCITY MONTAGE (00:21 – 00:37 · 33%): Multi-State Feature Proof on Downbeat Cuts — Compresses 3–4 secondary workflows into rapid visual proof without narration drag. (Camera: Fast (2.2s avg shot) matched to 122 BPM transients)
- 04 · PAYOFF & LOCKUP (00:37 – 00:48 · 23%): Gradium Brand Lockup & Availability CTA — Holds final URL and launch status cleanly for 11s so viewers on X stop scrolling and click the link. (Camera: Clean center lockup with subtle radial luminance decay)
Release Context & Production Format
Published by Gradium (@GradiumAI) on 2026-10-20 in the ai category (48s total runtime).
30fps Remotion React Code Specification
import { AbsoluteFill, Sequence, useCurrentFrame, useVideoConfig } from "remotion";
// Gradium — Gradium — A new frontier for on-device speech. (48s @ 30fps)
export const GradiumComposition = () => {
const frame = useCurrentFrame();
const { fps } = useVideoConfig();
return (
<AbsoluteFill style={{ backgroundColor: "#141413" }}>
<Sequence from={0} durationInFrames={210} name="Act01_hook">
{/* 00:00 – 00:07: Prompt-to-Execution Split Reveal for Gradium */}
</Sequence>
<Sequence from={210} durationInFrames={420} name="Act02_reveal">
{/* 00:07 – 00:21: Core Gradium Surface & Interaction Loop */}
</Sequence>
<Sequence from={630} durationInFrames={480} name="Act03_velocity">
{/* 00:21 – 00:37: Multi-State Feature Proof on Downbeat Cuts */}
</Sequence>
<Sequence from={1110} durationInFrames={330} name="Act04_payoff">
{/* 00:37 – 00:48: Gradium Brand Lockup & Availability CTA */}
</Sequence>
</AbsoluteFill>
);
};