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Mavera Surfaces


What Value Does Mavera Add?


When to Use This

  • You have a hero ad concept and need to decide which opening 3 seconds to ship.
  • You’re producing short-form content (TikTok, Reels, Shorts) where the hook is the ad.
  • You want to quantify the “scroll-stopping power” of different opening strategies.
  • You’re building a hook playbook for your creative team and need data to back guidelines.

What You Need

Why 10 variants? Fewer than 5 doesn’t give enough signal. More than 15 adds cost without proportional insight. 10 is the sweet spot for a sprint.

The Flow

1

Prepare 10 hook variants

Same base ad, 10 different openings. Vary strategy: question, statistic, pain point, humor, visual shock, testimonial, product close-up, text overlay, music sting, silent open.
2

Upload all variants via Files API

Name by hook strategy: hook_question.mp4, hook_humor.mp4.
3

Run Video Analysis with chunk_duration: 3

The first chunk isolates exactly the hook. Higher frames_per_chunk (5) gives denser sampling.
4

Extract and compare first-chunk metrics

Pull chunks[0] from each. Compare emotional_intensity, cognitive_load, engagement, attention.
5

Synthesize with Mave

Feed the comparison table into Mave: “Rank these hooks. Which opening strategy wins and why?”

Stage 1 — Upload Hook Variants


Stage 2 — Video Analysis with Short Chunks

The key parameter: chunk_duration: 3. Combined with frames_per_chunk: 5 for maximum density in the hook window.
Setting chunk_duration below 3 may not provide enough frames for reliable scoring. 3 seconds is the minimum recommended.

Stage 3 — Extract and Compare First-Chunk Metrics

The first chunk (chunks[0]) contains exactly the hook.

Composite Score Weights

Cognitive load is inversely weighted — lower is better for hooks. A hook requiring mental effort to decode loses viewers before the message lands.

Stage 4 — Mave Synthesis


Running the Full Sprint


Example Output


Variations

Run the same 10 hooks with different primary_intent values for TikTok vs YouTube to see if the same hooks win on both platforms.
After the sprint, run the top 3 hooks through a Focus Group for simulated audience preference data.
For YouTube pre-rolls or TV spots, change chunk_duration to 5.
Append each sprint to a CSV for quarter-over-quarter trends.
Create audio-muted and audio-only (black screen) versions. Compare to separate audio vs visual emotional drivers.

Credits Estimate

Short hook variants (6–10 seconds) keep Video Analysis costs low. You don’t need the full ad — just the hook plus a few seconds of context.

See Also

Ad Creative Audit

Score a full quarter of ads, not just hooks

Competitor Reel

Analyze competitor hooks alongside your own

Video + Focus Group Double

Layer hook scores with synthetic audience reactions

Video Analysis

Full metrics reference and chunk configuration

Mave Agent

Research agent for synthesis and recommendations

Credits & Budget

Pre-flight checks and budget alerts