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# Finalize and generate

The **Finalize** step is your last review before SeeGov builds the video.

## Finalize a Highlight Reel

Review and edit:

* **Headline** and **Description**;
* **Parting Words**, if you want a closing line read aloud;
* **Social Post (Base)** for later platform-specific drafts;
* up to five topics;
* the publication and byline, when those options apply to your account; and
* **Auto-publish when ready**.

## Finalize a Social Video

Review:

* layout and output speed;
* the headline and its **Show on video** setting;
* moment intro choices;
* subtitles and their **Show on video** setting;
* any linked Highlight Reel; and
* **Post to Reels when ready**.

Subtitle editing is intended for spelling, capitalization, and sentence-break fixes. Large rewrites can cause the text and audio to drift apart.

## Keep the first version private

The automatic distribution controls are selected by default in the current interface.

* For a Highlight Reel, clear **Auto-publish when ready**.
* For a Social Video, clear **Post to Reels when ready**.

Then generate normally. SeeGov can build the video for your review without automatically publishing it on SeeGov or posting it to Instagram and Facebook.

## First-creation profile setup

If this is your first video, continuing from Finalize opens **Complete your creator profile to create reels**. Add a profile photo, description, and location, then acknowledge the Terms and Creator Guidelines.

![The first-time creator-profile form using a synthetic development account](/files/gcn2SLHLubHZ5pSGBQas)

Choose **Complete Creator Profile**. Because you already have Backstage access, the setup takes effect immediately and SeeGov returns you to the meeting and the video you were creating.

SeeGov saves your Finalize settings before opening this setup. When you return, give the automatic publishing or posting control one last check before you generate.

After the final check, choose the generation button and continue to **Distribute**. Video generation happens in the background and may take time for longer or more complex outputs.


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