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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: "From PDF to LiaScript Course — Speedrun with AI" |
| 3 | +slug: "from-pdf-to-liascript-course-speedrun-with-ai" |
| 4 | +date: 2025-10-10 |
| 5 | +draft: false |
| 6 | +authors: |
| 7 | + - André Dietrich |
| 8 | +image: "/images/post/brandschutzordnung.jpg" |
| 9 | +tags: |
| 10 | + - AI |
| 11 | + - OER |
| 12 | +--- |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +This two-part speedrun shows how you can transform static documents into interactive, narrated LiaScript courses quickly using LLMs, image AI, browser TTS and HeyGen presenter videos. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +The project is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/Ifi-DiAgnostiK-Project/Haus-und-Brandschutzordnung-Pirna |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +## Part 1 — PDF to LiaScript: CoPilot, ChatGPT and browser TTS |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +In this speedrun we transform a simple PDF (the house & fire-safety rules) into an interactive LiaScript course in minutes. The workflow shown combines automated text extraction, AI-generated imagery in a consistent style, and browser-based text-to-speech for narration. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +{{< youtube RwlrB1l5oi8 >}} |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +Highlights |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +- PDF → LiaScript in minutes using simple scripts and the LiveEditor |
| 27 | +- AI-generated images (ChatGPT prompts) to illustrate concepts in a single visual style |
| 28 | +- Browser-based Text-to-Speech (TTS) used for quick narration and accessibility |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +What we do and why it works |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +1. Extract PDF text and structure (headings, paragraphs, lists). |
| 33 | +2. Use an LLM ChatGPT to generate LiaScript fragments and consistent image prompts. |
| 34 | +3. Generate images with an image-AI service using the same prompt template so visuals remain coherent across the course. |
| 35 | +4. Add images and the generated LiaScript source to the LiveEditor and publish the course (GitHub repository or direct upload). |
| 36 | +5. Use browser TTS for immediate voice-over during previews (no audio files required) and attach audio files later if you need offline playback or higher-quality voices. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +Quick practical notes |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +- Image style consistency: keep a short prompt template (subject, scene, lighting, color palette). Reuse it for all prompts so images look like a set. |
| 41 | +- LiveEditor: include images as normal Markdown image links (or LiaScript image notation). The editor will render them in-place. |
| 42 | +- GitHub upload: commit the generated images and the LiaScript Markdown to a repo and point the LiaScript at the raw GitHub URL for easy sharing. |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +https://liascript.github.io/course/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ifi-DiAgnostiK-Project/Haus-und-Brandschutzordnung-Pirna/3acfd7b8a4acbf87ead0ef26bb437d326c5f879b/README.md |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +#### LiaScript animation steps and TTS comments |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +LiaScript supports animation steps inside Markdown blocks using the notation `{{start-stop}}`. These are step indices that the user can click through. The `stop` value is optional — if omitted the step remains active until the next slide. For example: |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +```markdown |
| 51 | +{{0-2}} |
| 52 | +First block content (step 0), will disappear at step 2 |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +{{2}} |
| 55 | +Second block content (step 2) |
| 56 | +``` |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +Browser-based TTS comments use a small comment marker with a step index. Use `--{{step}}--` followed by the text that should be spoken when that step is activated. Example: |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +```markdown |
| 61 | +--{{0}}-- |
| 62 | +Welcome to the interactive course. This text will be read by the browser TTS when the user advances to step 0. |
| 63 | +``` |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +Combining animation steps and TTS makes it easy to create click-driven, narrated sequences without uploading audio files — great for quick drafts and accessibility checks. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +<iframe loading="lazy" class="liveeditor" src="https://liascript.github.io/LiveEditor/?/show/file/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ifi-DiAgnostiK-Project/Haus-und-Brandschutzordnung-Pirna/3acfd7b8a4acbf87ead0ef26bb437d326c5f879b/README.md"></iframe> |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +## Part 2 — HeyGen for virtual presenter videos and LiaScript comments |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +Part 2 shows how we add a virtual presenter created with HeyGen and link two generated videos to LiaScript comment blocks. The trick: you can encode start and end times in the video URL so a comment triggers only a segment of the presenter video. |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +{{< youtube a6yfTFOuqIk >}} |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +Why HeyGen: https://heygen.com |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +- Professional-looking presenter synchronized with your script |
| 79 | +- Easy to create short, localized segments for important course sections |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +How the integration works (high level) |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +1. Create two HeyGen videos: an introduction and a conclusion (or any two segments you like). |
| 84 | +2. Load the videos into the LiveEditor or VS Code and use the relative URLs. If you want to split on video then append start/end parameters to the URL. |
| 85 | +3. In LiaScript, if the first element of a comment is a `!?[video](url)` or an `?[audio](url)` element, then instead the TTS, LiaScript will play the multimedia content during this animation step. Videos are shown in an overlay when the comment is opened. |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +Encoding start and end times in URLs (example) |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +- Attach timestamps: `!?[](video.mp#t=0,5)` — starts at 0s, ends at 5s (some players only honor start). |
| 90 | +- Omit end time: `!?[](video.mp#t=30)` — starts at 30s, plays until the end of the video. |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +LiaScript comment example linking a video segment |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +```markdown |
| 95 | +--{{0}}-- |
| 96 | +This short comment shows the presenter intro (30s–90s). |
| 97 | +!?[video](video.mp4#t=30,90) |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +--{{1}}-- |
| 100 | +This closing comment shows the last 20 seconds, starting at 200 seconds. |
| 101 | +!?[video](video.mp4#t=200) |
| 102 | +``` |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +<iframe loading="lazy" class="liveeditor" src="https://liascript.github.io/LiveEditor/?/show/file/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ifi-DiAgnostiK-Project/Haus-und-Brandschutzordnung-Pirna/refs/heads/main/README.md"></iframe> |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +--- |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +#### See the final LiaScript course: |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +https://liascript.github.io/course/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ifi-DiAgnostiK-Project/Haus-und-Brandschutzordnung-Pirna/3acfd7b8a4acbf87ead0ef26bb437d326c5f879b/README.md |
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