Media Pipeline Workflow — General Purpose

Pipeline Architecture Pattern

Every AI media pipeline follows this structure:

Input → Processing Stage N → Output → Next Stage Input
   ↓                              ↓
Validation                    Validation

Standard Stages

1. Ingestion — Raw input (text prompt, reference image, script)
2. Preprocessing — Format conversion, normalization, validation
3. Generation — Core AI model execution (image/video/audio)
4. Post-processing — Upscaling, filtering, format conversion
5. Quality check — Automated or manual review against criteria
6. Delivery — Output to final destination (file system, API, CDN)