diff --git a/simulator/sample_media/manifest.json b/simulator/sample_media/manifest.json
index 20ea3e1..d5e4ea0 100644
--- a/simulator/sample_media/manifest.json
+++ b/simulator/sample_media/manifest.json
@@ -2,20 +2,66 @@
   "clips": [
     {
       "id": "cosmos",
-      "title": "Cosmos (NASA/Hubble, neutral base)",
+      "title": "Orion Nebula flythrough (NASA/JPL-Caltech, neutral base)",
       "base_file": "cosmos/base.mp4",
       "license": "public-domain (US Gov, 17 U.S.C. §105)",
-      "source": "NASA/Hubble — https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (true PD; placeholder bytes until ingest)",
+      "source": "NASA/JPL-Caltech — https://images.nasa.gov/details/JPL-20221122-SOLSYSf-0001-Orion Dust and Death (true PD; trimmed ~30–54s, crossfade-loop)",
       "right_variants": {},
       "annotations": [
-        {"key": "detected.galaxy", "box": [0.34, 0.30, 0.30, 0.34], "min_level": 1},
-        {"key": "measure.redshift", "box": [0.36, 0.66, 0.18, 0.08], "min_level": 4}
+        {
+          "key": "detected.galaxy",
+          "box": [
+            0.34,
+            0.3,
+            0.3,
+            0.34
+          ],
+          "min_level": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "measure.redshift",
+          "box": [
+            0.36,
+            0.66,
+            0.18,
+            0.08
+          ],
+          "min_level": 4
+        }
       ],
       "affect": [
-        {"key": "feel.wonder", "at": [0.50, 0.46], "min_level": 1},
-        {"key": "feel.vastness", "at": [0.20, 0.70], "min_level": 2},
-        {"key": "feel.insignificance", "at": [0.64, 0.60], "min_level": 3},
-        {"key": "feel.longing", "at": [0.42, 0.84], "min_level": 4}
+        {
+          "key": "feel.wonder",
+          "at": [
+            0.5,
+            0.46
+          ],
+          "min_level": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.vastness",
+          "at": [
+            0.2,
+            0.7
+          ],
+          "min_level": 2
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.insignificance",
+          "at": [
+            0.64,
+            0.6
+          ],
+          "min_level": 3
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.longing",
+          "at": [
+            0.42,
+            0.84
+          ],
+          "min_level": 4
+        }
       ],
       "strings": {
         "en": {
@@ -30,57 +76,200 @@
     },
     {
       "id": "orbit",
-      "title": "Earth from orbit (NASA/ISS, neutral base)",
+      "title": "Earth from ISS — Expedition 65 (NASA/JSC, neutral base)",
       "base_file": "orbit/base.mp4",
       "license": "public-domain (US Gov, 17 U.S.C. §105)",
-      "source": "NASA/ISS — https://images.nasa.gov/ (true PD; placeholder bytes until ingest)",
+      "source": "NASA/JSC — https://images.nasa.gov/details/jsc2022m000172_Earth_in_4K_Expedition_65_Edition (true PD; trimmed ~10:00, crossfade-loop)",
       "right_variants": {},
       "annotations": [
-        {"key": "detected.cloud_band", "box": [0.30, 0.30, 0.30, 0.20], "min_level": 1},
-        {"key": "measure.altitude", "box": [0.06, 0.06, 0.18, 0.08], "min_level": 2}
+        {
+          "key": "detected.cloud_band",
+          "box": [
+            0.3,
+            0.3,
+            0.3,
+            0.2
+          ],
+          "min_level": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "measure.altitude",
+          "box": [
+            0.06,
+            0.06,
+            0.18,
+            0.08
+          ],
+          "min_level": 2
+        }
       ],
       "affect": [
-        {"key": "feel.serenity", "at": [0.50, 0.46], "min_level": 1},
-        {"key": "feel.fragility", "at": [0.22, 0.68], "min_level": 2},
-        {"key": "feel.unity", "at": [0.66, 0.58], "min_level": 3},
-        {"key": "feel.distance", "at": [0.42, 0.82], "min_level": 4}
+        {
+          "key": "feel.serenity",
+          "at": [
+            0.5,
+            0.46
+          ],
+          "min_level": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.fragility",
+          "at": [
+            0.22,
+            0.68
+          ],
+          "min_level": 2
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.unity",
+          "at": [
+            0.66,
+            0.58
+          ],
+          "min_level": 3
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.distance",
+          "at": [
+            0.42,
+            0.82
+          ],
+          "min_level": 4
+        }
       ],
       "strings": {
         "en": {
           "detected.cloud_band": "cloud band",
           "measure.altitude": "~408 km",
-          "feel.serenity": "serenity", "feel.fragility": "fragility",
-          "feel.unity": "unity", "feel.distance": "distance"
+          "feel.serenity": "serenity",
+          "feel.fragility": "fragility",
+          "feel.unity": "unity",
+          "feel.distance": "distance"
         }
       }
     },
     {
       "id": "forest",
-      "title": "Yosemite Falls (neutral base, POC sample)",
+      "title": "Yosemite (NPS stock b-roll, neutral base)",
       "base_file": "forest/base.mp4",
-      "license": "poc-sample (look-tuning only; not shipped content)",
-      "source": "hef-poc/out/neutral.mp4",
+      "license": "public-domain (NPS, no © — 17 U.S.C. §105)",
+      "source": "NPS Yosemite stock footage — https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/photosmultimedia/b-roll.htm (true PD; trimmed ~75–99s, crossfade-loop)",
       "right_variants": {
-        "1": {"file": "forest/right1.mp4", "model": "sd-turbo+farneback-flow"},
-        "2": {"file": "forest/right2.mp4", "model": "sd-turbo+farneback-flow"},
-        "3": {"file": "forest/right3.mp4", "model": "sd-turbo+farneback-flow"},
-        "4": {"file": "forest/right4.mp4", "model": "sd-turbo+farneback-flow"}
+        "1": {
+          "file": "forest/right1.mp4",
+          "model": "sd-turbo+farneback-flow"
+        },
+        "2": {
+          "file": "forest/right2.mp4",
+          "model": "sd-turbo+farneback-flow"
+        },
+        "3": {
+          "file": "forest/right3.mp4",
+          "model": "sd-turbo+farneback-flow"
+        },
+        "4": {
+          "file": "forest/right4.mp4",
+          "model": "sd-turbo+farneback-flow"
+        }
       },
       "annotations": [
-        {"key": "detected.water", "min_level": 1, "track": [
-          {"t": 0.0, "box": [0.30, 0.10, 0.18, 0.70]},
-          {"t": 0.5, "box": [0.33, 0.10, 0.18, 0.70]},
-          {"t": 1.0, "box": [0.30, 0.10, 0.18, 0.70]}
-        ]},
-        {"key": "detected.rock_face", "box": [0.05, 0.30, 0.20, 0.55], "min_level": 2},
-        {"key": "detected.conifer", "box": [0.70, 0.20, 0.22, 0.45], "min_level": 3},
-        {"key": "measure.flow_rate", "box": [0.34, 0.55, 0.14, 0.08], "min_level": 4}
+        {
+          "key": "detected.water",
+          "min_level": 1,
+          "track": [
+            {
+              "t": 0.0,
+              "box": [
+                0.3,
+                0.1,
+                0.18,
+                0.7
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              "t": 0.5,
+              "box": [
+                0.33,
+                0.1,
+                0.18,
+                0.7
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              "t": 1.0,
+              "box": [
+                0.3,
+                0.1,
+                0.18,
+                0.7
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "detected.rock_face",
+          "box": [
+            0.05,
+            0.3,
+            0.2,
+            0.55
+          ],
+          "min_level": 2
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "detected.conifer",
+          "box": [
+            0.7,
+            0.2,
+            0.22,
+            0.45
+          ],
+          "min_level": 3
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "measure.flow_rate",
+          "box": [
+            0.34,
+            0.55,
+            0.14,
+            0.08
+          ],
+          "min_level": 4
+        }
       ],
       "affect": [
-        {"key": "feel.awe", "at": [0.48, 0.44], "min_level": 1},
-        {"key": "feel.serenity", "at": [0.18, 0.66], "min_level": 2},
-        {"key": "feel.reverence", "at": [0.66, 0.56], "min_level": 3},
-        {"key": "feel.stillness", "at": [0.42, 0.82], "min_level": 4}
+        {
+          "key": "feel.awe",
+          "at": [
+            0.48,
+            0.44
+          ],
+          "min_level": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.serenity",
+          "at": [
+            0.18,
+            0.66
+          ],
+          "min_level": 2
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.reverence",
+          "at": [
+            0.66,
+            0.56
+          ],
+          "min_level": 3
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.stillness",
+          "at": [
+            0.42,
+            0.82
+          ],
+          "min_level": 4
+        }
       ],
       "strings": {
         "en": {
@@ -97,52 +286,174 @@
     },
     {
       "id": "reef",
-      "title": "Coral reef (NOAA Ocean Exploration, neutral base)",
+      "title": "Coral reef b-roll (NOAA Fisheries, neutral base)",
       "base_file": "reef/base.mp4",
       "license": "public-domain (US Gov, 17 U.S.C. §105)",
-      "source": "NOAA Ocean Exploration — https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ (true PD, worldwide; placeholder bytes until ingest)",
+      "source": "NOAA Fisheries — B-Roll: Corals of the Atlantic/Gulf/Keys/Caribbean — https://videos.fisheries.noaa.gov/detail/videos/b-roll:-corals/video/5231418011001 (true PD; trimmed 127–155s, crossfade-loop)",
       "right_variants": {},
       "annotations": [
-        {"key": "detected.coral", "box": [0.20, 0.45, 0.30, 0.30], "min_level": 1},
-        {"key": "detected.fish", "min_level": 2,
-         "track": [
-           {"t": 0.0, "box": [0.20, 0.30, 0.10, 0.08]},
-           {"t": 0.5, "box": [0.62, 0.34, 0.10, 0.08]},
-           {"t": 1.0, "box": [0.20, 0.30, 0.10, 0.08]}
-         ]},
-        {"key": "measure.depth", "box": [0.06, 0.06, 0.16, 0.08], "min_level": 3}
+        {
+          "key": "detected.coral",
+          "box": [
+            0.2,
+            0.45,
+            0.3,
+            0.3
+          ],
+          "min_level": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "detected.fish",
+          "min_level": 2,
+          "track": [
+            {
+              "t": 0.0,
+              "box": [
+                0.2,
+                0.3,
+                0.1,
+                0.08
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              "t": 0.5,
+              "box": [
+                0.62,
+                0.34,
+                0.1,
+                0.08
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              "t": 1.0,
+              "box": [
+                0.2,
+                0.3,
+                0.1,
+                0.08
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "measure.depth",
+          "box": [
+            0.06,
+            0.06,
+            0.16,
+            0.08
+          ],
+          "min_level": 3
+        }
       ],
       "affect": [
-        {"key": "feel.delight", "at": [0.50, 0.46], "min_level": 1},
-        {"key": "feel.abundance", "at": [0.22, 0.68], "min_level": 2},
-        {"key": "feel.curiosity", "at": [0.66, 0.58], "min_level": 3},
-        {"key": "feel.immersion", "at": [0.42, 0.82], "min_level": 4}
+        {
+          "key": "feel.delight",
+          "at": [
+            0.5,
+            0.46
+          ],
+          "min_level": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.abundance",
+          "at": [
+            0.22,
+            0.68
+          ],
+          "min_level": 2
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.curiosity",
+          "at": [
+            0.66,
+            0.58
+          ],
+          "min_level": 3
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.immersion",
+          "at": [
+            0.42,
+            0.82
+          ],
+          "min_level": 4
+        }
       ],
       "strings": {
         "en": {
-          "detected.coral": "coral colony", "detected.fish": "reef fish",
+          "detected.coral": "coral colony",
+          "detected.fish": "reef fish",
           "measure.depth": "−18 m",
-          "feel.delight": "delight", "feel.abundance": "abundance",
-          "feel.curiosity": "curiosity", "feel.immersion": "immersion"
+          "feel.delight": "delight",
+          "feel.abundance": "abundance",
+          "feel.curiosity": "curiosity",
+          "feel.immersion": "immersion"
         }
       }
     },
     {
       "id": "abyss",
-      "title": "Deep sea (NOAA Ocean Exploration, neutral base)",
+      "title": "Comb jelly / ctenophore (NOAA Ocean Exploration, neutral base)",
       "base_file": "abyss/base.mp4",
       "license": "public-domain (US Gov, 17 U.S.C. §105)",
-      "source": "NOAA Ocean Exploration — https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ (true PD, worldwide; placeholder bytes until ingest)",
+      "source": "NOAA Ocean Exploration — https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/video-playlist-ex2103-ctenophore/ (true PD; trimmed 3–27s, crossfade-loop)",
       "right_variants": {},
       "annotations": [
-        {"key": "detected.organism", "box": [0.40, 0.38, 0.22, 0.26], "min_level": 1},
-        {"key": "measure.depth", "box": [0.06, 0.06, 0.16, 0.08], "min_level": 2}
+        {
+          "key": "detected.organism",
+          "box": [
+            0.4,
+            0.38,
+            0.22,
+            0.26
+          ],
+          "min_level": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "measure.depth",
+          "box": [
+            0.06,
+            0.06,
+            0.16,
+            0.08
+          ],
+          "min_level": 2
+        }
       ],
       "affect": [
-        {"key": "feel.unease", "at": [0.50, 0.46], "min_level": 1},
-        {"key": "feel.fascination", "at": [0.22, 0.68], "min_level": 2},
-        {"key": "feel.isolation", "at": [0.66, 0.58], "min_level": 3},
-        {"key": "feel.dread", "at": [0.42, 0.82], "min_level": 4}
+        {
+          "key": "feel.unease",
+          "at": [
+            0.5,
+            0.46
+          ],
+          "min_level": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.fascination",
+          "at": [
+            0.22,
+            0.68
+          ],
+          "min_level": 2
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.isolation",
+          "at": [
+            0.66,
+            0.58
+          ],
+          "min_level": 3
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "feel.dread",
+          "at": [
+            0.42,
+            0.82
+          ],
+          "min_level": 4
+        }
       ],
       "strings": {
         "en": {
@@ -158,18 +469,48 @@
   ],
   "ring": {
     "scales": [
-      {"id": "cosmos", "clip_id": "cosmos"},
-      {"id": "orbit", "clip_id": "orbit"},
-      {"id": "forest", "clip_id": "forest"},
-      {"id": "reef", "clip_id": "reef"},
-      {"id": "abyss", "clip_id": "abyss"}
+      {
+        "id": "cosmos",
+        "clip_id": "cosmos"
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "orbit",
+        "clip_id": "orbit"
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "forest",
+        "clip_id": "forest"
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "reef",
+        "clip_id": "reef"
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "abyss",
+        "clip_id": "abyss"
+      }
     ],
     "transitions": [
-      {"file": "transitions/cosmos-orbit.mp4", "model": "placeholder-zoom"},
-      {"file": "transitions/orbit-forest.mp4", "model": "placeholder-zoom"},
-      {"file": "transitions/forest-reef.mp4", "model": "placeholder-zoom"},
-      {"file": "transitions/reef-abyss.mp4", "model": "placeholder-zoom"},
-      {"file": "transitions/abyss-cosmos.mp4", "model": "placeholder-zoom"}
+      {
+        "file": "transitions/cosmos-orbit.mp4",
+        "model": "placeholder-zoom"
+      },
+      {
+        "file": "transitions/orbit-forest.mp4",
+        "model": "placeholder-zoom"
+      },
+      {
+        "file": "transitions/forest-reef.mp4",
+        "model": "placeholder-zoom"
+      },
+      {
+        "file": "transitions/reef-abyss.mp4",
+        "model": "placeholder-zoom"
+      },
+      {
+        "file": "transitions/abyss-cosmos.mp4",
+        "model": "placeholder-zoom"
+      }
     ]
   }
 }