fix(boomer-voice): correct the stale comment naming the WRONG voice_id (EoZq → the current czUP clone) + normalize CRE shorthand for TTS ('1.27 msf'→'1.27 million square feet') + strip title trailing punctuation and fix empty-core double-space in the VO

749cf6e92b9181122a83b3b3130cde6536006036 · 2026-08-06 09:28:25 -0700 · Steve

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commit 749cf6e92b9181122a83b3b3130cde6536006036
Author: Steve <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Thu Aug 6 09:28:25 2026 -0700

    fix(boomer-voice): correct the stale comment naming the WRONG voice_id (EoZq → the current czUP clone) + normalize CRE shorthand for TTS ('1.27 msf'→'1.27 million square feet') + strip title trailing punctuation and fix empty-core double-space in the VO
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 server.js | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 1db5f58e..d67b68cd 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1053,18 +1053,27 @@ app.post('/api/content/email', adminOnly, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 // ── Content Studio → "Boomer" video/voice ───────────────────────────────────
-//   Narrates the GENERATED post in Steve Bloom's ("Boomer") cloned ElevenLabs voice
-//   (VOICE_ID EoZqhGRrFYVEnxL4P2So, the VO he recorded 2026-07-31). Reuses the async
+//   Narrates the GENERATED post in Steve Bloom's ("Boomer") cloned ElevenLabs voice. The actual
+//   voice_id is the CURRENT fresh clone czUPGx5phxE6qpQ46nRS (social-video-gen.mjs default; the older
+//   EoZqhGRrFYVEnxL4P2So / 6x9fou9Xwqy5FH5seKdC clones sounded wrong and are retired). Reuses the async
 //   social-video job infra — poll via GET /api/social/video/:jobId. mode:'voice' → mp3
 //   only; mode:'video' → photo + Ken-Burns + voice mp4. Cost: ElevenLabs ~$0.30/1k chars
 //   (returned to the client); ffmpeg is local $0. Admin-only; renders only, nothing posts.
+// Normalize CRE shorthand for SPEECH so the TTS reads "1.27 million square feet", not "1.27 m s f".
+const forSpeech = (s) => String(s || '')
+  .replace(/(\d[\d,.]*)\s*msf\b/gi, '$1 million square feet')
+  .replace(/(\d[\d,.]*)\s*k\s*sf\b/gi, '$1 thousand square feet')
+  .replace(/\bsq\.?\s?ft\.?\b/gi, 'square feet')
+  .replace(/\bsf\b/gi, 'square feet')
+  .replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
 function boomerScript(title, highlights, body) {
-  const t = clean(title, 200).replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
+  // strip a trailing sentence-ender off the title so "...Sold!" doesn't become "...Sold!." in the VO
+  const t = forSpeech(clean(title, 200)).replace(/[.!?]+$/, '').trim();
   let core = '';
   if (Array.isArray(highlights) && highlights.length) core = highlights.map(h => clean(h, 300)).filter(Boolean).slice(0, 4).join(' ');
   if (!core) core = clean(body, 800).split(/(?<=[.!?])\s+/).map(s => s.trim()).filter(Boolean).slice(0, 3).join(' ');
-  core = core.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
-  const vo = `This is Boom with RENTV. ${t}. ${core} For the full story, visit rentv dot com.`;
+  core = forSpeech(core);
+  const vo = `This is Boom with RENTV. ${t}. ${core ? core + ' ' : ''}For the full story, visit rentv dot com.`;
   return vo.slice(0, 1100); // cap ~1.1k chars ≈ $0.33 so a single clip's TTS cost stays bounded
 }
 app.post('/api/content/boomer', adminOnly, (req, res) => {

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