Essential Video Requirements for Humanitarians AI Fellows: Adding Outro Files | Professor Bear

If you're a Humanitarians AI Fellow putting together a video for the program, there's one small step that's easy to forget and just as easy to fix: the outro. Professor Bear made a short guide covering exactly what's required and where to get the files, because this is one requirement that shouldn't cost anyone more than a minute of editing time.

Why outros are mandatory

Every video a Fellow publishes needs a standard outro attached to the end. It's not a suggestion or a style preference, it's a requirement for consistency across everything the program puts out. The goal is simple: make sure every video, regardless of who made it or what topic it covers, ends the same recognizable way. That kind of consistency is what makes a body of work read as one program rather than a scattered collection of individual projects.

Where to find the files

The outro files live in the Humanitarians AI GitHub repository, in the Outros folder. Professor Bear built these specifically to remove any guesswork from the process. Instead of each Fellow designing their own closing card or wondering what's appropriate, the files are already made, already approved, and ready to drop into any project.

Matching the outro to your video's format

The one decision a Fellow does have to make is which version of the outro to use, and that comes down to aspect ratio. The repository includes outros built for the different formats Fellows are actually producing:

• A 16:9 version for standard landscape YouTube videos, which is what most Fellows are making
• A 9:16 version for vertical formats, covering TikTok and YouTube Shorts-style content

Picking the right file is as simple as matching it to whatever ratio your video is already in. If your project is landscape, grab the 16:9 outro. If it's vertical, grab the 9:16 outro.

Adding it in your editor

The outro itself is short, just three seconds, so it doesn't eat into your runtime or slow down your video. The process is the same regardless of editing software: take the outro file, place it at the very end of your timeline, after your last shot or scene, and export as usual. Professor Bear specifically calls out Descript and After Effects as tools Fellows are already using, but the outro file works the same way in any editor that can import a video clip. There's no special plugin or template system involved, just a file you drop onto your timeline.

Key takeaways

• Every Humanitarians AI Fellow video must end with the standard 3-second outro.
• Outro files are hosted on the Humanitarians AI GitHub repository, in the Outros folder.
• Choose the 16:9 outro for landscape videos and the 9:16 outro for vertical videos.
• The outro is added like any other clip, placed at the end of your timeline in Descript, After Effects, or any comparable editor.
• The whole point is to remove friction so every Fellow can meet the requirement without extra design work.

Who this is for

This is essential viewing for any current or incoming Humanitarians AI Fellow producing video content for the program. If you're building out your fellowship project videos and haven't yet grabbed the outro files, this two-minute walkthrough is all you need to get compliant before your next upload.