Avoiding to upload rendered file

gnommo/transfer.py

@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ Workflow:
 Design:
   - commit  appends a timestamped entry to commits.log
   - up      checks server commits.log for newer entry (aborts if found),
-            then rsyncs a manifest of only the files needed to render
-  - down    rsyncs everything the server has back to local
-            (server is already clean — it only holds what was pushed)
+            then rsyncs a manifest of only the *inputs* needed to render
+            (manuscript, slides, narration, audio, videos, keynote). It does
+            NOT push the rendered output (out/*.mp4/.srt) — that is produced
+            on the rig, so pushing a stale local copy would clobber it.
+  - down    rsyncs everything the server has back to local, including the
+            freshly rendered out/*.mp4. Rendered output flows one way: rig → local.
 """
 
 import json
@@ -61,12 +64,10 @@ def _build_manifest(project_path: Path) -> list[str]:
     for key_file in project_path.glob("*.key"):
         files.add(key_file.name)
 
-    # Rendered output (mp4 + srt — not low-res previews or transcripts)
-    out_dir = project_path / "out"
-    if out_dir.is_dir():
-        for f in out_dir.iterdir():
-            if f.is_file() and f.suffix in (".mp4", ".srt"):
-                files.add(str(f.relative_to(project_path)))
+    # NOTE: out/ (rendered mp4/srt) is deliberately NOT pushed. The rendering
+    # rig produces those; pushing the local (older) copy up would overwrite the
+    # rig's fresh render, which 'down' would then pull back — clobbering the new
+    # result. Rendered output flows one way only: rig → local via 'down'.
 
     # Manuscript (may be at a non-standard path)
     manuscript_rel = project.get("manuscript", "manuscript.txt")