diff --git a/_footer_admin.php b/_footer_admin.php
index 982f178..760a220 100644
--- a/_footer_admin.php
+++ b/_footer_admin.php
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 <script>document.querySelectorAll('textarea[data-counter]').forEach(function(t){var c=document.getElementById(t.dataset.counter);function u(){c.textContent=t.value.length+' / '+t.maxLength+' characters';}t.addEventListener('input',u);u();});</script>
 <script>
 (function(){
-  const DESCRIBE_MAX_FRAMES = 32;
-
   function attachDescribeButtons(){
     document.querySelectorAll('.admin-video-row').forEach(function(row){
       if (row.querySelector('.describe-button')) return;
@@ -161,7 +159,7 @@
 
   function runDescribeRequest(job, articleId, additionalPrompt, selectedPersonality){
     showDescribeBusy();
-    var body = 'id=' + encodeURIComponent(articleId) + '&job=' + encodeURIComponent(job) + '&max_frames=' + encodeURIComponent(DESCRIBE_MAX_FRAMES);
+    var body = 'id=' + encodeURIComponent(articleId) + '&job=' + encodeURIComponent(job) + '&max_frames=16';
     body += '&personality=' + encodeURIComponent(selectedPersonality || 'auto');
     if (additionalPrompt && additionalPrompt.trim()) {
       body += '&additional_prompt=' + encodeURIComponent(additionalPrompt);
diff --git a/bin/generate_data.sh b/bin/generate_data.sh
index 465ca3f..208adb6 100755
--- a/bin/generate_data.sh
+++ b/bin/generate_data.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ STATE_FILE="${SCRIPT_DIR}/.personality_index"
 IN_DIR="${1:?Usage: $0 <input-dir> [\"Title\"] [\"Location\"] [max_frames] [additional_prompt]}"
 TITLE="${2:-}"
 LOCATION="${3:-}"
-MAX_FRAMES="${4:-16}"
+MAX_FRAMES="${4:-12}"
 ADDITIONAL_PROMPT="${5:-}"
 SELECTED_PERSONALITY="${6:-}"
 if [ "$ADDITIONAL_PROMPT" = "no-append" ]; then
@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@ PROMPT=$(cat <<EOF
 Look at these captured frames from a motorcycle trip.
 You are writing as the main character of a motorcycle/travel blog.
 
+Style intensity:
+Use the selected personality at maximum intensity.
+Do not be subtle.
+Do not merely sprinkle the style on top.
+Every sentence should feel shaped by that personality.
+The voice should be provocative, opinionated, funny, and slightly over the top.
+Roast the situation, the road, the weather, the narrator, or visible absurdities.
+Avoid generic travel-blog language.
 Use the following personality style, but never mention the character name:
 "$PERSONALITY"
 
@@ -213,22 +221,25 @@ ${ADDITIONAL_PROMPT_BLOCK}
 Create valid JSON only.
 
 Required fields:
-- quote_da: Write exactly one sentence in Danish in the style of Anders Matthesen. The sentence should sound like a sharp, self-deprecating observation from a middle-aged motorcycle traveler who often ends up in absurd or unexpected situations.
-- personality: exactly "$PERSONALITY_KEY", used for teaser and description generation.
+- personality: exactly "$PERSONALITY_KEY"
+- quote_da: exactly one natural Danish sentence
 - teaser: English, max 32 words
 - description: English, up to 448 words
 - tags: 5 to 8 lowercase short tags
 
 Content rules:
-- Use the selected personality at maximum intensity.
-- Do not be subtle.
-- The voice MUST BE provocative, opinionated, funny, and slightly over the top.
+- Do not simply summarize the trip.
+- Try to be positive, unless the personality is inherently negative, in which case embrace that negativity fully.
 - Highlight the funniest, strangest, most beautiful, or most ridiculous visible aspect.
+- The description must have a beginning, middle, and end.
+- Mention the overall experience, mood, road, weather, landscape, and travel feeling if visible.
+- Include at least one memorable or amusing observation.
+- End with a concluding thought.
 - Be challenging, provocative, witty, and playful.
 - Roasting is allowed.
 - Profanity is allowed only if it fits the selected personality.
 - Do not invent specific facts that are not visible or provided.
-- Description or teaser MUST contain at least one of the following words (preferably more): subscribe, contact, journal. Don't use them in teaser, only in description.
+- Description or teaser MUST contain at least one of the following words (preferably more): subscribe, contact, journal. It's ok to use the same word mutliple times. Don't use them in teaser, only in description.
 
 JSON rules:
 - Output JSON only.
diff --git a/job_status.php b/job_status.php
index 1b8cba4..fcc46c8 100644
--- a/job_status.php
+++ b/job_status.php
@@ -4,73 +4,8 @@ mvlog_require_login();
 $config = require __DIR__ . '/config.php';
 header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8');
 header('Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0');
-
-function mvlog_job_status_log(string $message): void {
-    $log = __DIR__ . '/logs/job_status_cleanup.log';
-    $line = '[' . date('c') . '] ' . $message . "\n";
-    @file_put_contents($log, $line, FILE_APPEND | LOCK_EX);
-    @chmod($log, 0664);
-}
-
-function mvlog_worker_running(): bool {
-    $out = [];
-    $rc = 1;
-    @exec('systemctl is-active --quiet mvlog-worker.service 2>/dev/null', $out, $rc);
-    if ($rc === 0) return true;
-
-    $ps = @shell_exec('ps -eo args= 2>/dev/null');
-    if (!is_string($ps) || $ps === '') return false;
-    foreach (explode("\n", $ps) as $line) {
-        if (strpos($line, 'mvlog_worker.py') !== false && strpos($line, '--remote-root /var/www/html') !== false) {
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-function mvlog_rm_rf(string $path): void {
-    if (!is_dir($path)) return;
-    $items = scandir($path);
-    if (!is_array($items)) return;
-    foreach ($items as $item) {
-        if ($item === '.' || $item === '..') continue;
-        $child = $path . '/' . $item;
-        if (is_dir($child) && !is_link($child)) mvlog_rm_rf($child);
-        else @unlink($child);
-    }
-    @rmdir($path);
-}
-
-function mvlog_cleanup_stale_processing(string $dir, string $name, array $state, string $lockDir, bool $locked, string $status, string $articleId): array {
-    $stateFile = $dir . '/.movmaker-state.json';
-    $started = '';
-    if (is_file($lockDir . '/started_at')) $started = trim((string)@file_get_contents($lockDir . '/started_at'));
-    if ($started === '') $started = (string)($state['started_at'] ?? $state['updated_at'] ?? '');
-
-    $backup = '';
-    if (is_file($stateFile)) {
-        $backup = $stateFile . '.bak.' . date('YmdHis');
-        @copy($stateFile, $backup);
-        @chmod($backup, 0664);
-    }
-
-    $state['status'] = 'error';
-    $state['updated_at'] = gmdate('c');
-    if ($articleId !== '') $state['article_id'] = $articleId;
-    $state['message'] = 'Previous render appears abandoned: no mvlog-worker process is running; stale lock/processing state was cleaned by job_status.php. Re-enable Render to retry.';
-    $json = json_encode($state, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_PRETTY_PRINT) . "\n";
-    @file_put_contents($stateFile, $json, LOCK_EX);
-    @chmod($stateFile, 0664);
-    if ($locked) mvlog_rm_rf($lockDir);
-
-    mvlog_job_status_log('cleaned stale processing job=' . $name . ' article_id=' . ($articleId ?: '-') . ' started_at=' . ($started ?: '-') . ' status=' . ($status ?: '-') . ' lock=' . ($locked ? 'yes' : 'no') . ' backup=' . ($backup ?: '-'));
-    return $state;
-}
-
 $jobs = [];
 $switches = [];
-$cleaned = [];
-$workerRunning = mvlog_worker_running();
 $dirs = glob($config['uploads_dir'] . '/*', GLOB_ONLYDIR) ?: [];
 foreach ($dirs as $dir) {
     $name = basename($dir);
@@ -78,31 +13,21 @@ foreach ($dirs as $dir) {
     $lockDir = $dir . '/.movmaker-lock';
     $idFile = $dir . '/.mvlog-id';
     $state = is_file($stateFile) ? json_decode((string)file_get_contents($stateFile), true) : [];
-    if (!is_array($state)) $state = [];
-    $status = (string)($state['status'] ?? '');
-    $articleId = strtolower((string)($state['article_id'] ?? ''));
+    $status = is_array($state) ? (string)($state['status'] ?? '') : '';
+    $articleId = is_array($state) ? strtolower((string)($state['article_id'] ?? '')) : '';
     if ($articleId === '' && is_file($idFile)) $articleId = strtolower(trim((string)file_get_contents($idFile)));
     if (!preg_match('/^[0-9]{14}[a-f0-9]{16}$/', $articleId)) $articleId = '';
-    $locked = is_dir($lockDir);
-
-    if (!$workerRunning && ($locked || $status === 'processing')) {
-        $state = mvlog_cleanup_stale_processing($dir, $name, $state, $lockDir, $locked, $status, $articleId);
-        $status = (string)($state['status'] ?? '');
-        $locked = is_dir($lockDir);
-        $cleaned[] = ['dir' => $name, 'id' => $articleId, 'status' => $status];
-    }
-
     $switches[] = [
         'dir' => $name,
         'id' => $articleId,
         'enabled' => is_file($dir . '/.movmaker-enabled'),
         'preview' => is_file($dir . '/.movmaker-preview'),
     ];
-
+    $locked = is_dir($lockDir);
     if ($locked || $status === 'processing') {
         $started = '';
         if (is_file($lockDir . '/started_at')) $started = trim((string)file_get_contents($lockDir . '/started_at'));
-        if ($started === '') $started = (string)($state['started_at'] ?? $state['updated_at'] ?? '');
+        if ($started === '' && is_array($state)) $started = (string)($state['started_at'] ?? $state['updated_at'] ?? '');
         $jobs[] = [
             'name' => $name,
             'id' => $articleId,
@@ -111,4 +36,4 @@ foreach ($dirs as $dir) {
         ];
     }
 }
-echo json_encode(['jobs' => $jobs, 'switches' => $switches, 'cleaned' => $cleaned, 'worker_running' => $workerRunning, 'checked_at' => date('c')], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
+echo json_encode(['jobs' => $jobs, 'switches' => $switches, 'checked_at' => date('c')], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
diff --git a/lib/generate_data_sync.php b/lib/generate_data_sync.php
index 53caf93..0a3483f 100644
--- a/lib/generate_data_sync.php
+++ b/lib/generate_data_sync.php
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ require __DIR__ . '/../auth.php';
 mvlog_require_login();
 
 $MVLOG_ROOT = dirname(__DIR__);
-const DESCRIBE_DEFAULT_MAX_FRAMES = 32;
 header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
 
 $id = strtolower(trim((string)($_POST['id'] ?? '')));
 $job = trim((string)($_POST['job'] ?? ''));
-$max_frames = isset($_POST['max_frames']) ? intval($_POST['max_frames']) : DESCRIBE_DEFAULT_MAX_FRAMES;
+$max_frames = isset($_POST['max_frames']) ? intval($_POST['max_frames']) : 16;
 $additional_prompt = trim((string)($_POST['additional_prompt'] ?? ''));
 $personality = strtolower(trim((string)($_POST['personality'] ?? 'auto')));
 if (!preg_match('/^[a-z0-9_-]+$/', $personality)) $personality = 'auto';