Why an estimate exists
A timeline video needs an ending for people who are still here. Without a pass year, the trail would never finish. The estimate is a rough average used only so the animation can complete — and so the final card can show a span like 1990 – 2073.
What you can edit
- Born (year) — when their light begins
- Pass year — when the trail becomes a star (or ends for you)
- Or set by age — same idea, entered as an age
- Reset to average — returns to the auto suggestion
What estimates are not
- Not a doctor’s forecast
- Not insurance or actuarial advice
- Not a claim about anyone’s real future
If a number feels wrong, change it. The story belongs to you.
“Only until now”
Prefer a video that stops at the real present? Choose Only until now. That mode avoids projecting future estimated years into the playback.
Questions
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