Imagine the video is ready. The bars rise smoothly, the background shifts from grey to bright blue, and the final percentage lands with a satisfying beat. Then someone pauses the second scene. The report says 4.8%. The video says 48%.
At that point, the animation no longer matters. A missing decimal point has changed the story.
When planning a Wan 3.0 clip from a report, spreadsheet or webpage, a useful rule is to keep the numbers deliberately boring. Motion can be expressive. Lighting can be dramatic. The facts should remain plain enough to check.
Write the fact card first
Before thinking about colours or transitions, copy every important figure into a small record. Each one should answer six questions:
Field | Example |
|---|---|
Metric | Repeat order rate |
Value | 18.6 |
Unit | Percent |
Period | April–June 2026 |
Source | Fictional shop report |
Display rule | Keep one decimal place |
These values are fictional. They only show how a figure can travel through a project without losing its meaning.
The display rule is easy to overlook. A value of 18.6% may be shown as 19% in a casual presentation, but that change may be unacceptable in financial or performance reporting. Decide the required precision before the number reaches the screen.
Limit each scene to one primary figure
A short video can hold many figures. That does not mean viewers can follow them all.
Four correct figures can still make one confusing scene. If revenue, customer growth, delivery time and satisfaction appear together, the audience has to read four labels while also following the movement.
A cleaner sequence might use one scene for the earlier value, one for the current value and one for the difference. The final scene can explain the practical meaning in ordinary language. There is no need to make every second carry new data.
Check how that difference is named. If a rate rises from 14.2% to 18.6%, the increase is 4.4 percentage points. Measured against the original 14.2%, the relative increase is about 31%. These are different figures and should not share the same label.
Separate what must stay exact from what can move
A two-column brief is enough:
Must stay exact | Can be interpreted visually |
|---|---|
Number and decimal place | Camera movement |
Unit or percentage sign | Colour and lighting |
Date or reporting period | Transition style |
Product or metric name | Background objects |
Source wording | Pace and sound design |
This separation gives the visual side room to breathe without letting it rewrite the source.
Suppose a report says average delivery time fell from 3.4 days to 2.9 days. A package moving more quickly through a bright warehouse can suggest improvement. It should not become a claim of instant delivery, same-day service or guaranteed speed unless the source actually supports that statement.
The picture may be symbolic. The number should not be.
Add exact text after the visual is stable
In a Wan 3.0 data-led clip, important numbers, dates and disclaimers deserve more control than decorative details. If a figure must be reproduced exactly, consider adding it as a verified text overlay during editing rather than treating it as part of the generated scenery.
This also makes correction easier. If the reporting period changes, replacing one text layer is more predictable than rebuilding the entire scene. The same approach works for prices, measurements, version numbers and short legal notes.
Keep the overlay simple. One figure, one label and one time period are usually enough. Tiny sources, fast-moving footnotes and text placed over a detailed background may technically be present while remaining unreadable.
Check the export like a document
Do not review only the motion. Pause the exported video wherever a number appears and compare it with the source.
A short checking pass can cover:
Is every digit correct?
Is the decimal point visible?
Does the unit stay attached to the value?
Is the date or period still clear?
Are percentages and percentage points labelled correctly?
Does the visual imply anything the source does not say?
Can the text be read on a phone during normal playback?
It helps to have someone who did not build the video perform this check. The creator often remembers what a label is supposed to say and may read the intended version instead of what is actually on screen.
Be careful with the source material
A spreadsheet may contain more than the figures intended for publication. Remove personal information, private customer records, unpublished financial data and confidential notes before using any external service. Do not upload confidential or sensitive material unless you are authorized to use it and the service's current data-handling terms are appropriate for that material.
Published numbers also need a traceable source. Generated motion should never be treated as evidence that a product is safer, faster, healthier or more effective. Those claims require appropriate support outside the video.
Let the visuals perform and keep the facts easy to audit
A data-led video does not need dull visuals. It needs a dull layer underneath them: exact values, clear units, visible dates and a source that can be checked.
Make the movement memorable. Keep the numbers boring enough that nobody has to guess what they mean.
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