:root {
  --guides-ink: #171816;
  --guides-muted: #74736f;
  --guides-gold: #c69248;
  --guides-gold-soft: #e0ba7d;
  --guides-paper: #fbfaf7;
  --guides-line: #e8e4dc;
  --guides-serif: "Songti SC", "STSong", "Noto Serif SC", Georgia, serif;
  --guides-sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "PingFang SC", "Microsoft YaHei", Arial, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 86px; }
body.guides-hub-page { margin: 0; overflow-x: hidden; color: var(--guides-ink); background: var(--guides-paper); font-family: var(--guides-sans); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }
body.guides-hub-page img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
body.guides-hub-page a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
body.guides-hub-page button,
body.guides-hub-page input { font: inherit; }
.guides-shell { width: calc(100% - 80px); max-width: 1264px; margin-inline: auto; }
.guides-visually-hidden,
.guides-skip-link { position: absolute !important; width: 1px !important; height: 1px !important; padding: 0 !important; margin: -1px !important; overflow: hidden !important; clip: rect(0 0 0 0) !important; white-space: nowrap !important; border: 0 !important; }
.guides-skip-link:focus { z-index: 1000; top: 12px; left: 12px; width: auto !important; height: auto !important; padding: 10px 14px !important; margin: 0 !important; clip: auto !important; color: #111; background: #fff; }

.guides-hero {
  min-height: 430px;
  color: #fff;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(14,12,10,.86) 0%, rgba(14,12,10,.66) 40%, rgba(14,12,10,.18) 75%, rgba(14,12,10,.05) 100%),
    url("/assets/web-v3/guide-aligned/record-technical-specification.webp") center 50% / cover no-repeat;
}
.guides-hero-inner { min-height: 430px; display: flex; align-items: center; }
.guides-hero-copy { width: min(650px, 58%); padding: 44px 0 43px; }
.guides-eyebrow { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; margin: 0 0 15px; color: #d5a45d; font: 11px/1.4 Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: .22em; }
.guides-eyebrow span { width: 34px; height: 1px; display: block; background: currentColor; }
.guides-hero h1 { margin: 0; font-family: var(--guides-serif); font-size: clamp(52px, 4.8vw, 70px); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: .025em; text-shadow: 0 3px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.35); }
.guides-hero h2 { margin: 14px 0 14px; font-family: var(--guides-serif); font-size: clamp(25px, 2.25vw, 34px); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: .025em; }
.guides-hero-copy > p:not(.guides-eyebrow) { margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.75; }
.guides-search { width: min(610px, 100%); height: 56px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 55px minmax(0,1fr) 64px; align-items: center; margin-top: 26px; overflow: hidden; color: #1a1b19; background: rgba(255,255,255,.97); border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.16); }
.guides-search-icon { position: relative; width: 18px; height: 18px; justify-self: center; border: 1.6px solid #171a18; border-radius: 50%; }
.guides-search-icon::after { position: absolute; right: -5px; bottom: -3px; width: 7px; height: 1.6px; background: #171a18; content: ""; transform: rotate(45deg); transform-origin: left; }
.guides-search input { min-width: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; padding: 0 10px 0 2px; color: #1b1c1a; background: transparent; border: 0; outline: 0; font-size: 13px; }
.guides-search input::placeholder { color: #8b8a86; opacity: 1; }
.guides-search button { width: 64px; height: 100%; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 0; color: #271c0e; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5bf82, #c89148); border: 0; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 300; cursor: pointer; transition: filter .2s ease; }
.guides-search button:hover,
.guides-search button:focus-visible { filter: brightness(1.06); }

.guide-categories { background: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ece8df; box-shadow: 0 7px 20px rgba(46,38,25,.035); }
.guide-category-grid { min-height: 138px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(7, minmax(0,1fr)); align-items: center; }
.guide-category-grid > a { position: relative; min-width: 0; min-height: 92px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center; }
.guide-category-grid > a:not(:last-child)::after { position: absolute; top: 12px; right: 0; bottom: 12px; width: 1px; background: #e9e6df; content: ""; }
.guide-category-icon { width: 45px; height: 45px; display: grid; place-items: center; margin-bottom: 8px; color: #362a1a; background: #f4e6d0; border-radius: 50%; transition: transform .24s ease, background-color .24s ease; }
.guide-category-icon svg { width: 25px; height: 25px; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.35; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.guide-category-grid strong { font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.3; white-space: nowrap; }
.guide-category-grid small { margin-top: 4px; color: #767674; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: nowrap; }
.guide-category-grid > a:hover .guide-category-icon,
.guide-category-grid > a:focus-visible .guide-category-icon { transform: translateY(-2px); background: #ecd4ad; }

.featured-guides { padding: 52px 0 33px; background: #fff; }
.guides-section-heading,
.all-guides-heading { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 28px; }
.guides-section-heading > div,
.all-guides-heading > div:first-child { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; }
.guides-section-heading h2,
.all-guides-heading h2 { margin: 0; font-family: var(--guides-serif); font-size: 31px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: .01em; }
.guides-section-heading span,
.all-guides-heading > div:first-child span { color: #8a8883; font-size: 13px; }
.guides-section-heading > a { padding-bottom: 3px; color: #6f6e69; font-size: 13px; }
.guides-section-heading > a b { margin-left: 7px; color: #252522; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 400; }
.featured-guide-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 14px; margin-top: 22px; }
body.guides-hub-page a.featured-guide-card { position: relative; min-height: 234px; overflow: hidden; color: #fff; background: #181715; border-radius: 5px; }
.featured-guide-card img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .5s ease; }
.featured-guide-card:hover img { transform: scale(1.035); }
.featured-shade { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8,8,7,.04) 25%, rgba(8,8,7,.22) 48%, rgba(8,8,7,.92) 100%); }
.featured-number { position: absolute; z-index: 2; top: 13px; left: 17px; font: 28px/1 Georgia, serif; text-shadow: 0 2px 7px rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
.featured-card-copy { position: absolute; z-index: 2; right: 50px; bottom: 17px; left: 18px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; }
.featured-card-copy strong { font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.45; }
.featured-card-copy small { color: #fff; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; }
.featured-arrow { position: absolute; z-index: 2; right: 15px; bottom: 17px; width: 31px; height: 31px; display: grid; place-items: center; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.84); border-radius: 50%; font-size: 18px; transition: color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, transform .2s ease; }
.featured-guide-card:hover .featured-arrow { color: #edc17d; border-color: #edc17d; transform: translateX(2px); }

.all-guides { padding: 13px 0 57px; background: #fff; }
.all-guides-heading { padding: 22px 0 15px; }
.guide-filter-tabs { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.guide-filter-tabs button { min-width: 82px; height: 34px; padding: 0 15px; color: #74716b; background: #f7f6f3; border: 1px solid #ece9e2; border-radius: 6px; font-size: 12px; cursor: pointer; transition: background-color .2s ease, color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease; }
.guide-filter-tabs button:hover,
.guide-filter-tabs button:focus-visible,
.guide-filter-tabs button.is-active { color: #67491d; background: #f3e6d3; border-color: #ead7b7; }
.guide-list { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--guides-line); }
.guide-list li { min-height: 64px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 58px minmax(300px,1.45fr) 210px minmax(260px,1.1fr) 28px; align-items: center; column-gap: 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--guides-line); }
.guide-list li[hidden] { display: none; }
.guide-index { width: 42px; height: 42px; display: grid; place-items: center; color: #8d6a3f; background: #f3ecdf; border-radius: 50%; font: 17px/1 Georgia, serif; }
.guide-title { font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.45; transition: color .2s ease; }
.guide-title:hover,
.guide-title:focus-visible { color: #9b6828; }
.guide-tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 7px; }
.guide-tags i { padding: 6px 14px; color: #97734a; background: #f8f2e8; border-radius: 6px; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 1; white-space: nowrap; }
.guide-tags i:nth-child(2) { color: #8a8985; background: #f4f4f2; }
.guide-list p { margin: 0; color: #7e7b75; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.55; }
.guide-row-arrow { display: grid; place-items: center; color: #3a3936; font-size: 25px; font-weight: 300; }
.guide-empty { margin: 24px 0 0; padding: 20px; color: #6e6b65; background: #f7f3ec; border: 1px solid #e8dfd0; text-align: center; }

.guides-cta { color: #fff; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(14,12,10,.9), rgba(14,12,10,.62)), url("/assets/web-v3/guide-aligned/record-signed-sample.webp") center 45% / cover no-repeat; }
.guides-cta-inner { min-height: 260px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; align-items: flex-start; padding-top: 28px; padding-bottom: 28px; }
.guides-cta-inner > p:first-child { margin: 0 0 11px; color: #d4a35d; font: 10px/1.3 Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: .24em; }
.guides-cta h2 { margin: 0 0 9px; font-family: var(--guides-serif); font-size: 40px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; }
.guides-cta-inner > p:nth-of-type(2) { margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; }
.guides-cta-actions { display: flex; gap: 16px; margin-top: 20px; }
.guides-button { min-width: 208px; height: 48px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 12px; padding: 0 20px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.75); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; }
.guides-button b { margin-left: 4px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; }
.guides-button-gold { color: #2d2010; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e0b773, #c78d43); border-color: #d2a15a; }
.guides-button-outline { color: #fff; background: rgba(7,10,9,.3); }

@media (max-width: 1120px) {
  .guides-hero-copy { width: min(690px, 70%); }
  .guide-category-grid { min-height: 126px; }
  .guide-category-grid strong { font-size: 13px; }
  .featured-guide-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .featured-guide-card { min-height: 268px; }
  .all-guides-heading { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 17px; }
  .guide-filter-tabs { width: 100%; overflow-x: auto; padding-bottom: 4px; }
  .guide-filter-tabs button { flex: 0 0 auto; }
  .guide-list li { grid-template-columns: 54px minmax(260px,1.4fr) 190px minmax(220px,1fr) 24px; gap: 12px; }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .guides-shell { width: min(90%,700px); }
  .guides-hero { min-height: 480px; background-position: 63% center; }
  .guides-hero-inner { min-height: 480px; }
  .guides-hero-copy { width: 100%; padding: 52px 0 48px; }
  .guides-hero h1 { font-size: 55px; }
  .guides-hero h2 { max-width: 560px; font-size: 29px; }
  .guides-hero-copy > p:not(.guides-eyebrow) br { display: none; }
  .guide-category-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr)); padding: 14px 0; }
  .guide-category-grid > a { min-height: 110px; }
  .guide-category-grid > a::after { display: none; }
  .featured-guides { padding-top: 42px; }
  .guide-list li { position: relative; grid-template-columns: 48px minmax(0,1fr) 26px; row-gap: 8px; padding: 15px 0; }
  .guide-index { grid-row: 1 / span 3; grid-column: 1; align-self: start; }
  .guide-title { grid-row: 1; grid-column: 2; padding-right: 6px; }
  .guide-tags { grid-row: 2; grid-column: 2; }
  .guide-list p { grid-row: 3; grid-column: 2; }
  .guide-row-arrow { grid-row: 1 / span 3; grid-column: 3; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .guides-shell { width: 88%; }
  .guides-hero { min-height: 520px; background-position: 57% center; }
  .guides-hero-inner { min-height: 520px; }
  .guides-hero-copy { padding: 40px 0; }
  .guides-eyebrow { font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .18em; }
  .guides-hero h1 { font-size: 48px; }
  .guides-hero h2 { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 25px; line-height: 1.35; }
  .guides-hero-copy > p:not(.guides-eyebrow) { font-size: 13px; }
  .guides-search { height: auto; min-height: 54px; grid-template-columns: 46px minmax(0,1fr) 54px; }
  .guides-search input { padding-right: 8px; font-size: 12px; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
  .guides-search button { width: 54px; }
  .guide-category-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 0; }
  .guide-category-grid > a { min-height: 106px; }
  .guide-category-grid strong { font-size: 12px; }
  .featured-guides { padding: 38px 0 24px; }
  .guides-section-heading { align-items: flex-start; }
  .guides-section-heading > div { display: block; }
  .guides-section-heading h2,
  .all-guides-heading h2 { font-size: 29px; }
  .guides-section-heading span,
  .all-guides-heading > div:first-child span { display: block; margin-top: 4px; }
  .guides-section-heading > a { margin-top: 7px; white-space: nowrap; }
  .featured-guide-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .featured-guide-card { min-height: 225px; }
  .all-guides { padding-bottom: 42px; }
  .all-guides-heading > div:first-child { display: block; }
  .guide-list li { grid-template-columns: 42px minmax(0,1fr) 20px; column-gap: 10px; }
  .guide-index { width: 36px; height: 36px; font-size: 15px; }
  .guide-title { font-size: 13px; }
  .guide-tags i { padding: 5px 9px; font-size: 10px; }
  .guide-list p { font-size: 11px; }
  .guides-cta-inner { min-height: 330px; }
  .guides-cta h2 { font-size: 34px; }
  .guides-cta-inner > p:nth-of-type(2) br { display: none; }
  .guides-cta-actions { width: 100%; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
  .guides-button { width: 100%; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .featured-guide-card img,
  .featured-arrow,
  .guide-category-icon { transition-duration: .01ms; }
}

/* Keep image-card text white over the photography, including hover/focus. */
body.guides-hub-page a.featured-guide-card :is(.featured-card-copy, .featured-card-copy strong, .featured-card-copy small, .featured-number, .featured-arrow) { color: #fff; }
/* Seven product categories (2026-10-19): centre the odd last item on narrow grids. */
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .guide-category-grid > a:last-child { grid-column: 2; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .guide-category-grid > a:last-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

/* Guides hub, plain version: stage-grouped questions with their short answers. */
.gd-stages{padding:64px 0 76px;background:#fbf9f5;color:#211d18}
.gd-head{display:grid;gap:8px;margin-bottom:36px}
html body .gd-head h2{margin:0;font-family:"Songti SC","STSong","Noto Serif SC",Georgia,serif;font-size:34px!important;font-weight:400;line-height:1.25!important}
.gd-head p{margin:0;color:#6b6259;font-size:14px}
.gd-stage{display:grid;grid-template-columns:200px minmax(0,1fr);gap:28px;padding:26px 0;border-top:1px solid #e3dbcf}
.gd-stage:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid #e3dbcf}
html body .gd-stage h3{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:baseline;margin:0;font-size:18px!important;font-weight:500;line-height:1.4!important}
.gd-stage h3 span{color:#b07c44;font:13px/1 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:.1em}
.gd-stage ol{display:grid;gap:4px;margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none}
.gd-stage a{display:grid;gap:5px;padding:12px 14px;margin:0 -14px;border-radius:6px;color:inherit;text-decoration:none;transition:background .2s}
.gd-stage a:hover,.gd-stage a:focus-visible{background:#f3ede3}
.gd-stage b{font-size:16px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.5}
.gd-stage a:hover b{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px;text-decoration-color:#b07c44}
.gd-stage a span{color:#6b6259;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.65}
@media(max-width:760px){.gd-stage{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:10px}.gd-stages{padding:44px 0 56px}html body .gd-head h2{font-size:28px!important}}