Add a reaction without a new generate
Cut a reaction from B-roll you already have. Do not spend a generate on a face that only has to blink.
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Title card that does not cover the SKU
Place the title card off the pack shot. A centered headline that covers the SKU is not a title; it is a crop.
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Change aspect before you caption
Change aspect, then burn captions. Type burned on 16:9 sits in the wrong place after a 9:16 crop.
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Clone the voice, then run lipsync
Clone with Cartesia Voice Clone (8cr, consent required), then lipsync on Kling Avatar Pro or VEED Fabric.
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Colorize a still, then animate it
Colorize the still with Topaz Image Colorization (8cr), then run I2V. Do not prompt a video model to invent color.
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Crop square after a 9:16 generate
Crop a 9:16 Reel generate to 1:1 for the feed. Recaption after the square crop; type burned on 9:16 will sit wrong.
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Extend the music, not the picture
Extend a Suno track with extend_music. Veo extend (7s, 720p, 40cr) lengthens picture, not the bed.
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Fix one slide, not the whole deck
Replace, remove, or reorder one slide by image_id. Do not regenerate the deck or recut the exported MP4.
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Get a transcript, then make the SRT
Transcribe with Cartesia ink-whisper, correct the page, then build SRT cues. A .txt is not a caption file.
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Pick the format before you generate
Pick 9:16, 4:5, 1:1, or 16:9 before you generate. One master is not four platforms. Crop after type is a recaption.
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Remove the background, then caption
Key the subject first — Bria 1cr, VEED 3cr, SAM-3 1cr — then caption. Do not burn type onto checkerboard.
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Save a reusable caption draft
Save the captioned timeline as an editor draft. Re-run the style; do not restyle from chat every week.
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Split stems before the UGC music bed
Split the generated track into vocal and instrumental before the UGC bed. Caption the speech, not the snare.
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Turn stills into a slideshow, not T2V
Sequence stills in a slideshow, then convert. A T2V paragraph will not give you six cards you can reorder.
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Wan 2.2 Move is motion, not speech
Wan 2.2 14B Move is 8-credit 720p motion-control. It copies a drive onto a still. It is not Wan 2.2 Speech.
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Agency UGC is the client’s SKU, not yours
Agency UGC is the client's SKU, not yours. Animate their pack still; a studio bottle is a different brand.
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Detailing UGC is the car in the bay
Detailing UGC is the car in the bay. Film that customer's paint; a generated before/after is a different vehicle.
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Bakery UGC is the bake you can sell
Bakery UGC is the bake you can sell. Film the case as it sits today; a generated croissant is a SKU you cannot bag.
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Church UGC needs consent in the pews
Church UGC needs consent in the pews. Recap from the service you recorded; a generated congregation is a fake house.
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Cleaning UGC cannot invent a filthy home
Cleaning UGC cannot invent a filthy home. Film the room you actually cleaned; a generated 'before' is a fake job.
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Coach UGC is a client who opted in
Coach UGC is a client who opted in. Film consented clients or the coach; do not generate a transformation testimonial.
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Coffee-shop UGC is the cup you poured
Coffee-shop UGC is the cup you poured. Film that bar and that pour; generated steam and loft interiors are a different cafe.
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Florist UGC is the arrangement in the cooler
Florist UGC is the arrangement in the cooler. Film those stems; a generated bouquet is inventory you do not have.
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HVAC UGC is the unit on that roof
HVAC UGC is the unit on that roof. Film the serial plate and the job; a generated condenser is a different install.
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