Captions on motion-control takes
The driving clip may already have speech. Caption the output once. Do not burn the driver and the generate as two transcripts.
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Caption native-audio generates too
Diegetic speech is still silent in a muted feed. Burn-in the native-audio take. Sound-on is a bonus, not the delivery.
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Captions should not cover the SKU
Move the type, do not crop the label. Safe area plus pack-shot: the carton is the product. Captions sit somewhere else.
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Glass captions fail on busy plates
Glass is a transparent DYNAMIC look. On product I2V it disappears. Use outline or a backdrop, then check the worst frame.
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Karaoke vs static on paid social
Paid social wants a static BASIC block you can freeze-frame. Organic can keep karaoke. Same transcript, two burns.
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A new language is a new burn
165 codes transcribe; they do not translate. Dub first or caption-translate, then burn again. One English file will not serve Spanish.
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Caption numbers must match the PDP
Prices, percents and SKUs in the burn have to match the product page the ad opens. ASR is a draft. The PDP is source of truth.
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One caption family per series
Pin one of nine groups and keep it. Changing family every post reads as a different show, not a refresh.
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QC captions on a phone, not a monitor
Contrast, CPS and safe area only show up at 9:16 in hand. A desktop timeline will approve a miss the feed will swipe.
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YouTube ads still want burn-in
Demand Gen and in-feed inventory often autoplay muted. An SRT is for the watch-page CC button, not the ad impression.
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Two-second lines on fast cuts
Jump cuts kill a caption hold. Re-time after the edit. A two-second line cannot sit on a half-second shot.
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Word-highlight needs clean speech
Karaoke timestamps follow the voice. Music-under and overlap wreck the clock. Isolate vocals, or drop to a static block.
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Hume Octave 2 vs Cartesia Sonic 3.5
Hume Octave 2 is not on Versely, and Hume's API closes 13 November 2026. Cartesia Sonic 3.5 is 4 credits per 1,000 characters here.
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Flux 3 first-last vs Veo first-last
Flux 3 first-last is 34 credits for 5–20s with native audio. Veo first-last is 64 credits for 4/6/8s 4K dialogue. Duration vs 4K.
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Grok Imagine Quality vs base stills
Grok Imagine Quality is 4 credits. Base Grok Imagine is 2 credits at 4K. Spend 4 on the still you will animate; spend 2 on the sketch.
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Grok Imagine Video 720p vs Veo 4K
Grok Imagine Video starts at 24 credits, up to 30s at 720p. Veo 3.1 starts at 64 credits for 4/6/8s 4K. Length versus resolution and dialogue.
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Kling O3 Standard I2V vs Pro I2V
Kling O3 Standard I2V is 45 credits. O3 Pro I2V is 56. Both native audio, 3–15s, still required. Pay 56 when the plate is the hero.
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Kling O3 Standard R2V vs O3 Pro
Kling O3 Standard R2V is 45 credits when you have stills. O3 Pro is 56 credits for T2V, I2V or R2V. Pick by whether you have references.
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Kling V3 Standard I2V is 63 credits
Kling V3 Standard I2V is 63 credits: native-audio still-to-clip, 3–15s, image required. Not O3 Pro at 70. Not silent Turbo at 12.
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LTX 2 Fast vs Pro at 4K
LTX 2.3 Fast is 20 credits, 4K, native audio, 6–20s. LTX 2 Pro is 29 credits, 4K, native audio, 6/8/10s. Cheap versus Pro, not longer versus shorter 4K.
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Pixverse V6 silent vs 5.6 with audio
Pixverse V6 T2V is 10 credits, audio null, 5s/8s 1080p. Pixverse 5.6 is 28 credits and up, native audio, and its bill follows audio.
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Digital-product UGC is the screen
Digital-product UGC is the screen. Record the template or course UI; do not mint a fake student testimonial to sell the file.
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Dental UGC cannot invent a patient
Dental UGC cannot invent a patient. Film hands and clinic B-roll you own; YouTube will not pay a synthetic dentist.
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PDP UGC is the SKU on the page
PDP UGC is the SKU on the page. Animate the pack still that matches the PDP photo; a different bottle is a different listing.
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