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Models

Which model to use, and when. Capability comparisons, per-model guides, and what each one is actually good at for narrative work.

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What to do when a model you built on gets deprecated

Sora went from default to shut down inside a year. The lesson generalises, and it's mostly about what you export rather than what you switch to.

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How to fix a shot without regenerating it from scratch

Edit mode conditions on footage you already have, so framing, light and identity carry forward. What it can't do is target an area.

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How to extend a clip without breaking continuity

Extension continues a shot rather than generating a new one. Where the join succeeds, and what makes it visible.

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What native audio actually gets you, and where it fails

Generating sound with the picture removes a match problem and takes away a casting decision. Both matter more than the feature list suggests.

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What "full commercial rights, no watermark" should mean before you sign up

Five questions that tell you what you actually get, and where the scope quietly stops.

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Why announced model specs don't match what ships

We built a model comparison from vendor documentation and got two of four rows backwards. Here's how that happens, and where to look instead.

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Sora shuts down on 24 September. Where short drama creators should go

OpenAI retires the Sora API this month. Here's what to move to, and why your prompts won't transfer cleanly.

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