Creating precarious environments with OpenArt VFX

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Demo summary

Demonstration of using detailed LLM-generated prompts and reference images to place subjects in dangerous environments, such as a man walking on skyscraper girders or a child on high-altitude monkey bars.

Step-by-step

Select a mask to protect the subject
Use the auto-select subject feature to isolate the background
Confirm the mask preview
Generate a reference image using a detailed prompt describing the new environment
Apply the reference image and prompt to the original video footage

Options

Use an LLM to generate more detailed visual style and camera prompts
Swap reference images and prompts while keeping the same video and mask to test different environments

Tips

Use a detailed prompt that describes the background, clouds, and specific environment for better impact
Use an LLM to help write more detailed prompts to improve the final visual style

Highlights

“This will be an easy one. We're just going to auto select the subject because we want everything around him to change.”

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