Working Notes on Agent Systems/Brad Zhang

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I briefly tried the process of using AI to make short plays and explored various methods before the quality became slightly stable.

I briefly tried the process of using AI to make short plays and explored various methods before the quality became slightly stable. SD2 works well, mini is enough. Later...

July 12, 2026 · 1 min read

I briefly tried the process of using AI to make short plays and explored various methods before the quality became slightly stable. SD2 works well, mini is enough. Later, I plan to use the same mechanism to do it in Jimeng. The general idea is:

  • First use Codex + Imagen to lock the characters, scenes and nine-frame storyboard, then split it into three groups of three-frame storyboards, and give them to Higgsfield's Seedance 2 Mini to generate 15-second videos respectively. 2 The sounds are all generated simultaneously from the video model, and finally FFmpeg is used to rearrange the footage, correct the subtitles and unify the loudness. 3 A total of 51 seconds of material were generated and cut into this 39-second sci-fi comedy short at a cost of
  • 5 credits. gravity overdue by @YouTube

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