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Practical guides to AI video and short-drama creation.
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English · · #TutorialsAI Video Burns Garbled Subtitles Into the Frame: What Stops It and What It Costs
Dialogue in an AI video prompt can burn misspelled subtitles into the frame. 11 prompt fixes failed us; here is the 8-frame OCR check and fallback we used.
English · · #Pricing and credits #TutorialsPer-Token vs Per-Second AI Video Pricing: How to Calculate Seedance, Omni Flash and Veo Costs
Seedance 2.5 counts about 21,600 tokens per second of 720p, Omni Flash 5,792, and Veo 3.1 bills by the second. Formulas, 2026-10-05 prices and an 8-second test.
English · · #Prompts #TutorialsWhy Your AI Video Camera Won't Stay Still, and How to Rewrite the Prompt
In a 15-shot AI drama episode we reviewed, the camera moved on its own in at least 12 shots, and 11 of those prompts said it should not. Five prompt rewrites that help.
English · · #AI short dramaHow Micro-Drama Apps Make Money: Coins, Ads, Subscriptions and the Paywall Episode
Western micro-drama apps usually give away the first 5-10 episodes, then charge in coins. How the three revenue models work, where the paywall sits, who keeps the money.
English · · #Pricing and credits #Model reviewsSame AI Video Model, Different Price: What Resellers Charge for Veo 3.1 and Seedance 2.5
On 2026-10-05, Veo 3.1 cost US$0.40/s on Google's API and about US$0.84/s through Luma Plus; Seedance 2.5 720p was US$0.231/s direct and US$0.30 on Runway.
English · · #AI short drama #TutorialsShot Sizes in AI Short Drama: Rules From a 244-Frame Storyboard With 4 Wide Shots
In a 16-episode AI drama we reviewed, 235 of 244 storyboard frames showed a person and only 4 were wide or empty. Six countable shot-size rules and a camera-setup plan.
English · · #Content rulesYouTube and TikTok AI Disclosure Rules: When to Tick the Box and What Follows
YouTube wants realistic AI video disclosed and announced auto-labels on 2026-05-27; TikTok has labeled over 3 billion videos. When to tick the box, and what it means.
English · · #AI short drama #TutorialsHow Long Does a Mandarin Line Take? A Characters-to-Seconds Table for Short Drama
Mandarin runs about 5.18 syllables/s read aloud and 3.8-4.1 characters/s in conversation. A lookup table, the line + 0.5 s shot rule, and a 25-character cap.
English · · #AI short drama #TutorialsScene Plates for AI Drama: Empty Master Shots, 180-Degree Reverse Views and Lighting Variants
Day, night or weather was wrong in 50 of 244 AI drama storyboard frames (20.5%), mostly for lack of a scene plate. How to build the master, the reverse view and variants.
English · · #Pricing and creditsDo AI Video Credits Expire? Kling, Google Flow, Pika, Vidu and Runway Compared
As of 2026-10-05, Kling plan credits last 1 month and bought credits 2 years, Pika top-ups 365 days, and Google Flow daily credits never roll over. Rules and math.
English · · #AI short drama #Model reviewsClip Generator or Drama Workspace? What Changes When One Shot Becomes 175
One 5-second clip needs only a clip generator. Our 16-episode drama had 175 shots sharing the same faces. How character reuse, storyboard review and re-rolls differ.
English · · #AI short drama #TutorialsProp Continuity in AI Drama: Safes That Morph, Newspapers That Heal, Clocks That Lie
Props were missing or wrong in 186 of 244 AI drama storyboard frames (76.2%). Four real cases, the prop sheet we now fill in, and the text rules that stop garbled signs.
English · · #Model reviewsSora Is Shut Down: What to Use Next for Vertical Video, Audio, API and Price
The Sora app closed on 2026-04-26 and its API on 2026-09-24. Ten video models still running, sorted by vertical format, native audio, API access and price.
English · · #AI short dramaHow Big Is the Micro-Drama Market? 2024-2026 Figures, Sources and How Far to Trust Them
China's micro-drama market was RMB 50.44bn in 2024 and over RMB 100bn in 2025, per regulators. Every competing figure, its source and a confidence grade.
English · · #AI short drama #TutorialsGlasses, Hair and Wardrobe Continuity in AI Drama: Lessons From 244 Storyboard Frames
A 244-frame AI drama audit found wrong glasses in 58 frames, hair in 130, wardrobe in 106. The four stacked causes, why negative prompts fail, and a per-frame look sheet.
English · · #Content rules #Copyright and commercial useEU AI Act Article 50 for AI Video Creators: What to Label and When
EU AI Act Article 50 has applied since 2026-08-02. The Omnibus delayed only 50(2) machine-readable marking, to 2026-12-02, for systems on the market before Aug. 2.
English · · #AI short drama #TutorialsVertical Drama Shot Length: Why We Aim for 2.5-4 Seconds and Cap Shots at 6
Hollywood's average shot fell from about 10 s in the 1930s to under 4 s after 2000. How we set a 2.5-4 s average and 6 s cap for vertical drama from 244 frames.
English · · #AI short dramaWhat Is an AI Short Drama? Definition, Workflow, and Real Error Rates
An AI short drama is a micro-drama with AI-made footage. China released 430,000 micro-dramas in Jan-Aug 2026, over 90% AI-made. Definition, workflow, limits.
English · · #Pricing and credits #Model reviewsVeo 3.1 Lite vs Fast vs Standard: Which Tier for Drafts and Which for Finals
Veo 3.1 runs US$0.05-0.40 per second in October 2026, but 1080p forces 8-second clips, so the cheapest 1080p take is US$0.64. Per-clip math and a draft plan.
English · · #AI short drama #TutorialsFace-Similarity Scores for AI Drama Characters: Four Checks and the Thresholds We Use
Our two male leads scored 0.537 against each other, and 5 of 15 shots under threshold still reached the final cut. Four face-similarity checks for AI drama.
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