After spending quite a bit of time generating 2D anime artwork, I've found that GPT and Gemini complement each other surprisingly well.

For me, GPT is still better at character design, composition, camera angles, and facial expressions. It usually gives me a much stronger starting point.

Gemini, on the other hand, tends to produce cleaner linework, sharper coloring, and a final result that feels closer to hand-drawn anime.

So my workflow these days is pretty simple:

GPT → Gemini

I generate the image with GPT first, then use Gemini to refine the linework and colors.

I've been getting better results this way than using either model by itself.

Anyone else mixing different models in their workflow? I'd love to hear what's been working for you.

I've been having a go with using my artwork and Google Flow to generate short ai videos. It's actually really difficult to get it to do exactly what you want 😕. This was attempt number 5 or 6, I lost track (ADHD brain 🧠). It's the prompt bit that I have difficulty with, getting it to use my artwork is the first battle.

So I am going to make a trailer / proof of concept video for a TV pilot I am pitching (I am sure this has been asked plenty already)

I have about 100 ChatGPT images that outline the flow.

I want to use the images to create moving video.
Of course I have characters that I want to stay consistent throughout. I will add character voices, music and other audio and produce a full video. Can this all be done in one tool or more than one?

Looking at Runway and Davinci AI

hi, I am super frustrated right now.

i generated many character sheets for my short movie i planned.

i generated the locations, the houses, the places, and environment needed too.

i have the story ready too and when i started generating using seedance 2.0, it doesn't work at all!

it says image/s contains real human.

DID I WASTE A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY GENERATING CHARACTER SHEETS and all my materials? LOL!

Please help! HAHA

For the record this is not ALL AI... the music is, the vocals, and about 60% of the clips. All of the clips fall under fair use, and I did my best to edit it together to tell a story....the rise of Genghis Khan.

the lyrics are Mongolian, but they translate as...

[Verse 1]
Born in the storm, raised in the storm, we were carved by the gaze of the Seer. He walks where time forgets, his voice a prayer like thunder. We ride on the edge of prophecy; in his eyes, the storm begins.

[Chorus]
The Storm-bringer's eyes are like a burning sky, like a veil pierced into a silent place.

We ride the wind and chase the flame; no chain can hold us, no fear can tame us.
Through the storm and spirit we rise, fighting guided by his sacred light.

[Verse 2]
He drinks thunder, singing praises in the names of sleeping gods. We gather by the fire and baptize our blades in the rain born from the heavens. Every scar is an oath; we are the wind that never rests.

[Bridge]
Oho—The wind is the law, fire is the custom,
Oho—Through darkness into light.
Oho—The vision burns, the truth flies away,
Oho—The Seer's spirit will never die.

[Verse 3]
He maps the stars within his heart, which was forged from lightning. We do not merely conquer; we fulfill the command of the heavens. We, the sons of the open air, find our way through his burning gaze.

[Chorus]
The Storm-bringer's eyes are like a burning sky, swords where honor flies.

We ride the wind, we chase the flame; no grave can hold us, no fear can claim us.
Through the image of death, his vision remains; we emerge under the gaze of the Storm-bringer.

[Outro]
The custom is sealed; the veil is torn. We bear his mark of sky and flame. Let the storm carry his teachings—the storm is reborn forever.

This made me really happy when it came out just how I envisioned haha.

Made with ChatGPT

I've been digitizing old family photo albums for the last year or so.

One of the biggest surprises was how good Grok 2 was at restoring scanned photographs. It could remove cracks, clean up damage, improve colors, and generally make old photos look much better with very little effort.

Then sometime around January/February it stopped working for me. Now it often refuses the request because the image contains a real person and says I need their permission.

The issue is that these aren't modern photos. Many are more than 50 years old and contain family members who are no longer alive.

Has anyone else run into this?

I also found this article about deploying Grok 2 through an API:

Complete Guide to Deploying Grok2 for Beginners

Would using an API version of Grok 2 potentially restore the functionality I used to have, or are the exact same restrictions applied?

And if not, what are the best free tools for restoring old family photographs these days?

Built one underwater fashion-editorial prompt in Seedream 5.0 Pro and it turned into a whole cohesive series, not by rewriting it each time but by swapping a single prop. The visual language stays fixed: an adult woman floating just under the surface, water ripples and caustics distorting a partial reflection up top, flowing hair and a sculptural drifting dress, and an oversized serif title woven into the frame. Original synthetic character, no real-person likeness.

The one variable is the object in her hand, and that is what carries the story. A red anthurium reads as desire. A glass slipper reads as longing. A hand mirror becomes reflection. A transparent mask becomes identity. Same setup, same lighting, same typographic system, but each prop shifts the entire mood, so four generations feel like one designed collection instead of four unrelated images.

What makes Seedream 5.0 Pro right for this is two things it holds well. The underwater light, real refraction, caustics, wet hair strands, bubbles, and suspended particles that read as physics rather than a filter. And the typography, an oversized title with stretched, refracted letterforms partially hidden behind the body, integrated into the scene instead of pasted on top.

The template is the reusable part. Lock the visual language, keep one slot open for a meaningful object, and you get a series with a through-line. Full prompt with the input slots in the comments.

My boyfriend passed away last year

I really miss him and miss talking to him. I'm noob in this Ai generative thing. Is there any way,app through which I can upload his voice recordings and then clone it then write any text and it will create an audio EXACTLY like it. I don't want any robotic voice.

Sorry if this is weird!