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AI Edit style selection launch

A fast live-action-to-motion-design launch that turns one source clip into a question, three style choices, feature proof, and a calm result card.

Maker @trymirageFor CaptionsOriginal post ↗
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Field notes / why it works

The first 2.5 seconds establish a plain presenter clip, so the glitch, collage, and monochrome treatments register as a transformation. The question resolves by about 5.6 seconds; three sub-second style looks at 9.5–11.5 seconds and two capability examples through 19.9 seconds make the promise concrete. A 4.8-second final title slows the 29.2-cuts-per-minute pace enough to retain the outcome.

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Plate 01 / The format in one breath

A plain, personable source clip is transformed in front of the viewer. The opening establishes the unedited input; a short burst of extreme treatments proves the product's power; large typographic cards then ask a question, present style choices, show the same material in different looks, and end with a simple outcome line.

Why it works

  • The first 2.5 seconds give a clean baseline: one medium shot of a seated presenter. The noisy effects that follow read as a transformation because the viewer has seen the original.
  • Around 3.7–6.9 seconds, the picture becomes a dark collage and the question appears in two installments. The visual proof arrives before a conventional explanation.
  • From 7.0–13.5 seconds, a command-like card and three named styles turn an abstract editing promise into choices viewers can imagine using.
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Plate 02 / Format card

Platform · aspect · lengthX · 1280×720, 16:9 · 24.7 s · 23.98 fps
Pace13 measured shots, 12 cuts, 29.2–31.6 cuts/min allowing one uncertain change; 31.6 picture changes/min; mean shot 1.9 s, median 1.59 s
ScriptPrimarily on-screen copy. The automatic 36-word speech transcript is unreliable: 22 words have low confidence and the phrases conflict with the images. No defensible spoken WPM.
VoiceNo narration can be confirmed from the supplied evidence; make the reusable version legible without speech.
On screenRoughly 0–3.7 s presenter transformation; 3.7–9.5 s dark question, command and style selection graphics; 9.5–19.9 s edited examples; 19.9–24.7 s closing typography. These are functional ranges, not exact shot-type shares.
CaptionsNo continuous subtitles. Use short headline cards and one-word style labels.
SoundContinuous tonal/music-like bed, approximately 117 BPM by rough estimate; −15.1 LUFS integrated, −0.6 dBFS true peak. Cut-linked SFX are not established.
Structure5 beats: input, question, action, proof/feature examples, final outcome. No in-video spoken CTA established; the X post carries the try-now link.

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  1. Plate 03 / The hook, frame by frame (first 3 seconds)Pro
  2. Plate 04 / Structure (beat sheet)Pro
  3. Plate 05 / Shot grammarPro
  4. Plate 06 / Visual style guidePro
  5. Plate 07 / Voice and deliveryPro
  6. Plate 08 / Sound designPro
  7. Plate 09 / PackagingPro
  8. Plate 10 / Script templatePro
  9. Plate 11 / Production planPro
  10. Plate 12 / PromptsPro
  11. Plate 13 / Edit recipePro
  12. Plate 14 / QA checklistPro
  13. Plate 15 / Make it yoursPro
  14. Recipe / runnable promptPro