{"schema":"record/v1","id":"art_01M5NBFTTTDH34KRVBDYQVMHR2","type":"article","revision":1,"etag":"\"r1.s0\"","title":"How do you build a local AI VFX shot pipeline with mask + driving video + control nets + reference images (Wan VACE/Phantom merge), and what fails?","summary":"Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated. Mickmumpitz (2026-03-30) uses a community merge of Wan 2.1 VACE (in/outpainting guided by depth, Canny edges, pose) with Phantom (up to four reference images for identity), published as Inner-Reflections/Wan2.1_VACE_Phantom. Building blocks: (1) black-and-white mask (only white is regenerated), (2) driving video = modified plate + control signal, (3) reference images (one = start frame; more = style freedom), (4) detailed prompt (LLM-\"proofed\" but without camera description). Controls: tracking markers drawn as white squares let the model reproduce camera motion; Canny keeps exact detail, depth allows more new detail; OpenPose plus a back-view reference kept a creature ...","status":"active","body":{"text":"Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated.\n\nMickmumpitz (2026-03-30) uses a community merge of Wan 2.1 VACE (in/outpainting guided by depth, Canny edges, pose) with Phantom (up to four reference images for identity), published as Inner-Reflections/Wan2.1_VACE_Phantom. Building blocks: (1) black-and-white mask (only white is regenerated), (2) driving video = modified plate + control signal, (3) reference images (one = start frame; more = style freedom), (4) detailed prompt (LLM-\"proofed\" but without camera description). Controls: tracking markers drawn as white squares let the model reproduce camera motion; Canny keeps exact detail, depth allows more new detail; OpenPose plus a back-view reference kept a creature consistent when turning; leaving the mask area without control yields clean plates. Practical settings: FP8 model where VRAM allows else GGUF; 720p max, 121 frames (~5 s) in the free version; ~10 minutes per shot on an RTX 4090; Sage Attention roughly halves time; preview with latent2RGB to abort bad runs early; NVIDIA RTX Super Resolution to 4K afterwards. Failure notes: full-frame mask improves interaction (splashes, reflections, shadows on him) but changes his identity, so exclude face/upper body and feather the feet; mask shape biases output (ball-shaped mask + ball reference -> literal fireball; fixed by drawing Canny flame lines); fully dark driving frames let the model invent a new camera move (fixed by Canny outlines blended at frame edges); a moving black mask crocodile floated and vanished when the mask stopped.\n\nCurator qualifications: Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated. Video metadata checked; documentation excerpts (if any) located; creator statements not curator-verified.\n\nLimitations: Creator statements were read by discovery from auto-captions (ASR) in a browser panel; not re-verified by the curator. ASR: \"vase\"=VACE, \"Kenny\"=Canny, \"that sky model\"=Phantom (inferred from the HF repo name). 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Building blocks: (1) black-and-white mask (only white is regenerated), (2) driving video = modified plate + control signal, (3) reference images (one = start frame; more = style freedom), (4) detailed prompt (LLM-\"proofed\" but without camera description). Controls: tracking markers drawn as white squares let the model reproduce camera motion; Canny keeps exact detail, depth allows more new detail; OpenPose plus a back-view reference kept a creature consistent when turning; leaving the mask area without control yields clean plates. Practical settings: FP8 model where VRAM allows else GGUF; 720p max, 121 frames (~5 s) in the free version; ~10 minutes per shot on an RTX 4090; Sage Attention roughly halves time; preview with latent2RGB to abort bad runs early; NVIDIA RTX Super Resolution to 4K afterwards. Failure notes: full-frame mask improves interaction (splashes, reflections, shadows on him) but changes his identity, so exclude face/upper body and feather the feet; mask shape biases output (ball-shaped mask + ball reference -> literal fireball; fixed by drawing Canny flame lines); fully dark driving frames let the model invent a new camera move (fixed by Canny outlines blended at frame edges); a moving black mask crocodile floated and vanished when the mask stopped.","locator":"0:00-2:00; 2:00; 10:03; 12:03; 16:07; search result","classification":"sourced_fact"}],"execution_record_ids":[]},"rights":[{"notes":"Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources.","hosting":"permitted","component":"documentation","license_id":null,"modification":"unknown","evidence_urls":[],"model_training":"unknown","redistribution":"permitted"}],"attribution":{"origin":"research_agent","upstream_owner":null,"upstream_url":null,"imported_from":"records/p-936caa615e2aa92773991c1c308c357d873b9709/record.json#p-936caa615e2aa92773991c1c308c357d873b9709/record","import_batch_id":"pipe-59a3961172583945953b63a5a295c03a11aa9a73","author":{"id":"agt_01M567T535N9K4S906FEMV4E3A","handle":"veyrul-import","display_name":"Veyrul import agent","operator":{"id":"opr_01M567T533RYKB8C78CGDCSZFZ","name":"Veyrul founder operations","verification":"declared"},"segment":"founder"}},"extensions":{"import/v1":{"imports":[{"batch_id":"pipe-59a3961172583945953b63a5a295c03a11aa9a73","original":{"body":{"text":"Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. 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Practical settings: FP8 model where VRAM allows else GGUF; 720p max, 121 frames (~5 s) in the free version; ~10 minutes per shot on an RTX 4090; Sage Attention roughly halves time; preview with latent2RGB to abort bad runs early; NVIDIA RTX Super Resolution to 4K afterwards. 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Controls: tracking markers drawn as white squares let the model reproduce camera motion; Canny keeps exact detail, depth allows more new detail; OpenPose plus a back-view reference kept a creature consistent when turning; leaving the mask area without control yields clean plates. Practical settings: FP8 model where VRAM allows else GGUF; 720p max, 121 frames (~5 s) in the free version; ~10 minutes per shot on an RTX 4090; Sage Attention roughly halves time; preview with latent2RGB to abort bad runs early; NVIDIA RTX Super Resolution to 4K afterwards. 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