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Tips: predictable motion works best (smooth steady movement like walking or a camera pan; avoid abrupt cuts or mid-action endings); specific prompts (camera slowly zooms out beats zooms out); shorter extensions often produce better results and may need several generations. Start and end frame: an optional parameter for AI video in Descript, a...","status":"active","body":{"text":"Problem. A clip ends a beat early and needs more footage, or a title/scene transition is wanted between two stills. Conditions. Descript help pages, 23 Oct 2026; model-dependent controls and credits. Method (documented). Extend video: works on generated clips, recorded media and imported footage; it uses the last keyframe of the selected clip as the starting point, so the final frame matters most; you write a prompt for the extension, choose advanced settings per model, preview, and insert; with scenes in the project the extension fills the remaining time in the scene up to the model's maximum clip duration; an extension can itself be extended. Tips: predictable motion works best (smooth steady movement like walking or a camera pan; avoid abrupt cuts or mid-action endings); specific prompts (camera slowly zooms out beats zooms out); shorter extensions often produce better results and may need several generations. Start and end frame: an optional parameter for AI video in Descript, available for select models; use images with similar framing and consistent lighting; describe how the transformation happens, call out constants, set pacing, end with a tone note. 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