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Magnific releases Photoshop plugin with generate, upscale, retouch, and relight tools
Magnific released a Photoshop plugin for generation, upscaling, retouching, background removal, relighting, reframing, feed browsing, and stock search. Try it for image-editing workflows; same-day demos showed Gemini Omni motion graphics and Seedance 2.0 character-sheet consistency inside Magnific.
Showrunner launches Beneath the Earth horror anime on iOS
Showrunner released Beneath the Earth on its iOS app, describing a missing-persons horror anime that users can watch, remix, or continue. Try it in the app, and watch for Pomegranate, which the same account teased for July 22.
Magnific adds Fable 5 MCP workflow for branded product landing pages
Magnific published a workflow using Library, MCP, Fable 5, and Seedance 2.0 4K to build branded landing pages with scroll-scrubbed, cursor-reactive product video. Use it if you want product context, motion prompting, and page assembly in one repeatable site-build process.
Figma releases Motion at Config 2026 with Agent keyframes
Figma Motion demos showed designers prompting animations while retaining manual parameter control and auto-keyframes for shader and button effects. Try it for non-destructive animation edits across videos, frames, and objects.
Magnific releases Photoshop plugin with generate, upscale, retouch, and relight tools
Magnific released a Photoshop plugin for generation, upscaling, retouching, background removal, relighting, reframing, feed browsing, and stock search. Try it for image-editing workflows; same-day demos showed Gemini Omni motion graphics and Seedance 2.0 character-sheet consistency inside Magnific.
Pictory reports 1.53M AI videos in 2026 State of Video Report
Pictory's 2026 State of Video Report analyzed 1.53M videos, including 9–10pm creation peaks, Denmark's voiceover rate, and UAE per-capita adoption. Use the benchmark to compare team workflows: professional teams used URL-to-video 9–10x more than personal users.
Seedance 2.0 benchmarks 15s dialogue shots at about $4.50
David Comfort tested Seedance 2.0 with Seed Audio for three-character lip-synced continuous shots at about $4.50 per 15-second video. Use one blocking event per shot, master-derived close-ups, and lock clauses to improve handoffs.
Showrunner launches Beneath the Earth horror anime on iOS
Stages Pro adds Replace All for character, object, and location swaps
CapCut launches CRE[AI]TE festival with $200,000 in prizes
Magnific adds Fable 5 MCP workflow for branded product landing pages
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Luma adds Seedance 2.0 Mini for same-canvas video iteration
Luma added Seedance 2.0 Mini so creators can generate and refine fast video passes inside the same canvas. The model is already being used for motion transfer, character swaps and rough iterations before higher-cost renders.
Seedance 2.0 supports Midjourney V8.2 storyboards for music-video and short-film runs
Creators are turning Midjourney V8.2 stills, character sheets, and storyboard frames into animated sequences in Seedance 2.0, with prompts and shot plans now shared across multiple threads. It matters because Midjourney is being used as the look-dev and planning layer while Seedance handles motion, giving small teams a repeatable image-to-sequence pipeline.
Higgsfield launches Seed Audio 1.0 with 18-language dubbing and Claude MCP
Higgsfield launched Seed Audio 1.0 with voice replacement, text narration, 18-language dubbing and Claude access through Higgsfield MCP. Early tests and BeatBandit integrations show it being used to audition performances before sending audio-guided shots into Seedance.
Happy Horse 1.1 launches on Leonardo with smoother motion
Happy Horse 1.1 became available on Leonardo, with creator demos emphasizing smoother motion, more expressive character performance, and better handling of painterly styles than v1. The new access matters because it opens the model beyond AI FILMS Studio’s direct credit flow.
Magnific launches Flow with fire, smoke, and explosion VFX presets
Magnific introduced Flow, a reusable setup that lets creators drop in an image, choose an effect and camera move, and generate fire, smoke, or explosion shots. It matters because the product turns one-off prompt setup into repeatable VFX generation for short scenes.
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3rd JulySeedance 2.0 benchmarks 15s dialogue shots at about $4.50
David Comfort tested Seedance 2.0 with Seed Audio for three-character lip-synced continuous shots at about $4.50 per 15-second video. Use one blocking event per shot, master-derived close-ups, and lock clauses to improve handoffs.
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1st JulyMagnific adds Fable 5 MCP workflow for branded product landing pages
Magnific published a workflow using Library, MCP, Fable 5, and Seedance 2.0 4K to build branded landing pages with scroll-scrubbed, cursor-reactive product video. Use it if you want product context, motion prompting, and page assembly in one repeatable site-build process.
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30th JuneSeedance 2.0 supports Midjourney V8.2 storyboards for music-video and short-film runs
Creators are turning Midjourney V8.2 stills, character sheets, and storyboard frames into animated sequences in Seedance 2.0, with prompts and shot plans now shared across multiple threads. It matters because Midjourney is being used as the look-dev and planning layer while Seedance handles motion, giving small teams a repeatable image-to-sequence pipeline.
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1w agoInVideo Agent One adds Slate Editor control in short-film demos
New InVideo Agent One demos show creators turning scripts into visual previews and finishing short films with Seedance shots. The workflows suggest creators can use Slate Editor control and Midjourney previews to tighten editing before animation.
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Gemini Omni adds reference-to-prompt video restyles with a 10-second cap
Creators are using Gemini Omni to read a reference design and generate a final prompt for another video model while preserving face, voice, lip sync, and gestures. Use it to separate style translation from generation, but plan around the current 10-second output limit.