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Workflows: Motion & Video

Repeatable, step-by-step AI workflows for Motion & Video.

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Getting clean mattes on moving subjects out of After Effects' Object Matte

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Object Matte replaced Roto Brush in After Effects 26.2, and it changes the job from painting a selection to clicking on one. Pulling together Adobe's guidance, early coverage, and what users are running into, here's a workflow from first click to a matte you can actually composite with.

Motion & Video

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Handing Cinema 4D's scene chores to an AI assistant with the built-in MCP server

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Cinema 4D now ships with its own MCP server, so Claude or ChatGPT can rename, reorganize, and check your scenes for you. Pulling together Maxon's docs and several early write-ups, here's how to set it up and where it actually earns its keep.

3D, Motion & Video

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Getting natural-sounding dialogue out of Enhance Speech in Adobe Premiere Pro

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Enhance Speech can rescue a phone-mic interview in one click, and it can also leave a voice sounding hollow or robotic. Pulling together Adobe's own notes, several guides, and what editors report in Adobe's forums, here's how to use it without overdoing it.

Motion & Video

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Getting clean object removals out of After Effects' Content-Aware Fill

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Content-Aware Fill can erase a boom mic, a sign, or a passerby from a shot, but only if you pick the right fill method and feed it the right mask. Pulling together Adobe's docs and several independent tutorials, here's a fuller workflow, including where the guides disagree.

Motion & Video

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Getting clean, usable extensions out of Generative Extend in Adobe Premiere Pro

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Generative Extend can save a shot that's a few frames too short, and it can also hand you a brightness bump or a soft, flickery tail. Pulling together Adobe's own notes and several hands-on reviews, here's how to use it where it holds up.

Motion & Video

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WorkflowEvidence: Researched

Getting clean, trackable mattes out of DaVinci Resolve's Magic Mask

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Magic Mask can isolate a moving person or object without rotoscoping, but most frustration comes from over-guiding it and fixing the wrong frame. Pulling together several guides, here's a workflow from first click to a cached matte you can grade against in real time.

Motion & Video, Photo & Imaging