A first text-to-video test runs short at 9 seconds and may need reference images

Sad_Coach_1433 · reddit · 2026-08-04

The user shares a first attempt at a “DP meets Toy Story” style text-to-video test. They wonder whether reference images would improve the result and note that the clip keeps getting cut short at about 9 seconds even though they set 12 seconds.

The post is a lightweight but concrete example of iterative video-generation testing: prompt idea, duration issue, and the hypothesis that reference images may help character consistency.

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