Ex-VFX Pro Uses MiniMax to Complete Xprize Submission SAAGA
SAAGASolve · reddit · 2026-08-20
A former VFX professional shares the creation of SAAGA, an Xprize submission, noting that the newly released MiniMax model saved the project by fixing difficult shots. The author highlights that while this project would have cost $5-7M and required a team of 30+ using traditional methods, mature AI tools now enable individual creators to achieve such high-fidelity results.
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