| Krea-attributed source | Existing approach material | A retained shot is attributed to Krea in the current edit map. Its original generation model and test cohort were not re-established in this review. | Edit-map attribution only; no platform acceptance rate. |
| Higgsfield · Genjutsu motion control | Motion-control comparison | Selected after scoped framing and context review. The native output ran longer than requested, so the edit used a contiguous source window without retiming. | Selected for this use; full-film approval remains separate. |
| Krea · Seedance 2.5, as recorded | Motion comparison | Completed comparison candidate with readable motion and brief transition blur. It was not selected. Native duration and event timing differed from the request. | One recorded comparison; no platform-wide ranking. |
| Higgsfield · Seedance 2.0 | Expressive close-up selection | A 36-frame native range from the user-selected candidate was retained after frame-based review of identity, gaze and expression. | The user-run cohort records 10 attempts, 8 completed videos and 2 no-output statuses. All 8 completed videos received frame-based review; this was not a controlled benchmark. |
| ImagineArt · Kling O3 Edit, as recorded | Identity and action edits | Early identity-transfer and physical-action candidates were rejected. In a later, separately scoped pass, three sources passed selected-frame checks; two are retained in the current cut and one profile source is omitted. | Different tasks and review scopes. Completion or a source-level pass does not mean integration, a platform-wide success rate or final-film approval. |
| OpenAI built-in image editor | Identity reference revisions | Eight still edits produced six scene-matched reference states. Mismatched close-up styling and an unintended background figure prompted revisions before the set received a proceed decision. | Still-reference approval does not certify moving identity, physical action or final release. |
| Higgsfield · Seedance 1.5 | Background-motion repair | Both completed pilots were rejected because the generated background changed protected visual characteristics. The existing background was retained. | 2 recorded requests, 2 completed outputs, 2 recorded rejection decisions and 0 integrations; this cohort stands alone. |
| Local existing-media edits | Bounded background repair | Four separate local pilots preserved protected foreground after correction but showed too little visible benefit. All were rejected and the current cut stayed unchanged. | 0 generation jobs, 4 local outputs, 4 recorded rejection decisions and 0 integrations; not pooled with generated pilots. |
| Higgsfield · Seedance 1.5 | Bounded source replacement | A 57-frame source range passed identity, composition and visible-continuity checks and was integrated. The other 1,055 picture frames and the previous soundtrack were preserved. | The five-candidate comparison had different models and source conditions; unseen contact physics and real-time viewing remain unverified. |