Phoenix “Action.” video pilot, 27 October 2026

Phoenix Action Pilot — October 27, 2026

Result

Successful bounded image-to-video performance. Candidate 2 keeps Phoenix
recognizable and seated, gives a readable reaction, extends the wing, raises the
single umbrella drink, and holds the pose. Its compact two-second duration ends
before the long-clip drift seen in candidate 1. Candidate 3 is rejected because
the wing and drink merge into an oversized vertical shape.

The selected take is an evaluation success, not a canonical character-design
approval. Minor facial stylization remains during the lift. The untouched Wan
master is preserved separately from the dialogue/caption preview.

Files

- `selected/phoenix-action-evaluation-preview.mp4` — selected evaluation preview with offline “Action.” voice and timed caption.
- `selected/phoenix-action-reference.png` — reviewed noncanonical starting still.
- `candidates/phoenix-action-candidate-02-selected-wan-master.mp4` — untouched selected Wan output with embedded ComfyUI prompt metadata.
- `candidates/phoenix-action-candidate-01-long.mp4` — identity held, but drink action weak and late vertical artifacts appeared.
- `candidates/phoenix-action-candidate-03-rejected.mp4` — stronger prompt overdrives and distorts the wing/prop.
- `pilot-manifest.json` — exact job IDs, seeds, settings, hashes, and evaluation.

Facebook workflow

Treat the raw Wan shot like any other source clip: preserve it, select the best
two-second performance, add the exact spoken line and caption in FFmpeg, then
place the result into the existing music-video timeline. Music, off-screen chaos,
sound design, 1080p framing/upscale, branding, and final loudness remain normal
post-production steps. No upload or publication has been performed.