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[Lydia Monroe @LydiaMonroeAI]

Ecommerce creative will never be the same.

This luxury glasses ad? Generated entirely on my phone—Pollo AI + Seedance 2.0 4K.

No camera. No studio. No editing timeline. Just one product image → a cinematic commercial with premium motion and lighting.

The gap between idea and ad is shrinking. Watch this 👇

[BudgetPixel AI @budgetpixel]

GPT-6 Astra just got even more useful with BudgetPixel MCP.
Connect Astra to BudgetPixel and give it access to 100+ image, video, music, and SFX models for end-to-end creative workflows.
Prompt. Generate. Iterate. All from one agent workflow.

[Ryan Hayes @itsLORDROY]

This is one of the more interesting software business models in the public market right now: not chasing new categories, but re-underwriting familiar products that still have users, workflows, and brand memory.

[George Spencer @GeorgeSpencerX_]

This makes experimenting with AI content much easier.

I can start with one idea, build the visuals, voice, music, and sound effects around it, then turn it into a video without constantly switching tools.

That’s a workflow I’d actually use.

[Ryan Hayes @itsLORDROY]

The part that stands out to me is how much more I can experiment now.

I could start with a simple concept, create the visuals, give it a voice, add music and sound effects, then turn it into a video without leaving the workflow.

Less tool switching, more time actually creating. That’s a useful upgrade.

[Lydia Monroe @LydiaMonroeAI]

This makes the creative workflow feel much smoother.

I can go from an idea to the voice, music, sound effects, visuals, and video without constantly switching between tools. That alone makes this worth trying.

[Leonardo @MrOnsase]

I’ve been using AI for different parts of my content workflow, so having voice, music, sound effects, images, and video available from the same assistant feels like a natural next step.

I can start with an idea and actually build the different pieces without breaking the flow to switch tools every few minutes.

[Lydia Monroe @LydiaMonroeAI]

This makes the creative workflow feel much smoother.

I can go from an idea to the voice, music, sound effects, visuals, and video without constantly switching between tools. That alone makes this worth trying.

[ElevenLabs @ElevenLabs]

Introducing voice, music, image, and video generation in the ElevenLabs MCP.

Generate speech, transcripts, dubs, music, sound effects, images, and video from the assistant you already work in.

[ElevenLabs @ElevenLabs]

Introducing voice, music, image, and video generation in the ElevenLabs MCP.

Generate speech, transcripts, dubs, music, sound effects, images, and video from the assistant you already work in.

[Ryan Hayes @itsLORDROY]

The underrated part of AI image generation might be what happens after the image is generated.

For an iPhone Duo ad, I used GPT Image 2.5 to create the visual foundation first.

GPT Image 2.5 is coming to CapCut, where it will be available through Design Studio and AI Image.

Then those visuals became the starting point for video production in CapCut PC with Seedance 2.5.

One visual asset can now be part of a much bigger creative workflow.
#GPTImage25 #CapCutPC #AIVideo #Seedance25

[Lydia Monroe @LydiaMonroeAI]

@itsLORDROY The image to video transition here is what makes this interesting.

[Leonardo @MrOnsase]

Wait… are we actually playing basketball, or is this a K-Drama?

Two guys, one school court, and way too much chemistry. I genuinely forgot this was AI for a second.

Made with @flovaai’s K-Drama Skill.

Got a story idea you can’t stop thinking about? Give it to Flova and turn it into your own K-Drama.

[Lydia Monroe @LydiaMonroeAI]

@MrOnsase @Flovaai This is giving me way too many ideas. Definitely testing the skill.

[Lydia Monroe @LydiaMonroeAI]

The uncomfortable question for software founders: is your company worth more as an independent growth story, or as a mature asset inside someone else’s operating system?

[Leonardo @MrOnsase]

Most companies want fresh growth curves. Bending Spoons wants installed bases, known brands, and fixable margins.

[Lydia Monroe @LydiaMonroeAI]

@LeoYe_AI The buy, improve, hold model is incredibly underrated.

[Lydia Monroe @LydiaMonroeAI]

The uncomfortable question for software founders: is your company worth more as an independent growth story, or as a mature asset inside someone else’s operating system?

[Leo Ye @LeoYe_AI]

Milan, 2013. Four Italians start an app studio when the standard plan was build fast, raise and flip.

They chose the opposite: buy what others had given up on, fix the economics, hold forever.

22 sections on this company, every figure traced to filings:
https://t.co/qZkNcKamOH

[Leo Ye @LeoYe_AI]

Milan, 2013. Four Italians start an app studio when the standard plan was build fast, raise and flip.

They chose the opposite: buy what others had given up on, fix the economics, hold forever.

22 sections on this company, every figure traced to filings:
https://t.co/qZkNcKamOH

[Ryan Hayes @itsLORDROY]

GPT-6 Astra can get the 3D concept started, but the concept is only the first step.
I used Astra to create a clean white 3D model, then brought it into CapCut PC. From there, Seedance 2.5 generated a cinematic commercial scene based on the model and the visual direction I wanted.
After generation, I continued working in CapCut PC to create the bullet-time moment, adjust the speed changes and improve the timing. That helped move the result from a basic AI-generated shot toward something that feels more like an actual advertisement.
If the first version wasn't quite right, I didn't need to start over. Edit Pilot and AI Extend gave me more ways to refine, extend and control the final sequence.
Astra established the visual idea. CapCut PC helped turn it into usable content.
#GPT6Astra #CapCutPC #AIVideo #Seedance25

[Lydia Monroe @LydiaMonroeAI]

@itsLORDROY Iterating before committing is a smart approach.

[Leonardo @MrOnsase]

Okay, I think I found a much better way to deal with one of the most annoying parts of making AI videos.

The tools are just too fragmented.

One for writing. One for generating footage. One for voiceover. Another for music. Then you still have to bring everything into an editor and put the whole thing together.

And there’s another problem with traditional AI video tools.

The video looks great, except for one tiny thing.

A wrong number.
A typo.
One bad shot.
A graphic you want to change.

And suddenly you’re looking at another full generation.

I tested Fotor Agent, and this is where it gets interesting.

Instead of stopping at video generation, it can take care of the production process itself.

Give it a prompt, a brief, a PDF, a report, a chart, or even a reference video.

It can figure out the structure, generate the footage, voiceover, music, captions, motion graphics and transitions, then arrange everything into a complete multi-track project.

And you’re not stuck with whatever it generated.

Once the video is ready, I can still go in and make changes.

Move a clip.
Change the timing.
Rewrite some text.
Update a number.
Change a color.
Resize a graphic.
Swap an asset.

Or select a specific area and tell the Agent what needs to be changed.

That’s a pretty different experience from treating AI video as a finished file.

The Motion Graphics are another part I really like.

Charts, data, numbers, text and logos can be turned into native 4K motion graphics, while the individual elements stay editable.

So things that normally mean opening After Effects or handing the work off to a motion designer can be handled inside the same project.

Motion graphics can cost as little as $0.06/sec, or about $1.80 for 30 seconds, while significantly reducing both production time and overall cost compared with traditional workflows.

For me, the interesting part isn't simply that Fotor Agent can generate a video.

It’s that I can give it the job of building the first complete version, then spend my time on the parts that actually need my input.

That feels a lot closer to having an AI production partner than another AI clip generator.

Check out the video it made: