Glossary

AI production terms, without the fog.

A plain-English reference for image generation, video, prompting, UGC, and production systems.

01Aspect ratio

The proportional relationship between image width and height, such as 9:16 for vertical video or 4:5 for an Instagram feed post.

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02Character consistency

Keeping the same recognizable identity, features, age cues, hair, and proportions across different generated scenes.

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03Continuity lock

Prompt instructions that define what must remain unchanged between frames, shots, or generation passes.

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04Control image

A reference used to guide pose, depth, edges, composition, identity, or another structural property.

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05First frame

The approved still image used as the starting point for an image-to-video generation.

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06Image-to-video

Generating motion from an existing still image while attempting to preserve its subjects and composition.

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07Identity drift

Unwanted changes to a person, product, object, or vehicle as the model generates variations or motion.

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08Identity lock

A reference and prompt structure designed to preserve the defining visual characteristics of a subject.

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09Inpainting

Editing a selected region of an image while preserving the rest of the composition.

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10Key frame

A visually important frame that defines the start, end, or major state of a shot.

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11Negative prompt

Instructions describing unwanted artifacts, changes, styles, or objects the generation should avoid.

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12Outpainting

Extending an image beyond its original boundaries while generating new surrounding content.

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13Prompt architecture

The ordered structure of a prompt: locks, subject, scene, composition, camera, lighting, style, and constraints.

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14Prompt drift

Loss of the original visual requirements as a prompt becomes overloaded or later instructions conflict with earlier ones.

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15Reference image

An uploaded image used to communicate identity, product design, style, composition, or another visual requirement.

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16Seed

A numeric starting value some models expose to make generation behavior more repeatable, though it does not guarantee identical output across every setting or model version.

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17Shot list

An ordered plan describing each shot's angle, framing, action, movement, purpose, and duration.

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18Style reference

An image used to guide visual language such as color, lighting, texture, or editorial treatment rather than subject identity.

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19Text-to-image

Creating a still image from written instructions without requiring an image input.

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20Text-to-video

Creating a moving sequence primarily from written instructions.

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21UGC ad

An advertisement designed to feel like creator-made, platform-native content rather than a traditional polished commercial.

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22Visual proof

A finished output or breakdown that demonstrates a production capability instead of only describing it.

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23Workflow

A documented sequence of inputs, decisions, tools, generation steps, approvals, and outputs that can be repeated.

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