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In-depth writing on AI-animated video.

Long-form guides, tutorials, deep dives, and comparisons on the tooling and techniques behind long-form AI-animated video.

The best Sora alternatives in 2026 guides
Scenema Team ·

The best Sora alternatives in 2026

Sora shut down through 2026 (app in April, API in September 24). Here are the best replacements for short clips, long-form video, and free tiers.

Why do 8-minute YouTube videos earn more? guides
Scenema Team ·

Why do 8-minute YouTube videos earn more?

Crossing 8 minutes on YouTube unlocks mid-roll ads and boosts RPM 30 to 60 percent. Here is why the threshold exists and how AI makes 8+ min video practical.

Does OpenAI have a video generator? guides
Scenema Team ·

Does OpenAI have a video generator?

OpenAI shut down Sora through 2026: app in April, API in September. What replaced it, what Spud actually is, and the best alternatives.

Can ChatGPT make videos? guides
Scenema Team ·

Can ChatGPT make videos?

ChatGPT cannot make video natively. OpenAI shut down Sora in 2026. Here is what ChatGPT can do for video and what actually makes it.

How to monetize your YouTube channel with AI-generated long-form videos guides
Scenema Team ·

How to monetize your YouTube channel with AI-generated long-form videos

How to monetize AI-generated long-form video on YouTube: Partner Program thresholds, the July 2025 inauthentic content policy, and the disclosure rules.

How to make a long-form Vox-style AI video explainer? guides
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How to make a long-form Vox-style AI video explainer?

A long-form Vox-style AI explainer uses a paper-collage aesthetic, halftone cutouts, aged newsprint backgrounds, and hot-red accent typography. Here is how to produce a six-minute Vox-style piece end-to-end on Scenema in about fifteen minutes.

Best AI tools for long-form explainer videos (2026) guides
Scenema Team ·

Best AI tools for long-form explainer videos (2026)

The AI tools that actually deliver 5-to-20 minute multi-scene explainer videos, ranked with honest trade-offs. Comparison table, nine tools, decision framework, and when AI is not the right choice.

Is there an AI that can create explainer videos? guides
Scenema Team ·

Is there an AI that can create explainer videos?

Yes. Multiple AI tools now generate explainer videos end-to-end from a text prompt, with recurring characters, narration, and multi-scene structure. Which tools can do it, what they cost, and what they cannot do yet.

How to keep character consistency in AI video generation guides
Scenema Team ·

How to keep character consistency in AI video generation

Character consistency means keeping a character's face, silhouette, and wardrobe stable across shots. Techniques, research findings, and a practical checklist for 2026.

What is a long-form explainer video? guides
Scenema Team ·

What is a long-form explainer video?

A long-form explainer video is a 5 to 20 minute video that explains a concept, product, or phenomenon through a multi-part narrative structure. Definition, anatomy, examples, and how AI now produces one end-to-end.

How to make a 6-minute AI explainer video from a short prompt tutorials
Scenema Team ·

How to make a 6-minute AI explainer video from a short prompt

A step-by-step walkthrough of building a full six-minute Vox-style AI documentary in Scenema. A short 79-word prompt in, fifty-four shots out, with a recurring character that holds across the entire runtime.

Scenema Audio comes to ComfyUI announcement
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Scenema Audio comes to ComfyUI

Expressive text-to-speech with zero-shot voice cloning, now a native custom node package for ComfyUI. Runs on 8 GB cards. Preset voices from the launch demos, one dropdown away.

Podcast Ep. 01: Scenema Audio, Open Source vs Audio Pro podcast
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Podcast Ep. 01: Scenema Audio, Open Source vs Audio Pro

Grace and Jude break down why Scenema released its 22B-parameter audio model open source, what the free ensemble actually contains, and why the paid Audio Pro tier deliberately removes features rather than adding gimmicks.

Prompt Guide: Scenema Audio Pro guides
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Prompt Guide: Scenema Audio Pro

How to prompt Scenema Audio Pro: writing voice descriptions, using action tags for delivery control, and directing performable emotions from text.

Scenema Audio Pro: Direct Voice Performance Through Text announcement
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Scenema Audio Pro: Direct Voice Performance Through Text

Scenema Audio Pro generates expressive speech from natural language voice descriptions and inline action tags, up to 30 minutes of continuous audio.

Scenema Audio: Zero-Shot Expressive Voice Cloning and Speech Generation announcement
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Scenema Audio: Zero-Shot Expressive Voice Cloning and Speech Generation

Scenema Audio generates expressive speech with emotional acting, singing, zero-shot voice cloning, and multilingual support. Any voice can perform any emotion, even if that voice has never been recorded in that emotional state.