Frame Continuity
Extract a useful still, preserve visual anchors, and avoid calling it interpolation.
Choose a plausible handoff moment
A final frame may contain motion blur, a blink, or a half-hidden subject. The best anchor for shot two is the frame whose subject and composition you actually want to continue.
- Preview the completed first Video shot and note a clean pose or stop near the end.
- Place Video → Extract Frames, then connect the first Video, Video Edit, or Motion result to its Video input.
Extract Current Frame or Final Frame
Extract Frames remembers the player’s current position for Current Frame; Final Frame uses the source end. The operation creates a new image Reference result, not extra frames inside the source clip.
- Scrub the preview to a stable pose, pause, and press Current Frame; for a clean ending, press Final Frame instead.
- Open the new Reference and confirm its timestamp and image content before using it downstream.
Build the next action from the still
A frame handoff supplies appearance and composition, but the next video still needs a new action prompt. Reusing the prior shot’s entire prompt can restart its story instead of extending it.
- Connect the extracted Reference to a new Video node’s Image port and select it in @; choose an image-compatible preset.
- Describe what happens next: “The boat passes beneath the bridge; keep the same paper folds and camera height.”
Inspect the seam at normal speed
Matching a still does not guarantee identical motion or identity. Compare shape, light direction, screen position, and apparent camera distance across the last and first moments.
- Put the two results in Video Edit in sequence and watch the cut without pausing.
- If the subject jumps, try an earlier, sharper current frame or tighten the next prompt to preserve orientation.
Know what extraction cannot do
Frame extraction samples an existing instant; it does not interpolate missing frames, change the source frame rate, or automatically bridge a physical motion between clips.
- For a genuine missing-motion problem, plan another generated shot or an explicit edit rather than repeatedly pressing Final Frame.
- If extraction is disabled, first check that the upstream video finished and has a playable URL; an unrendered Video card is not a source.