Ornament in Front, Face Sharp
A glass ornament close to the lens can go soft. Lena's eyes stay sharp. Blur on the face means the still is wrong.
Put the ornament in front and keep the face sharp. The glass ball near the lens is allowed to go soft. Lena's eyes, the near eyebrow, and the hairline stay crisp, because the locked face is the subject and the ornament is foreground blur. If the eyes melt and the bauble is the sharpest thing in the frame, the focus plane is backwards and the still is rejected. This is a clothes-and-prop setup on one host, not a new person hiding behind glass. A realistic face is labeled as AI. The platform label stays where the app places it. Set the focus in this order: put one plain glass ornament close to the lens; ask for Lena's eyes, the near eyebrow, and the hairline to stay sharp; check the catchlight in each eye; allow motion only if the glass is the soft plane. The first three seconds show the soft ornament in front of her sharp eyes while she says the eyes stay the subject. Before you post, reject a frame where the ornament is crisp and the eyes are smeared. One host, fifteen to forty-five seconds, and the caption says the face is AI.
Say what stays sharp
The prompt should say the ornament is close and soft, and Lena's eyes are sharp. A request for dreamy blur without that split invites the generator to smear the head. Dreamy belongs on the glass in front of her, not on the iris. You should still be able to see the catchlight in each eye. Write the split in the prompt, sharp eyes and a soft close ornament, then generate, then look for the catchlight before any motion. The first three seconds show that soft glass and Lena's sharp irises while she says the ornament is in front and the face stays clear. Reject, before posting, a dreamy smear across the iris.
Check the focus plane
The ornament is nearer than the face, so it may be softer than the eyes. The wall behind her may be softer still. If the collar is blurrier than the far wall, or the eye is blurrier than the ornament, the plane is nonsense. Reject that still before any motion. Motion will not invent a sharp iris. Read the planes from front to back: soft ornament, sharp eyes, softer wall, and stop if that order flips. The opening three seconds show the bauble softer than the eyes while Lena says her face is the lock. Before you post, reject a still where the eye is blurrier than the glass, because motion will not invent a sharp iris.
Do not let the prop replace her
One plain glass ornament is enough. A cluster that covers the mouth removes the host. The face has to match the lock at the hairline and the jaw. Clothes can be the red knit she already wears. Label the realistic face as AI when you post the reel. Keep one ornament below the eyes, match the hairline and the jaw, approve the knit only as clothes, then move. The first three seconds show both eyes clear of the glass while she says she is the same host. Reject, before posting, a cluster that covers the mouth or a new jaw behind the bauble, and label the face as AI.
A worked example
Lena, the wool-shop host, holds one plain glass ornament toward the lens. The ball is soft. Both eyes are sharp, and the hairline matches the lock. A still where the ornament was crisp and the eyes were smeared was rejected. The post is labeled as AI. The shop stays her small wool shop, not a new set. Lena's order is ornament close, eyes sharp, lock check, then motion. The first three seconds show the soft glass ball and her sharp eyes while she says the face is the subject. The still with a crisp ornament and smeared eyes is the one you reject before posting. The caption says the host is AI.
Before you post
- The eyes are sharper than the ornament.
- The hairline matches the lock.
- One ornament does not cover the face.
Where Scro fits
Scro locks one host face so a soft ornament cannot become a new identity. A wardrobe change changes clothes only. Approve the stills before motion. Life photos reuse that host. Export at 9:16. Lock the face, approve the sharp-eye still, then export, in that order. The first three seconds show the soft ornament and Lena's eyes while she says the face stays the host. Reject a smeared iris or a covered mouth before posting. The caption says the face is AI.
Keep the face sharp. Finished samples are on the examples page.
Related: Lights Behind, Product in Front.