ai-visual-effects_skill

Overview

This skill is the enhancement layer for AI-generated visual content, turning raw outputs into broadcast-ready VFX. It focuses on compositing, intelligent upscaling, restoration, and finishing touches that hide AI artifacts and sell realism. The approach blends traditional VFX craft with AI-native tools like ComfyUI and Runway.

How this skill works

The skill inspects AI renders for common failure modes (edges, lighting mismatch, temporal instability) and applies targeted fixes: rotoscoping/background removal, smart inpaint/outpaint, and artifact-aware upscaling. It uses compositing, color grading, and detail restoration to integrate AI elements into live footage. All procedures follow the pattern, failure-mode, and validation guidance in the referenced pattern, sharp_edges, and validations files.

When to use it

• Integrating AI-generated characters or assets into live-action plates
• Upscaling low-resolution AI renders to broadcast or client delivery sizes
• Removing AI artifacts like sharp or floating edges and inconsistent lighting
• Preparing final shots where realism and continuity are required
• Batch processing sequences while maintaining temporal coherence

Best practices

• Start from the reference patterns file for workflow templates before building pipelines
• Run sharp-edges diagnostics early; fix edge and seam issues prior to upscaling
• Validate outputs against the validations checklist to ensure delivery specs
• Prefer targeted AI fixes (inpaint, style transfer) over full re-generation when possible
• Iterate quickly: test multiple denoise and sampler settings to find the best trade-off

Example use cases

• Compositing an AI-generated creature into a live-action scene with matched lighting and shadows
• Upscaling an entire sequence from 512px to 4K while preserving temporal stability
• Restoring a damaged frame set by removing AI hallucinations and reconstructing background details
• Using ComfyUI outpainting to extend a scene, then color-matching and integrating seams
• Replacing a green-screen element generated by an AI model and rotoscoping for final polish