Independent visual research / Public editionReviewed 04 Sep 2026
Motion fieldnotesOpenAI film study
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Screen tutorial / 01:34 / Published 2024-12-09

How to blend videos with Sora

A butterfly clip and orchid clip are paired, adjusted with an influence-curve control, and followed by a blended result with source references still available.

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Useful to borrow

Keep both source previews visible around a parameter adjustment.

Do not infer

The result is a generated visual blend, not evidence that a parameter gives deterministic or physically realistic interpolation.

Look closer

7 shot groups.

Read across from the observed content to its treatment and possible adaptation. Enlarge the frame for detail.

Approximate study intervals; horizontal scrolling reveals all columns on small screens.

Moment / sourceReference frameWhat is on screenFraming / editUseful adaptation
Shot group 01
≈ 00:00–00:32
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Sample 00:16.000
First source

A butterfly clip loops in the dark viewer.

Sustained source context.Establish the material before introducing the second input.
Shot group 02
≈ 00:32–00:40
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Sample 00:36.000
Second-source picker

A grid of clips opens over the viewer.

Native library overlay.Show the selection of the second source.
Shot group 03
≈ 00:40–00:48
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Sample 00:44.000
Paired previews

Butterfly and orchid previews sit above a blend control.

Side-by-side source comparison.Keep both inputs visible.
Shot group 04
≈ 00:48–01:04
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Sample 00:56.000
Influence curve

The view tightens to a curve over two source filmstrips.

Control-detail crop.Make the parameter and source relationship legible.
Shot group 05
≈ 01:04–01:16
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Sample 01:12.000
Adjusted blend

The whole pair returns before a closer view of the action control.

Context reset and action emphasis.Avoid losing the source pair during the adjustment.
Shot group 06
≈ 01:16–01:24
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Sample 01:20.000
Blended playback

A butterfly and flower-like form appear together in the output viewer.

Result in the original viewing environment.Show what the blend actually produced.
Shot group 07
≈ 01:24–01:34
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Sample 01:28.000
Source-linked result

Source thumbnails and tool labels remain beneath larger result playback.

Output detail with provenance affordances.Keep a route back to the source material.

Reference frame

Enlarged reference frame

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