Living Landscape — Open Skill

Living Landscape

Q: Why this? A: I wanted an after-hours still to move on its own. Q: What do I give it? A: One image. A description if I have one. Duration 5 or 10, default 5. Q: What do I get back? A: A 16:9 landscape clip. Tall photos get 16:9 framing. Frame for that.

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# Living Landscape

Your frozen moment, breathing: waterfalls pour, clouds drift, waves roll and city lights flicker, with realistic motion and atmosphere.

## When to use

- The user wants a landscape or city photo animated with natural motion (moving waterfall, drifting clouds, cinemagraph, photo to living scene)
- Another take with a different length or orientation

Not for: Still images only.

## Inputs and gates

| Input | Required | Default | Gate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Yes | — | The picture to animate; one clear main subject |
| Description | No | tuned default below | What the user wants; merged into the prompt |
| Duration | No | `5` | 5 or 10 seconds (default 5) |
| Orientation | No | `16:9` landscape | Other ratios on request |

- If the person may be under 18, stop and decline politely. Real-person photos must be of adults the user has the right to use.
- Video does not allow NSFW content: keep wardrobe fully covering and refuse sexual requests. Suggestive fashion looks stay as still images.

## Steps

1. Read `references/video-motion.md`.
2. `recognize_image(image_url=<image>, prompt='Describe the main subject, style and composition in one line')`.
3. `generate_video(prompt=<MOTION>, input_urls=[image], model='i2v', orientation='landscape', aspect_ratio='16:9', duration=<d>, name='Living Landscape', entity_type='final_videos')`.
4. Reply in one or two sentences, e.g. "All set. Your living landscape is on the canvas. Next I can do 10 seconds (default 5)." Results appear on the canvas; never paste URLs.

## Prompt templates

**MOTION** (motion only; the frame already shows the look)

```text
Starting from this exact frame: <one clear motion arc for this concept: the same scene with realistic natural motion: flowing water, drifting clouds, swaying trees, moving lights; composition unchanged, gentle slow camera drift>, beginning, peak and settle in one continuous shot. Camera: <one move: slow push-in, gentle orbit, or static>. The same face and outfit throughout. Cinematic, no text.
```

## Failure handling

- `success=false`: say what failed in one sentence; retry once only if transient; never invent links.
- Content-policy rejection on video: soften wording and retry once; otherwise offer the keyframe as a still.
- Identity drifts: offer to regenerate.

## Examples

**Default**: the user says "this one" with a photo. Use duration `5`, 16:9. Reply: "All set. Your living landscape is on the canvas."
**Variation**: "next variation". Keep the same inputs and change one option (10 seconds (default 5)).
**Missing input**: no photo was sent. Ask: "Drop in one photo of yourself (face clearly visible) to get started."

## References

- `references/video-motion.md`