Troubleshooting Visual Style Problems
Quick diagnostic solutions for common visual styling issues: generic AI photorealism, character face drift, style bleed, and JSON import errors.
Diagnostic Guide
| Symptom | Probable Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Model ignores style and generates generic photorealism | AI models default to 3D CGI or stock photo looks when medium locks are too weak. | Open your custom style or preset. Add strong negative tokens: 3d render, cgi, photorealistic, octane render, smooth airbrush. Strengthen the affirmative medium lock in renderingApproach. |
| Character face changes in every shot | Character turnaround sheet is ungenerated or not attached to the generation payload. | Open Creative Bible (/studio/creative). Ensure the character has a completed reference sheet with front and 3/4 views. Verify that the configured image provider supports multi-image reference inputs. |
| Visual elements from Mode A bleed into Mode B | Missing negative token exclusions between visual modes. | In your Style Family, ensure each mode has its sister modes' tokens listed under negativeTokens. Flow Batch Studio's automatic mode directives handle this automatically when using the Scene Timeline. |
| JSON Import fails with syntax error | Markdown fences (```) or conversational AI text included in pasted text. | Flow Batch Studio automatically strips code blocks, but ensure you copied the opening { and closing }. Remove any trailing commas before closing braces. |
| Video generation flickers or warps | Excessive camera motion or frame rate mismatch in video instructions. | In video generation instructions, specify 24fps cinematic camera motion, slow smooth dolly push, locked horizon, zero morphing artifacts. |
| Generated shot does not match newly edited style | Images already generated are never altered automatically when a style is edited. | Navigate to the Visual page (/studio/visual). The editor flags shots with 'Style updated'. Click Regenerate on that scene to render a fresh frame using the updated style instructions. |
The Five-Point Visual Health Checklist
Before generating a large batch of scenes on the Visual page, run through this quick checklist in Creative Bible:
- 1. Check Medium Lock — Is your medium explicitly stated in the style name and prompt prefix (e.g. '35mm film photograph' or '2D cel animation')?
- 2. Verify Negative Constraints — Are unwanted default aesthetics (like 'plastic 3D gloss' or 'smooth airbrush') included in the avoid list?
- 3. Check Character Sheets — Do your recurring characters have clean, generated turnaround sheets with front and 3/4 views?
- 4. Inspect Location Master Plates — Has each location generated an establishing master plate to anchor architectural geometry?
- 5. Run a Single Test Scene — Generate shot 1 on the Visual page and verify its fidelity before queuing the entire video.