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Tips, tutorials, and updates from the Trumbone team.

How to make a holiday card from a photo you already have
October 9, 2026·photo looksai photosholidaytrumbone

How to make a holiday card from a photo you already have

Six holiday looks are live: Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year, deep snow and the North Pole village. Upload one photo you already have, pick one, and about twenty seconds later you have the card.

Trumbone 1.1 Indigo
October 1, 2026·indigophoto looksproperty toursscene dnaai videotrumbone

Trumbone 1.1 Indigo

Better video, steadier stories, and a new life for the photographs you already have. Photo Looks, Property Tours, and Scene DNA are live for everyone today.

Turn your photo into a cartoon, a claymation figure, or a dog
September 25, 2026·photo looksai photosphoto editingcreative workflowtrumbone

Turn your photo into a cartoon, a claymation figure, or a dog

Twenty-four AI photo looks, from claymation and comic book to a 1920s portrait and a studio headshot. The same faces and the same grouping, somewhere else entirely.

How to turn listing photos into a real estate video
September 22, 2026·real estatelisting videoreal estate marketingai videotrumbone

How to turn listing photos into a real estate video

No shoot, no crew, no second visit. Open House builds a full walkthrough tour out of the listing photos you already shot, for about ten dollars, and hands you an editable timeline at the end.

Every Style Look in Trumbone, Shown on the Same Shot
September 13, 2026·style presetsai videocinematographypromptingtrumbone

Every Style Look in Trumbone, Shown on the Same Shot

Twenty-four style looks, one scene, one person, one brief. Fifteen colour grades, seven render media and two worlds, each rendered on the identical shot so you can see exactly what you are choosing.

Common AI Video Mistakes and How to Fix Them
August 1, 2026·ai videotroubleshootingpromptingvideo editingcreative workflowtrumbone

Common AI Video Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Most AI videos fail for the same handful of reasons: vague prompts, character drift, no rhythm, unreadable text, and audio treated as an afterthought. Here are eleven mistakes creators keep making, and the specific fix for each one.

How to Make AI Videos Look More Cinematic
August 1, 2026·ai videocinematographypromptingvideo editingcreative workflowtrumbone

How to Make AI Videos Look More Cinematic

Cinematic is not a filter you apply at the end. It comes from shot choice, lighting, camera movement, color consistency, pacing, and sound. Here is how to build those decisions into your AI video from the first prompt.

Getting Great Characters in Trumbone
July 16, 2026·tutorials

Getting Great Characters in Trumbone

A consistent character is what makes a music video feel real. Here is how to describe, lock, and reuse one across every scene in Trumbone.

10 Tips and Tricks for Better Music Videos in Trumbone
July 16, 2026·tutorials

10 Tips and Tricks for Better Music Videos in Trumbone

Ten quick habits that make every music video you build in Trumbone faster and sharper, all shown live in the app.

How to Make a Music Video with Trumbone: Full Walkthrough
July 16, 2026·tutorials

How to Make a Music Video with Trumbone: Full Walkthrough

A complete, start-to-finish walkthrough of making a music video in Trumbone: casting characters, setting a style, analyzing your song, generating scenes, and editing on the timeline. No camera or editing experience required.

The Secret to Perfect AI Videos: Why Regenerating Versions Changes Everything
June 11, 2026·ai videovideo editingstoryboardingcreative workflowtrumbonecontent creation

The Secret to Perfect AI Videos: Why Regenerating Versions Changes Everything

The biggest difference between average AI videos and polished ones is simple: generate multiple versions, then cherry-pick the best moments. Here’s how to use script regeneration, fresh visuals, and timeline editing to get dramatically better results.