February 11, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
When you fire up Photoshop in 2026, you aren’t just opening an image editor; you’re entering a hybrid workspace where local processing meets the heavy lifting of the cloud. But as Adobe leans into its "ethical" AI branding, a fascinating...
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February 10, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
On of my colleagues reached out to me today looking to create some animation for their training decks. I'm thinking about some ideas to add animation so I did a quick test for Google Veo 3 in Google Flow. I...
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By: Stephen Toback
Overview and Motivation Over the past several years, I have been testing AI-generated video animation as a potential tool for using video to reinforce learning objectives. The goal of this work has never been to create visually impressive or cinematic...
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By: Stephen Toback
We’ve all seen it: you ask an AI to generate a scientific diagram, and there, buried in the pixels, is a faint, ghostly watermark. Usually, we assume the AI is just mimicking "professional" vibes. But a recent experiment reveals something...
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February 5, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
I wanted to extend that scene that was created in Luma (https://sites.duke.edu/ddmc/2026/02/05/robosteve-more-testing-with-luma-ai/) I used ChatGPT to take a frame of the Luma video and and have it create a "model sheet". This is a common pre-visualization tool that allows a...
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By: Stephen Toback
I tested using a video of myself typing on the keyboard to map those movements to a video. What's crazy and cool but still random, is that it left my classical guitar in the frame. I think the "emotion" mapped...
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January 29, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
The second round of testing with Luma Labs was equal parts impressive and humbling. What stood out most wasn’t a polished final result—but how unexpectedly strong the very first draft turned out to be, and how difficult it was to...
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January 28, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
Why Every Setup Needs a UPS (Yes, Even Yours) We recently had a brush with an approaching ice storm, and it got me thinking about the unsung hero of every tech setup: the uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Unlike simply losing...
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January 27, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
Professional sound that blends seamlessly into any recording. Capturing clear audio in dynamic environments—whether it's a bustling trade show floor, a lively classroom, or a busy corporate office—often presents a significant challenge. In a recent overview from CES 2026, tech...
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January 26, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
Following up on my full review of Luma Dream Machine (see my previous post for the deep dive), I wanted to share a quick tutorial on a specific workflow that tripped me up initially: transforming subjects in an existing video....
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