How each model we run reads a prompt
Each row is a model in the Playcut studio: how a prompt names its reference images, and the rule most likely to change what the model reads. Tags match the Playcut developer docs unless a row says otherwise, and credit costs are on the Playcut models page. Each video and music row also links the prompt page written for that model.
| Model | Reference tag | Also watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Nano Banana Pro and Nano Banana 2 | No tag. Attach the most important image first. | Up to 14 references, read in upload order. |
| Grok Imagine Image | No tag. Describe the change in plain words. | Two references at most. |
| Veo 3.1 Veo 3.1 prompts | No tag in our docs. Describe each subject. | Google caps prompts at 1,024 tokens; Playcut won't shorten a longer one. |
| Seedance 2.0 Seedance 2.0 prompts | Image 1 , Image 2 next to the subject, as ByteDance writes it (Playcut's API docs write @Image1) | An unnamed reference is effectively ignored. Faces in input images are rejected. |
| HappyHorse 1.1 HappyHorse prompts | [Image 1] , [Image 2] | Negative prompts are rejected. Text past 5,000 characters is silently cut. |
| Wan 2.7 Wan 2.7 prompts | Image 1 , Image 2 (no brackets) | The provider expands every prompt. |
| Grok Imagine (video) Grok Imagine prompts | No tag listed here: xAI's current docs and ours disagree on it. Name each subject in words. | Playcut accepts up to 7 references on the classic model to steer look and style. |
| Gemini Omni Flash | <IMAGE_REF_0> , <IMAGE_REF_1> (counts from zero) | Negative prompts are rejected. A saying: "…" clause is spoken. |
| Lyria 3 (music) Lyria 3 prompts | No tag. Up to 10 images set the mood. | Real artist, album and song names are blocked. Describe the style. |
Playcut's image and video tools on the API and MCP cap prompts at 8,000 characters, and the music tool at 5,000. The studio has no built-in prompt enhancer; the AI Prompt Enhancer listed on this page is a separate browser tool. The rewriting you may notice comes from providers: Wan 2.7 expands prompts and Lyria 3 runs Google's own rewriter.
Browse the AI prompt library by model, job or method
Each page holds its own prompts or method, so this hub stays an index. Pick the model you use or the job in front of you.
- Image models
Nano Banana prompts
Tagged Nano Banana Pro or 2, with the reason for each pick.
- Image models
Gemini photo prompts
Restyle your own photo, starting with what must not change.
- Video models
Veo 3.1 prompts
All five Veo 3.1 modes, with ratio, length and credits on every card.
- Video models
Seedance 2.0 prompts
Seedance 2.0 prompts written shot by shot, with people kept to text to video.
- Video models
HappyHorse prompts
Text, photo, nine-reference cast and edit prompts for HappyHorse 1.1, with spoken lines.
- Video models
Grok Imagine prompts
Stills, edits, text-to-video drafts and animated photos across three Grok Imagine models.
- Video models
Wan 2.7 prompts
Talking photos driven by your audio, multi-shot clips, casts and edits, kept short.
- Music
Lyria 3 prompts
Ad beds, music under dialogue, scores and full songs, described without artist names.
- By job
AI image prompts
Ads, thumbnails, social formats, packaging with text, infographics.
- By job
Product photography prompts
One recipe per shot type, each paired with a Playcut preset.
- By job
AI video prompts
Product reveals, B-roll, loops, animated stills and extensions, each tagged with a model.
- By job
UGC ad prompts
Hooks, unboxings, founder-to-camera and hands-only demos, each with the spoken line.
- Method
Improve a prompt
What to change when a prompt misfires, symptom by symptom.
Prompt builders, including models Playcut doesn't run
Each builder turns a short form into a prompt, in your browser. A builder for a model Playcut doesn't run says so on its card, and its output belongs in that model's own app. All of them are in the Playcut free tools directory.
For a model Playcut runs
For models Playcut doesn't run
- Sora 2 Prompt Builder Playcut doesn't run Sora 2 Dialogue, audio beats and shot continuity.
- Kling AI Prompt Builder Playcut doesn't run Kling Motion intensity, camera path, start and end frames.
- Runway Prompt Builder Playcut doesn't run Runway Concise, cinematic and structured Gen-4 variants.
- Midjourney Prompt Builder Playcut doesn't run Midjourney Comma keywords plus ratio, stylize, chaos and version flags.
- Flux Prompt Builder Playcut doesn't run Flux One descriptive paragraph from subject, scene, light and lens.
- Imagen Prompt Builder Playcut doesn't run Imagen Photographic slots from subject to style.
For any model
- Camera Movement Prompt Generator A camera move, shot size and angle, each term explained.
- Cinematic Lighting Prompt Generator A lighting setup and color grade as one phrase.
- JSON Prompt Generator A checked JSON prompt from a form, plus a linter.
- AI Prompt Enhancer Adds missing lighting, lens and mood cues from a fixed list.
Save and reuse prompts inside Playcut
Inside the Playcut app, the saved-prompt library keeps any prompt you want to run again, sorted into groups. You can also save a prompt straight from a generated asset's preview, so the wording behind a result you liked isn't lost.
To reuse one, type / at the start of an empty prompt box in the image, video, music or Act app.
A picker opens and drops the saved prompt in, ready to edit for the model you picked. No link can pre-fill a
prompt from this site, so copy it here and save it once in Playcut.