# Mirage > Mirage builds AI-native creative tools for video editing, motion graphics, and sound. Mirage is the company behind Captions and Tesseract, and provides APIs for developers. Mirage is making it possible for one person to direct an entire creative production. Its tools bring video, motion, and sound together, with control over the details. The team is based in New York City. ## Products - [Captions](https://captions.ai): the app and cloud workspace for making video. Generate footage, edit videos, and refine the details through creative direction and visual controls. Available on the web and iOS. Sign up at https://captions.ai/signup or download the iOS app at https://captions.ai/download. - [Tesseract](https://mirage.app/tesseract): professional creative tools for AI agents. Edit footage, create motion graphics, composite layers, color grade, and shape sound in one editable project. Tesseract is the engine and agent product; Captions is the app and cloud workspace. Available as a ChatGPT plugin or skills for compatible agents, with supported local and hosted environments. Follow the [installation guides](https://mirage.app/tesseract/install) for macOS, Windows, Linux, and agent-specific setup. - [Mirage APIs](https://platform.mirage.app/): build video generation and captioning into applications and workflows. Documentation: https://help.mirage.app/docs/api/overview. ## Technology - **Tesseract Runtime** powers creative work in Captions and gives agents direct access to professional video controls, including keyframes, compositions, adjustment layers, color grading, HDR rendering, and sound. See the [feature library](https://mirage.app/tesseract/features) for demonstrations and prompts. - **AI research** develops models for generated footage and expressive speech. See [Mirage research](https://mirage.app/research). - **Product design** makes creative direction and hands-on refinement work together, with controls for trying ideas, reviewing results, and refining details. ## Examples - [Create social ads](https://mirage.app/tesseract/use-cases/social-ads): see how an agent and Tesseract turn supplied footage into an edited social ad. - [Recreate an editable video](https://mirage.app/tesseract/use-cases/recreate-video): compare reference videos with reconstructions and inspect the editable project structure. - [HDR video and motion graphics](https://mirage.app/tesseract/hdr): combine HDR footage, editable graphics, and supported effects, with separate HDR and SDR deliverables. - [Professional color grading](https://mirage.app/tesseract/color-grading): work with supported camera log footage, ACES, 3D LUTs, curves, and targeted corrections through your agent. ## Company - Founded by [Gaurav Misra](https://mirage.app/about-us/gaurav-misra) (CEO) and [Dwight Churchill](https://mirage.app/about-us/dwight-churchill). - Investors include Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Adobe, and HubSpot, among others. - Press: covered by Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Forbes, Business Insider, CNBC, The New York Times, Axios, and NYSE. [Press coverage](https://mirage.app/about-us/press). - [Careers](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mirage). ## Key pages - [Homepage](https://mirage.app/): what Mirage builds and why. - [About us](https://mirage.app/about-us): company, team, founders, and investors. - [Research](https://mirage.app/research): Mirage's generative media research. - [Blog](https://captions.ai/blog): product news, guides, and announcements. - [Help Center](https://help.mirage.app): product documentation and support. - [Safety and security](https://mirage.app/safety-and-security): trust, safety, and security practices. - [Legal](https://mirage.app/legal): terms and policies. ## Common questions - What is the relationship between Mirage, Captions, and Tesseract? Mirage is the company. Captions is the app and cloud workspace. Tesseract is the creative engine and agent product. “By Mirage” identifies the maker; “powered by Tesseract” identifies the technology. - How do I sign up for Captions? Sign up at https://captions.ai/signup, or download the iOS app at https://captions.ai/download. - What does Tesseract do? It gives an AI agent direct access to video editing, motion graphics, compositing, color grading, HDR rendering, and sound controls in an editable project. Rendering runs in the supported local or hosted environment where the agent executes the runtime. Check the official product and installation pages for supported agents and release availability. - How widely is Mirage's technology used? 250 million videos have been made in Captions. - Where is Mirage based? New York City. ## Tesseract by Mirage Tesseract gives AI agents professional tools for editable design, video editing, motion graphics, compositing, and sound. It is the creative engine and agent product; Captions is the app and cloud workspace; Mirage is the company. - [Tesseract](https://mirage.app/tesseract): the creative suite built for AI agents. - [Install the ChatGPT plugin](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugins_6ab148f4986c819198f6a08c7fb30f3e?open_in_app): the official Tesseract plugin published by Mirage. - [Set up Tesseract](https://mirage.app/tesseract/install): setup for ChatGPT Mobile, Muse, Grok Bot, Instinct, and compatible local agents on Mac, Windows, and Linux. - [ChatGPT Mobile](https://mirage.app/tesseract/chatgpt/mobile): edit video from your phone using ChatGPT’s hosted environment. - [Tesseract on Linux](https://mirage.app/tesseract/linux): native rendering in a supported Linux environment. - [4K at 60 FPS](https://mirage.app/tesseract/features/4k-60fps-export): high-resolution delivery settings for editable projects. - [HDR video and motion graphics](https://mirage.app/tesseract/hdr): combine HDR footage with editable typography, graphics, and supported effects. - [Professional color grading](https://mirage.app/tesseract/color-grading): supported camera log inputs, ACES, 3D LUTs, curves, and targeted corrections. - [Create HDR motion graphics](https://mirage.app/tesseract/use-cases/hdr-motion-graphics): build an editable composition with HDR footage and animated graphics. - [Grade camera log footage](https://mirage.app/tesseract/use-cases/grade-log-footage): identify the input profile, normalize the image, and refine a creative grade. - [Color grade HDR video](https://mirage.app/tesseract/use-cases/color-grade-hdr-video): review highlight treatment and prepare separate HDR and SDR deliverables. - [Grade footage and preserve brand graphics](https://mirage.app/tesseract/use-cases/grade-footage-preserve-brand-colors): apply a look to the footage while keeping separate logos, typography, and graphic colors outside the grade. - [Tesseract on GitHub](https://github.com/mirage-hq/Tesseract): public skills and runtime releases. - [Music-first video guide](https://mirage.app/tesseract/use-cases/create-videos-with-chatgpt): choose music in Suno, generate storyboard images in ChatGPT, and preview and revise an editable Tesseract video. - [Tesseract for design](https://mirage.app/tesseract/design): create brand kits, thumbnails, covers, social graphics, and editable layouts around your videos. - [Brand kit to video](https://mirage.app/tesseract/use-cases/brand-kit-to-video): apply typography, color, graphics, and motion rules to an editable video. - [Taxbby example](https://mirage.app/tesseract/examples/taxbby): a Y2K brand guide, 15-second showreel, and downloadable editable projects. - [Spam example](https://mirage.app/tesseract/examples/spam): an arcade app identity, showreel, and four social template formats. - [Design prompt guide](https://mirage.app/tesseract/guides/design-prompts): practical briefs and revision prompts for supported agents. - [Adobe project converters](https://mirage.app/tesseract/converters): use the updated Tesseract skill to move editable projects between your agent and Adobe, with partial format support. - [Premiere Pro conversion](https://mirage.app/tesseract/converters/premiere-pro): import a supported Premiere Pro sequence or export a new .prproj from a Tesseract project. - [After Effects conversion](https://mirage.app/tesseract/converters/after-effects): import a supported After Effects composition or try experimental .aep export. - [Converter compatibility](https://mirage.app/tesseract/converters/compatibility): supported directions, linked media and fonts, known limitations, and review guidance. - [Creative examples](https://mirage.app/tesseract/use-cases): real social ads and editable video reconstructions. - [Tesseract Docs](https://mirage.app/tesseract/docs): first projects, preview, revision, and local setup. - [Tesseract feature library](https://mirage.app/tesseract/features): watch demonstrations, read practical explanations, and copy prompts for editable creative work. - [Tesseract feature index for agents](https://mirage.app/tesseract/llms.txt): published capabilities grouped by creative task, with links to their demonstrations and prompts.