Source trim and placement.

Move a clip without changing which source moment appears.

Place the same source moment at different points in an edit. Two video layers both read source seconds 2–6, first at timeline 0–4 and then at 4–8. The repeated pouring action makes the independent source and timeline ranges visible.

Try it in your agent.

Use this prompt as a starting point. Review the result, then ask for the details you want to change.

A prompt to start from

Use Tesseract. Create an eight-second silent Tesseract editing study titled “Same / moment.” on Bone. Use the packaged water-pour film at right. Play its source interval from 2 to 6 seconds first at timeline 0–4 seconds, then repeat that exact source interval at timeline 4–8 seconds. Preserve separate sourceRange and activeRange values on the two Video layers. The second pass should visibly restart the same pouring moment, showing that timeline placement does not change the source trim.

Tesseract plugins and runtime downloads are coming soon.

A few useful details.

How do I try this with my agent?

Tesseract plugins and runtime downloads are coming soon. Save the sample prompt for launch. Once Tesseract is installed, your local agent can use it to create, preview, and refine an editable project.

Where does the video render?

Tesseract previews and renders locally on a Mac. The local engine is free; your agent’s subscription or usage costs are separate.

Still-image layers

Mix photos, screenshots, and other still images with footage.

Nested scenes

Organize a complex scene into smaller editable sections.

Editable video layers

Combine multiple clips with independently editable timing, transforms, and effects.

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