Thoughts

UFO Pipeline - Hedra locked as production lip sync tool. Session 8-9 A/B tested Hedra Character-3 vs OmniHuman 1.5 (via fal.ai) vs VEED Fabric 1.0 (via fal.ai). Hedra won on 2D art style preservation, which is the critical metric. Cost breakdown: Hedra Character-3 uses 3 credits/sec at 540p, 6 credits/sec at 720p. Basic tier ($15/mo) = ~2,000 credits, Creator tier ($30/mo) = ~4,000 credits, Professional tier ($60/mo) = ~12,000 credits. Creator at $30/mo is the sweet spot for 20+ shorts/week. OmniHuman and Fabric are viable fallbacks if Hedra becomes unavailable.