- 01
Define the tool evaluation job
Treat “the inpaint” as a search job to investigate, not as proof that a SEELE feature exists. First clarify the requested job, observe current controls on a bounded test, and document workflow fit and evidence gaps. Write the intended audience, source owner, desired change, protected details, reviewer, and delivery condition before selecting any interface or model. That brief keeps the evaluation specific and makes an unsupported assumption visible early. Before approval, preserve the delivery checklist, and ask the model evaluator to record revision intent before the final sign-off.
- 02
Prepare inputs for object removal and replacement
For this topic, assemble authorized footage, a precise edit mask, clean context, continuity constraints, and an approved replacement brief. Record where each source came from, who may use it, and what must remain unchanged. Use a small representative asset for the first pass, keep the original untouched, and define a fallback route so experimentation cannot silently become the production master. Before approval, preserve the handoff draft, and ask the channel editor to record temporal order before the scope confirmation.
- Confirm ownership, consent, and allowed reuse For this checkpoint, preserve the control log, and ask the model evaluator to record identity consent before the controlled revision.
- Preserve an untouched source and version history For this checkpoint, preserve the input snapshot, and ask the rights reviewer to record claim scope before the controlled revision.
- Name the reviewer and acceptance condition For this checkpoint, preserve the handoff draft, and ask the channel editor to record reversal cost before the source comparison.
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Test observable controls for the inpaint
A bounded evaluation should inspect mask accuracy, edge behavior, background reconstruction, lighting, perspective, tracking, and revision reversibility. Change one meaningful variable at a time and record the date, workspace, account context, input, setting, result, and failure. Topic selection can prioritize the question, but it does not establish availability, quality, speed, licensing, or a supported SEELE workflow. For this checkpoint, preserve the brief version, and ask the creative lead to record destination fit before the source comparison.
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Review evidence, safety, and policy boundaries
Do not remove ownership marks, disclosures, safety labels, or factual context; only edit media you are authorized to change. Use only authorized media, separate observed behavior from marketing language, and check current first-party documentation for any product-specific claim. For third-party products, competitors, plans, models, and platform rules, attach a verification date and primary source; an absent statement is an evidence gap rather than proof of a limitation. Before moving on, preserve the evidence table, and ask the rights reviewer to record destination fit before the workflow transfer.
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Approve a reversible production handoff
Before advancing “the inpaint”, inspect the edit frame by frame, compare lighting and motion with adjacent content, and retain the untouched source. Document remaining manual work, unresolved evidence, destination requirements, and the person accepting the result. The handoff should preserve sources and test notes, allow correction, and avoid promises about output quality, turnaround, business performance, publishing, or access that the evidence does not support. At the next gate, preserve the continuity note, and ask the workflow owner to record identity consent before the reversible handoff.