AI VFX hardware is expensive enough without buying a workstation before you know what you want to make.
This week on Fix It In Prompt, Alex Villabon and Doug Hogan talk about what you actually need to start learning AI VFX, what their Dell Pro Max workstations make easier, and where cloud compute fits. They also get into choosing an AI agent and building tools around the way you work. Both hosts are part of Dell’s program.
We cover MOSS-Image, FLUX 3 Image Klein, Krea 3, Magnific One, REA, Comfy’s Open Source Higgsfield competition, and Doug’s AlphaGenSAM OFX plug-in for Nuke. Plus Karpathy’s AI adoption discussion, Hitchcock and the screenplay, Epic’s AI plans, and making documentaries for an audience of one.
💬 What’s your current AI VFX setup, and which workflow are you trying to learn or build with it?
📬 CONTACT
Email us: fixitinpromptpodcast@gmail.com
Find Doug:
ComfyUI & VFX website: https://www.doughogan.com
ComfyUI Workflows: https://comfyui.sjv.io/OYydOG
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doughogan
Find Alex:
VFX + AI newsletter: https://alexvillabon.substack.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avillabon/
🔗 LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE
Our workstations: Dell Pro Max Tower T2:
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/spd/dellpromaxtowert2fct2250
MOSS-Image: OpenMOSS image models:
https://openmoss.ai/MOSS-Image/
Black Forest Labs: FLUX 3 Image:
https://bfl.ai/models/flux-3-image
FLUX 3 Image Klein: the model discussed in the episode:
https://bfl.ai/models/flux-3-image-klein
Krea 3: image editing:
https://www.krea.ai/krea-3
Magnific One: image generation and Brand Kits:
https://www.magnific.com/one
REA: Reverse Engineer Anything:
https://github.com/morluto/rea
Comfy: Open Source Higgsfield competition:
https://comfy.org/open-source-higgsfield/
Doug’s DUGco AlphaGenSAM OFX plug-in for Nuke (beta):
https://github.com/dughogan/nuke-alphagen-ofx
Andrej Karpathy: AI capability, adoption, and access:
https://x.com/karpathy/status/2109361546505966046
The Hitchcock quote discussed in the episode:
https://x.com/iwwon_official/status/2108553686855061919/photo/1
Tim Sweeney: Epic’s AI pivot:
https://x.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/2109705826688549304
⏱️ TIMECODES
00:00 Keeping up with AI and listening to the community
06:36 Choosing an AI agent without chasing every release
15:30 MOSS-Image and accessible local models
17:44 FLUX 3 Klein and why release testing matters
23:00 Comfy’s Open Source Higgsfield competition
24:08 REA and software built around the artist
31:21 AlphaGenSAM: ComfyUI-powered mattes inside Nuke
37:18 Krea 3 editing and Magnific One brand kits
42:28 Karpathy and the gap in AI experience
48:22 Hitchcock, screenplays, and why story still matters
50:09 Epic’s AI pivot and giving artists more capacity
52:12 Our Dell workstations and the GPU question
59:03 Learning AI VFX with cloud compute
1:04:51 Bespoke films and documentaries for yourself
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