Blowtorch on salmon macro physics test (Veo 3.1)
by @va1enti_ai · posted Sep 26, 2026 · ♥ 1 likes on X
- What they did
- A locked-off macro prompt that tests whether a blowtorch flame hits and spreads across food realistically, with lighting and film stock spelled out.
- How it went
- The creator reports Veo 3.1 got the smoke and surface tone right but didn't get the flame to collide and spread across the fish.
- Model
- Veo 3.1
- Cost
- ~$0.40 est.8s (from the prompt) × $0.05/s, cheapest stated price for Veo 3.1 Lite (the version named in the shot) via Google Gemini API (720p, with audio), checked 2026-10-11. The creator's actual tool or plan may differ.
- Source
- x.com/va1enti_ai/status/2103775007566402033
Prompt
8s macro video, 16:9, 24fps, stationary locked-off camera, 45-degree angle, zero camera shake. Stainless steel kitchen counter, dark oak board, late night. Thick raw salmon fillet flat on wood. Invisible tungsten key light from upper right, deep chiaroscuro. Tight frame: chef hand aims culinary blowtorch directly downward into center of salmon. A rigid, pressurized blue high-velocity flame jet strikes the flesh perpendicular, forcefully colliding and flattening outward against the surface in a wide circular flare. Flesh turns opaque pale pink under contact, bubbling with sizzling grease
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