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How to reduce product shape drift

Answer

Product shape drift usually starts when several references compete for ownership or when transformation, camera motion, reflections, and typography are tested at once. Establish a baseline with one clean product reference, one simple camera move, and explicit constraints for silhouette, proportions, materials, labels, and moving parts before adding creative motion.

Try this sequence
  1. Generate a static shot or slow push using one front three-quarter product reference, neutral lighting, and no transformation.
  2. Compare silhouette, component spacing, label placement, material response, and reflections against the reference before changing any other variable.
  3. Add one controlled motion at a time. If geometry changes, return to the last stable prompt and narrow that motion instead of adding more negative instructions.
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