It is still possible to achieve more natural cinematic realism for videos with open source models vs proprietary models with even basic workflows | Z-Image-Turbo and LTX 2.3
Overview Z-Image Turbo and LTX 2.3 img2vid combo (also with Flux 2 Klein 9B for additional controls) are actually really strong together for maintaining natural looking styles that feel far more alive than even some shots I would get with Seedance 2.0. Initial Frames Z-Image Turbo after all these months, I find to still be …