Time-driven shaders.

Animate a shader using the layer's own clock.

A custom shader animates from the owning layer clock with no animation graph. Its Sea-and-Sky waves preserve a separate editable rate control.

Try it in your agent.

Use this prompt as a starting point. Review the result, then ask for the details you want to change.

A prompt to start from

Use Tesseract. Create a refined silent Tesseract motion study: a wide Sea-and-Sky wave field under “Always in motion.” All band motion must come from the reserved animationTime shader parameter, with no animation graph entries. Keep a live rate scalar, honest editable WGSL and static neutral brand typography. Verify frames at separate timestamps actually differ.

New to Tesseract? Find the setup for your local agent.

A few useful details.

How do I try this with my agent?

Copy the prompt into your supported local agent with Tesseract installed. Review the preview, then ask for the changes you want. The composition stays editable as you refine it.

Where does the video render?

Tesseract previews and renders locally on macOS, Windows, or Linux. The local engine is free; your agent’s subscription or usage costs are separate.

Reusable shader controls

Give a custom effect named controls for values such as color, position, and strength.

Animate effect controls

Change a treatment over time while leaving other settings editable.

Layer inputs for effects

Use another layer as an image input inside a custom effect.

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Your next video, made with your agent.

Install Tesseract in your local agent, bring a brief, and start creating.

Install ChatGPT Plugin

Free on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Your agent’s costs are separate.

Read the prompt

Set up Tesseract by Mirage so you can create editable designs, edit videos, and make motion graphics in this agent’s environment. Read https://github.com/mirage-hq/Tesseract and check the requirements for this local or hosted environment. If it is supported, follow the official plugin or skills installation guide, use its required runtime version, verify the download checksum, and confirm a short preview renders correctly. Then ask what I want to make and which brand references or source assets I have. Keep the editable project and source assets with the finished render.