VHS Pause Frame

GPT Image 23:4Retro

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IDENTITY LOCK: Use the uploaded photo as the sole identity reference. Preserve the subject's facial structure, skin tone, eye shape, hairstyle, and every distinguishing feature exactly — the person must remain instantly recognizable. No beautification, no face reshaping, no expression change unless stated. SCENE: Subject as a paused VHS home-video frame — 'PAUSE %¶||' and 'SP 0:47:13' in white VCR OSD font in the corners, horizontal tracking jitter band near the bottom. LIGHT: Camcorder-mounted 3400K tungsten video light as key, dark living-room ambience behind. CAMERA: VHS artifacting — chroma bleed on saturated edges, soft 240-line resolution feel, slight tape noise, but the face held clear enough to recognize instantly. RULES: Warm nostalgic timestamp era 1992; no modern objects in frame.

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AI EngineGPT Image 2

CategoryRetro

Aspect Ratio3:4

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Prompt breakdown

Why this retro prompt works

VHS Pause Frame is a retro prompt for GPT Image 2, composed for a 3:4 image. No beautification, no face reshaping, no expression change unless stated.

Creative direction

Key instructions to preserve

No beautification, no face reshaping, no expression change unless stated.

GuardrailPreserve the subject's facial structure, skin tone, eye shape, hairstyle, and every distinguishing feature exactly — the person must remain instantly recognizable.

Visual signals

Details shaping the result

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Make it your own

How to customize this exact prompt

Subject and scene

Keep the prompt structure, then replace the main subject, action, or environment in "No beautification, no face reshaping, no expression change unless stated.".

Style and detail

Adjust one visual signal at a time, such as "vhs pause frame prompt", "retro analog ai prompt", "ai photo prompt", "chatgpt image prompt", so you can identify which instruction changes the result.

3:4 composition

Use the portrait frame for editorial-style compositions with enough surrounding context to establish the scene.

Identity consistency

Use one clear reference image and retain the identity-lock instructions when changing clothing, lighting, background, or camera direction.

GPT Image 2 workflow

Test changes without losing the baseline

Use direct natural-language edits after the first generation. State what must remain unchanged before describing the single element you want to revise.

Generate the prompt unchanged to establish a GPT Image 2 baseline.
Keep "No beautification, no face reshaping, no expression change unless stated." fixed and adjust only vhs pause frame prompt.
Restore the baseline, adjust only retro analog ai prompt, and compare which version better supports the retro goal.

Retro quality check

What to inspect before saving

Judge the result by how clearly it communicates the intended retro direction while keeping the subject, environment, and visual treatment consistent.

Subject: confirm the result still communicates "No beautification, no face reshaping, no expression change unless stated.".
Visual direction: check that vhs pause frame prompt and retro analog ai prompt support the same result instead of competing for attention.
Composition: verify the main subject and important details remain readable inside the 3:4 frame.
Constraint: confirm the result follows "Preserve the subject's facial structure, skin tone, eye shape, hairstyle, and every distinguishing feature exactly — the person must remain instantly".
Identity: compare facial structure and distinguishing features with the reference before judging styling changes.

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