--- title: "Glossary: AI video and Meleon terms explained — Meleon" description: "Plain definitions of the terms used across Meleon: Skills, story loops, 9:16, stills, frames, “redo N”, character consistency and more." url: https://meleon.ai/glossary/ --- 1. [Home](https://meleon.ai/) 2. Glossary Glossary # The words we use, in plain terms. 26 short definitions for the terms that come up across Meleon Skills, the FAQ and the free tools. Each one links to the page that explains it in full. ## # **9:16** The vertical aspect ratio used by Reels, TikTok and Shorts: nine units wide for every sixteen tall, such as 1080 × 1920 pixels. Meleon output is 9:16. [9:16 safe zone guide](https://meleon.ai/tools/vertical-safe-zone-guide/) ## A **AI chat** A chat assistant such as Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Meleon runs inside the one you already use; Grok, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are live today. [Which chats work](https://meleon.ai/faq/) ## B **Beta waitlist** The list for early access to Meleon. Joining is free, access opens in waves, and a personal referral link moves you up the list. [Join the waitlist](https://meleon.ai/#waitlist) ## C **Campaign content** The ads, reels and short clips a brand, creator or agency publishes around a launch or idea. Meleon Skills are built for this kind of short vertical content. [Meleon for brands](https://meleon.ai/for/brands/) **Character consistency** Keeping a character, product or logo looking the same in every frame. Separate AI image generations tend to drift; Meleon Skills keep the subject identical across the sequence. [Mascot moment Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/mascot-moment/) **ChatGPT** The AI chat assistant from OpenAI. Meleon Skills are live in ChatGPT. [Story loop Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/story-loop/) **Claude** The AI chat assistant from Anthropic. Meleon Skills are live in Claude. [Supported chats](https://meleon.ai/faq/) **Concept mock** A live Meleon Skill. Something moving before the pitch call. A paper-craft loop from one sentence. Input: a text prompt. Output: MP4 · paper loop. [Concept mock Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/concept-mock/) ## F **Frame** One image in a sequence. Played in order at speed, frames create motion; a Meleon sequence has fifteen. [Frame timing calculator](https://meleon.ai/tools/frame-timing-calculator/) ## G **Gemini** The AI chat assistant from Google. Meleon Skills are live in Gemini. [Supported chats](https://meleon.ai/faq/) **Grok** The AI chat assistant from xAI. Meleon Skills are live in Grok. [Supported chats](https://meleon.ai/faq/) ## I **Ident** A short animated opener, usually built from a logo, that brands a video in its first seconds. The Logo ident Skill (coming soon) makes a six-second one. [Logo ident Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/logo-ident/) ## L **Logo ident** A coming-soon Meleon Skill. A six-second opener built from your logo. Input: logo file. Output: MP4 · 6 seconds. [Logo ident Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/logo-ident/) **Loop** A clip whose last frame leads back into its first, so it can repeat without a visible jump. Meleon delivers loops as MP4 files. [Frame timing calculator](https://meleon.ai/tools/frame-timing-calculator/) ## M **Mascot** A recurring character that represents a creator or brand. The Mascot moment Skill animates your mascot while keeping it the same in every frame. [Mascot moment Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/mascot-moment/) **Mascot moment** A live Meleon Skill. Make your character wave, blink or hop, and keep it the same in every frame. Input: character image. Output: MP4 · 15 frames, looped. [Mascot moment Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/mascot-moment/) **Match the cut** A coming-soon Meleon Skill. Saw an ad working? Get the same pace, with your product in it. Input: reference + product. Output: MP4 · matched cut. [Match the cut Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/match-the-cut/) **Meleon Skill** A ready-made workflow that turns one line of text, or your own image, into a finished vertical video inside your AI chat. You pick a Skill, add your product, face or logo, and Meleon runs the steps. [All Skills](https://meleon.ai/skills/) **Mood scene** A live Meleon Skill. Set the feel of a whole campaign in one calm, looping scene. Input: a text prompt. Output: MP4 · scene loop. [Mood scene Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/mood-scene/) ## P **Product turn** A coming-soon Meleon Skill. A slow 360° spin of your product with the label kept sharp. Input: product image. Output: MP4 · 360° turn. [Product turn Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/product-turn/) ## R **“Redo N” frame fix** Typing “redo” and a frame number, such as “redo 7”, in the same chat remakes only that frame and leaves the rest of the sequence as it is. [Fixing a single frame](https://meleon.ai/faq/) ## S **Stills** The individual images that make up an animated sequence. Meleon returns fifteen stills alongside the finished loop. [What Meleon returns](https://meleon.ai/faq/) **Stop-motion** An animation style built from a series of still photographs of a physical scene, often clay. The Stop-motion post Skill recreates the look from a text prompt. [Stop-motion post Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/stop-motion-post/) **Stop-motion post** A live Meleon Skill. The clay look, without the clay. Fifteen stills and a loop, ready for Reels. Input: a text prompt. Output: MP4 · 15 stills + loop. [Stop-motion post Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/stop-motion-post/) **Story loop** A short vertical clip that plays and repeats seamlessly. It is also the name of the Meleon Skill that makes one from a single line of text. [Story loop Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/story-loop/) ## V **Voice hook** A coming-soon Meleon Skill. Your product says the first line, with the mouth moving in time. Input: product + script. Output: MP4 · talking clip. [Voice hook Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/voice-hook/) ## Keep exploring - [All Meleon Skills](https://meleon.ai/skills/) Every Skill, live and coming soon. - [Story loop Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/story-loop/) One line into a 9:16 story loop. - [Mascot moment Skill](https://meleon.ai/skills/mascot-moment/) Your character, the same in every frame. - [Free tools](https://meleon.ai/tools/) Prompt builders and planning helpers. - [Frame timing calculator](https://meleon.ai/tools/frame-timing-calculator/) Work out loop length from frame count. - [About Meleon](https://meleon.ai/about/) What Meleon is and where the beta stands. - [Meleon for creators](https://meleon.ai/for/creators/) Something moving to post tonight. - [Meleon for brands](https://meleon.ai/for/brands/) Test ten ads, not one. - [Meleon for agencies](https://meleon.ai/for/agencies/) More drafts, same team. - [FAQ and support](https://meleon.ai/faq/) How Meleon works and what you get back.