A practical guide to self-hosted video with LTX-2
The Aurora team · 12 May 2026 · 7 min read
Local video generation rewards planning. Before you queue anything, decide on a clip length and resolution that fit your card's memory — shorter, lower-resolution drafts let you iterate on motion before committing to a final render.
Treat your first pass as a storyboard. Lock the composition and the camera intent, then raise resolution once the motion reads the way you want. The GPU Costs page gives you a rough sense of how heavy each setting will be before you spend the time.
Coherent motion comes from consistent references. Reuse the same character or scene reference across shots, keep your prompts describing change rather than restating everything, and let the studio carry continuity between takes.
Finally, finish locally too. Upscale the clip you like, keep the project in your private library, and only publish the cut you're proud of. The whole loop stays on your machine.