The processing bar moved with agonizing slowness. When it finished, the video replayed. At first, it looked normal. Then, Elias felt a chill. The camera panned across his living room, but the software had added frames. In the original footage, the space behind his armchair was dark. In the Reelight version, the shadows shifted.
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He opened his thesis project—a simple handheld shot of his empty apartment—and ran it through the software. The processing bar moved with agonizing slowness
A pale, elongated hand was visible, gripping the back of the chair. Elias froze. He hadn't been alone. Then, Elias felt a chill