SHORT-FORM TOOL EVALUATION — HEXWAVE

Define the task before selecting candidates.
Starting asset: website / photos / long recording / short footage / finished post
Unfinished work:
Acceptable final output:
Verified product facts:
Unsupported claims the output must not add:
Asset permissions:

COMPARE LIKE TASKS
Vendor / exact product:
Plan / date / relevant settings:
Input files and brief (use the same for comparable candidates):
Advertised capability and source:
Observed behavior:
Unknown / not tested:
Factual corrections needed:
Product visual corrections needed:
Edit control:
Export obtained (type, dimensions, visible marks):
Required work in another tool:
Automatic vs notification/manual publication for the selected account/post:
Subscription / additional usage / export cost:
Time actually spent correcting:
Usable outputs meeting the brief:

ILLUSTRATIVE TEST BRIEF — NOT AN OBSERVED VENDOR RESULT
Product: a fictional shared review workspace.
Fact: the coordinator manually assigns a comment to a teammate.
Task: make a readable vertical demo preserving the selection and outcome.
Must not imply: automatic assignment, completed work, measured time savings.
Acceptable: accurate captions, visible resulting name, usable export.

ILLUSTRATIVE COST ARITHMETIC — NOT MARKET PRICES
Tool A: $30 subscription / 6 usable posts = $5 per usable post.
Tool B: $60 subscription / 20 usable posts = $3 per usable post.
Both calculations exclude additional usage and human time.
The second is not necessarily right if you need only four posts.

DECISION
Which candidate finishes the actual job with acceptable work remaining?
What must be verified before purchase?
Can an existing tool finish it without another subscription?