when video is still not worth the wait

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Maybe, but I had the opposite result. I've seen people blame structured output when the real issue was much more mundane. Not saying you're wrong, jus

A couple things I'd check first. If you're on Ollama, I'd confirm the version first and then reduce variables until the behavior is obvious. Once you know the plain path works, then add the faster path back in piece by piece.