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Ideas, guides and product updates on creative automation, from the team building Nubu.

EU AI Act and AI generated ads: what to do now
ai
compliance
workflow

EU AI Act and AI generated ads: what to do now

The EU AI Act's transparency rules for AI generated ads are live. What changed, what counts as AI creative, and the workflow to run this month.

12 minute read
AI proposes, humans approve: safe ad automation
ai assistant
safety
opinion

AI proposes, humans approve: safe ad automation

Policy is not architecture. Nubu's assistant cannot render, publish, spend or delete: every change is a card you approve, with the evidence attached.

14 minute read
AI campaign builder for ads: drafts you can trust
ai assistant
campaigns
product

AI campaign builder for ads: drafts you can trust

Most AI campaign builders make emails. This one drafts paid ad campaigns from your real templates, assets and data, and test-builds every flow it offers.

14 minute read
Bring your own AI keys: no credits, no markup
ai assistant
pricing
transparency

Bring your own AI keys: no credits, no markup

Most SaaS AI pricing hides token costs inside credits. Nubu connects your own OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini key, so your provider bills you at raw prices.

12 minute read
Find the right ad asset in seconds with AI search
asset library
ai assistant
workflow

Find the right ad asset in seconds with AI search

AI asset search usually stops at finding the file. Nubu's assistant finds it, looks at it, checks placement fit and wires it into a live campaign flow.

12 minute read
Brand glossaries: AI translation under your rules
glossaries
ai assistant
localisation

Brand glossaries: AI translation under your rules

How Nubu's brand glossaries constrain AI translation: per-market rules, approved translations reused verbatim, and a claims library your assistant checks.

13 minute read
Translate video ads at scale without losing brand
localisation
ai assistant
tutorial

Translate video ads at scale without losing brand

Dubbing tools translate audio and leave on-screen copy behind. How to re-render video ads per language, under brand rules, with human sign-off per market.

13 minute read
Ship new ads paused: protect the learning phase
delivery
meta ads
google ads

Ship new ads paused: protect the learning phase

Editing a live ad can reset its learning. What Meta and Google say about significant edits, and why new creative should arrive as new, paused ads.

13 minute read
Nexrender review: what it does well, where it stops
nexrender
after effects
review

Nexrender review: what it does well, where it stops

An honest nexrender review from a team that automates After Effects daily: the job model, what self-hosting involves, where it shines, and fair alternatives.

14 minute read
Smartly.io alternatives: an honest field guide
alternatives
smartly
tools

Smartly.io alternatives: an honest field guide

Three different products hide under one search. This guide splits Smartly.io alternatives into creative automation, media buying and point tools, with prices.

12 minute read
Turn a product feed into video ads automatically
ecommerce
datasets
tutorial

Turn a product feed into video ads automatically

Export your catalogue as a CSV, route rows with If/Else logic and render a video ad for every in-stock product. Sale versions and weekly refreshes included.

13 minute read
Render every ad size from one template, no crops
templates
placements
tutorial

Render every ad size from one template, no crops

Cropping one master into every placement throws away the frame. Design per-ratio comps once and let Nubu render every ad size from a single flow.

13 minute read
Plainly alternatives: 7 honest options in 2026
alternatives
plainly
tools

Plainly alternatives: 7 honest options in 2026

Seven honest Plainly alternatives for automated video, from After Effects rendering platforms to developer APIs, with who each suits and what it costs.

12 minute read
After Effects automation: every method compared
after effects
rendering
automation

After Effects automation: every method compared

Expressions, aerender, Templater, nexrender, Plainly and Nubu: what each After Effects automation method really does, where it stops, and how to choose.

16 minute read

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