Prompt adherence compares the requested conditions with the produced output. For video, this includes subjects, counts, relationships, actions, camera movement, lighting, dialogue, timing, text, and negative constraints.
A result can look attractive while ignoring essential instructions. Evaluation should separate visual quality from adherence and test the exact shot requirements, since a strong anonymous leaderboard score may not predict success on a creator's specific prompt.
ELI5
Prompt adherence means the AI result follows what the prompt actually asked for. A beautiful output is not successful if it leaves out the important subject, action, or constraint.
For example, a prompt may request two red cars passing under a bridge at night. A cinematic clip with one blue car may look good but has poor prompt adherence because it misses several required details.
