Stop defaulting to Gamma. Pictory handles the part you hate.

One thing mattered: could I trust the output without redoing it?

People call Gamma the safe pick. In practice you fight it on exact layouts Pictory, by contrast, turns a script or article into a narrated video.

What Gamma does best: spits out a deck from a one-line prompt the webplayer looks better than PowerPoint

The catch on Gamma: you fight it on exact layouts And Pictory? editing control is limited

If I had to keep one, it's Gamma — spits out a deck from a one-line prompt. But Pictory earns its spot the moment turns a script or article into a narrated video. Neither is dead weight; they just aren't the same tool.