How it works

1. Open Video and choose how you want to start — from an image, or from a prompt alone.
2. If you start from an image, drop it into the start frame. This is the first thing the viewer sees, so it decides the look of the whole clip.
3. Describe what should happen. Movement, not appearance — the picture already carries the appearance.
4. Set orientation, length and quality, then press Animate.

Start frame and end frame

The start frame is where the clip begins. You can also give an end frame, and the clip will travel from one to the other — useful when you know both ends of a movement and want the motion in between.

Aspect ratio follows your first frame. If you want a vertical clip, start from a vertical picture; changing the orientation afterwards crops rather than re-frames.

References

You can attach reference images for things that should appear in the clip — a garment, a product, a prop. Each reference gets a name you can use in the prompt, so you can say where it belongs instead of describing it twice.

Camera moves

There is a library of camera movements — push in, orbit, crash zoom and so on. Picking one is usually steadier than writing the movement yourself, because the wording is already the one the model responds to. You can still write your own if nothing in the list fits.

Length, quality and sound

• Length sets how long the clip runs. Longer clips take longer to make and cost more.
• Quality trades detail against time. Work out the idea at a lower setting, then run the one you like again at a higher one.
• Some setups can generate their own sound. When native audio is available you can switch it on or off before you press Animate.

Continuing and editing a clip

A finished clip does not have to be the end. You can extend it, so the motion carries on from its last frame, or change an existing clip by describing what should be different. Both start from a clip you already have rather than from a still.

When a clip is not what you wanted

• If the person changes during the clip, the start frame is usually too small or too soft. Give it a clearer frame where the face reads well.
• If nothing moves, the prompt probably described the picture rather than the action.
• If the movement is too busy, ask for one thing at a time — a single camera move, or a single gesture.
• If the clip stops before it finishes the idea, extend it rather than starting again.

Where your clips go

Every clip you make appears in Video's own wall and in History, with the settings that produced it. You can load those settings back into the composer, download the clip, or delete it.