AI Video
Write the shot. The footage comes back.
Describe a scene in words and generate a short clip: useful when you need footage that does not exist and cannot be filmed.
What is the AI Text to Video?
Text to Video generates moving footage from a written shot description. You are effectively writing a shot list: subject, action, camera, lens feel, light and duration. The model returns a clip that approximates it. There is no source image involved, which is both the freedom and the risk.
It is the right tool when the footage does not exist. Abstract concepts, impossible camera moves, imaginary environments, quick B-roll you cannot licence. It is the wrong tool when you need something specific and controlled, such as your actual product on your actual shelf, in which case animate a real photo with image-to-video instead.
Set expectations properly. Clips are short, physics is approximate, and text rendered in the frame is unreliable. Human faces in close-up remain the weakest area. Wide shots, textures, landscapes, abstract motion and object-focused scenes hold up much better.
Capabilities
What you can do with the AI Text to Video
How it works
Using the AI Text to Video
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Write it like a shot list
Name the subject, the action, the camera position and movement, the light and the mood. "Slow low tracking shot through tall dry grass at golden hour, shallow depth of field, warm backlight" beats "nature video".
- 02
Keep the action simple
One subject doing one thing. Multiple actors and complex interactions are where generated video breaks down visibly.
- 03
Generate several takes
Treat it like shooting coverage. Generate four variants of the same description and select, rather than refining one clip endlessly.
- 04
Cut it into a real edit
Generated clips work best as short beats inside an edit with voiceover, captions and your own assets carrying the message.
Examples
What good input and output look like
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Sample output — a macro gold-splash beauty shot generated from the prompt alone.
A premium hero clip you can drop straight into an ad open or a product launch title card.
Luxury beauty shot
Input
Extreme macro, slow motion: a drop of molten gold falls into a black mirror pool and blooms into a glowing crown of light. Deep black background, cinematic rim light, slow push in. 5 seconds.
Output
A premium hero clip you can drop straight into an ad open or a product launch title card.
Neon city hyperlapse
Input
Cinematic hyperlapse gliding through a rain-slick neon Tokyo street at night, reflections in the asphalt, light trails, teal and magenta grade, anamorphic flares. 5 seconds.
Output
Scroll-stopping B-roll that would cost a location shoot, generated from one line of text.
Key features
What the tool gives you
Shot-level direction
Camera position, movement, lens character and lighting can all be specified in the prompt.
Style range
Photographic, animated, illustrated or abstract, depending on how you describe the medium.
Variant generation
Produce several takes of the same described shot and choose the strongest.
Pipeline handoff
Send selected clips into the video generator to sit alongside your script, voiceover and captions.
Who it is for
People who get the most from this
Video editors
Fill gaps with a specific clip instead of compromising on whatever stock library happens to have.
Agencies pitching
Show the idea moving before the shoot is approved.
Content creators
Produce visual variety without owning a camera.
Educators
Illustrate abstract concepts that no footage can capture literally.
Workflows
Practical ways teams use it
Animatic for a pitch
Generate one clip per script beat, assemble them with a scratch voiceover, and present the idea as a moving sketch.
Background plates
Generate slow abstract motion to sit behind typography in a title sequence or quote card.
Concept B-roll
Cover a metaphor in a talking-head video with three generated beats rather than searching stock for an hour.
Tips that improve results
- Describe camera behaviour explicitly; it changes the result more than adjectives about mood.
- Prefer wide and medium shots. Close-ups of faces expose artefacts fastest.
- Do not ask for on-screen text. Add real typography afterwards.
- Generate more takes than you need; selection is cheaper than iteration here.
- Cut generated clips short. Two seconds of a strong beat beats six seconds of drift.
Mistakes worth avoiding
- Trying to depict your specific product or premises, which generation cannot do faithfully.
- Writing a story instead of a shot. One clip is one shot.
- Building an entire video from generated footage with nothing of your own in it.
- Expecting consistent characters across separate clips.
AI Text to Video FAQ
How long are the generated clips?
Short, typically a few seconds each. Longer videos are assembled from several clips in the AI Video Generator rather than generated in one pass.
Can I get the same character in multiple clips?
Not reliably. Character consistency across separate generations is a known weak point. For a recurring presenter, use an approved still and animate it with image-to-video.
Is the footage usable commercially?
Yes on paid plans, for your own marketing and products. Avoid prompts referencing trademarked characters, brands or real individuals.
Why does my clip look strange in close-up?
Close human detail, hands and fine mechanical structure are the hardest things for generative video. Move the camera back and the results improve immediately.
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