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What makes a good video prompt:
  • Scene — What the camera sees. “A coffee cup on a wooden table, steam rising.”
  • Motion — What moves and how. “The camera slowly zooms in”, “A person walks left to right.”
  • Style — The visual treatment. “Cinematic”, “animated”, “35mm film grain.”
  • Duration cue — How long the action takes. “A 5-second clip of…”
This guide walks you through generating a video from a text description. You describe the scene, choose your settings, and the agent creates a video clip on the canvas.
1

Select Video as your artifact type

On the home dashboard, click the artifact picker and select Generate Videos.
Home dashboard showing the artifact picker with the Video option highlighted
2

Configure your settings

Set the options that appear below the artifact picker:
OptionChoices
Aspect ratio21:9, 16:9 (default), 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, 9:21
AudioOn (default) or muted
Muted videos use half the credits. Turn audio off if you plan to add music or voiceover in post-production.
3

Describe your video

Type a detailed description in the input bar. Write like director’s notes: describe the scene, the motion, and the mood.

Product showcase with subtle motion.

Animated social media content.

Atmospheric scene with environmental detail.

4

Wait for generation

The agent generates the video. You see a placeholder on the canvas while it processes. Generation takes longer than image creation, typically 30 seconds to a few minutes depending on duration and resolution.
Canvas showing a video item with a generating status indicator and progress animation
5

Review and refine

The video appears on the canvas when generation is complete. Click it to play.If the result needs changes:
  • Ask the agent — Describe what to change. The agent can regenerate or refine.
  • Edit the video — Use the video editing tools on the canvas. See Edit a Video.
  • Generate again — Ask for a new version with an updated prompt.

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Download your video

Click any video on the canvas, then click the Download button. Videos download as MP4 files.

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Next steps

Generate from an Image

Use a still image as the starting frame for your video.

Edit a Video

Change the style, color grade, or content of an existing video.