Using the Video Maker

The Video Maker generates a short AI anime video clip -- a single continuous shot, not a multi-scene edit.

Writing a video prompt

Video prompts read best when they describe motion, not just a static scene -- what starts, what moves, what the camera does:

"A samurai stands on a rooftop at sunset, slowly turns to face the camera, cherry blossom petals drifting past. Camera pulls back to reveal the city."

Characters from the Character Creator aren't used in video -- describe who's on screen in the prompt itself.

Before your first clip, the preview area shows Prompt tips: describe the motion, name the camera move, set the mood -- and don't ask for on-screen text, which AI video can't render legibly.

Style and length

• Pick a visual style (Anime, Manga, Shōnen, Shōjo, Cinematic, Chibi,

Lo-fi, Action, Horror) before generating -- it applies to that clip and can't be changed afterwards.

• Length is 5, 10, or 15 seconds, costing 3, 6 or 9 tokens (shown next to

each option and on the Generate button).

While it's rendering

A video usually renders in under a minute, though it can occasionally take a few minutes. You can safely close the tab or navigate away once it starts: the video keeps rendering on our servers, and reopening the Video Maker automatically resumes watching it and shows it as soon as it's done, even if you started it from a different tab.

If a video ever fails, any tokens you were charged are refunded automatically -- you'll see a toast confirming it, and don't need to request it. If the video provider is unavailable and you get a still image instead of a clip, you're refunded everything except 1 token (the price of an image).

After it's done

Play it back right in the editor, then Download the file, or Publish it to the Explore community feed.