How to generate images in Image Studio

To make an image in Image Studio, type a prompt describing what you want, choose a cinema mode and camera treatment to set the look, optionally attach reference images with an @tag, pick an aspect ratio for the platform you're targeting, and generate. The result lands in your Library, where you can refine it, crop it, or send it to Magic Edit. Image Studio is text-to-image, so you describe the shot in words rather than building it by hand. It's available on every plan, including Free.

How do I write a good prompt?

Describe the subject, the setting, and the mood in plain language. State what is in the frame, where it is, and how it should feel. Specifics beat adjectives: "a ceramic coffee cup on a sunlit oak table, soft morning light" gives the model more to work with than "a nice coffee photo."

You can layer on style with the cinema mode and camera treatment controls instead of cramming every detail into the prompt text. Keep the prompt focused on the content; use the controls for the look.

What do cinema modes and camera treatment do?

Cinema modes set the overall visual style of the image. Camera treatment controls the framing and lens feel, the way a photographer or cinematographer would describe a shot. Together they steer the aesthetic without you needing to write technical prompt jargon.

Pick a cinema mode first to establish the style, then adjust camera treatment to frame the subject. If a result is close but the angle is wrong, change the camera treatment and regenerate rather than rewriting the whole prompt.

How do @tag reference images work?

Reference images guide the model toward a specific subject, style, or composition you already have. Attach an image and reference it with an @tag in your prompt so the generator knows to draw on it. This is useful for keeping a consistent character, product, or visual style across several images.

Reference images you attach are used as guidance for the generation you're running. Your generations are private by default, and nothing is shared unless you take an explicit action to release it.

How do I set the aspect ratio for a platform?

Choose an aspect ratio or platform crop before you export. Image Studio supports platform-shaped crops so a single generation can be framed for landscape or portrait placements. When you export, you can produce server-rendered landscape 16:9 or portrait 9:16 files. See previews and exports for the full export flow and the AI label that ships with every file.

How do I save images to the Library?

Generated images are saved to your Library automatically. The Library keeps your source material and media connected across projects, so you can reuse an image, send it to Magic Edit for inpainting or upscaling, or export it later. Each generation draws from your shared credit balance — see how credits work for what each type costs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Image Studio available on the Free plan?

Yes. The Free plan includes the Image and Music studios. Signing up grants free trial credits, and image generations draw from your shared credit balance. Video generation is the feature that requires the Creator plan or above.

Can I edit an image after I generate it?

Yes. Send any generated or uploaded image to Magic Edit to inpaint, outpaint, retouch, restyle, upscale, remove a background or object, or run OCR. Magic Edit keeps a before/after history so you can compare versions.

Will my generated images be public?

No. Every generation is private by default. Nothing is published, shared, or added to Discover unless you take an explicit action to release it.