How to generate video in Video Studio

Video Studio turns a prompt, an image, or a start-and-end frame into a generated clip. You can run text-to-video, image-to-video, or end-frame, and shape the result with director mode, cast references, camera treatment, and scene planning. Clips render on one of two engines: the Standard engine, for clips of 4 to 10 seconds from 360p to 4K, and the Premium engine, for takes of up to 30 seconds with more references and sound control. Video Studio is on every account, including Free, and every render is paid in credits — the price is on the button before you generate. Finished clips move to the timeline editor for cutting and assembly.

What are the three ways to generate video?

• Text-to-video — describe the clip in a prompt and generate it from words alone.
• Image-to-video — start from a still image and let it animate into a clip.
• End-frame — set where the clip should finish, so the motion resolves to a frame you choose.

Pick the mode that matches what you already have. If you have a strong still, image-to-video keeps that look. If you only have an idea, text-to-video is the place to start.

What is the Premium engine?

Video Studio shows a Standard / Premium switch while the engine is switched on. The Premium engine renders:

• Longer takes — up to 30 seconds in a single render, where Standard stops at 10.
• A shot-by-shot script — timed beats such as "0–3s …, 3–8s …", rendered as one continuous shot.
• More references — up to 30 reference images, plus reference clips and reference tracks.
• Sound control — the soundtrack on or off, and audio references to steer it.
• More aspect ratios than Standard's 16:9 and 9:16.
• Deeper changes to a clip — camera moves, speech and dubbing, and a new resolution on a clip you already have.

Premium renders at 480p, 720p, 1080p, or 4K. It is billed per second: 18, 40, 50, or 70 credits a second at 480p, 720p, 1080p, or 4K. See credit costs by type for how changes and reference clips are billed.

Who can use the Premium engine?

Every signed-in account, free included. A Premium render is paid from your credits like any other, so what you can make depends on your balance, and a free account's renders carry the visible “AI-generated with PrismPoster” pill. Any credit pack removes that pill from everything you make afterwards. When a picture shows a real person, the studio asks you to confirm you have their permission before the render. The Standard engine stays available on every account.

What does director mode do?

Director mode gives you control over how the shot is staged and moves, beyond a plain prompt. Combined with camera treatment, it steers framing and motion so the clip reads the way you intend rather than being left entirely to the model. Use it to set the feel of the shot — the angle, the movement, the pacing of the camera.

How do cast references work?

Cast references let you carry a consistent subject through your video. You point the generation at a reference so the same character or look appears across clips. This keeps a series of shots visually coherent instead of drifting between generations.

How does scene planning help?

Scene planning lets you lay out a clip before you commit credits to the full generation, so you can think through the shots rather than generating blind. If you want to plan a clip beat-by-beat with sketched, uploaded, or captioned panels that composite into one driving page, use Storyboard Studio.

What resolution can I generate at?

The Standard engine renders 360p, 720p, 1080p, or 4K, in clips of 4, 6, 8, or 10 seconds. The Premium engine renders 480p, 720p, 1080p, or 4K, in takes of up to 30 seconds. Higher sizes and longer clips cost more credits. The full explanation is in video resolutions.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much video can I generate on a free account?

Where the starter grant is offered, a free account starts with 200 starter credits, shared across Image, Music, and Video and expiring 24 hours after they are granted. On the Standard engine that covers six 4-second 360p clips at 30 credits each, or two 6-second 720p clips at 96 each. A free account renders Standard video up to 720p; 1080p and 4K stay visible in the picker and unlock with any credit pack. The Premium engine is open to a free account too, paid from the same credits. See video limits.

What happens to a clip after I generate it?

It moves to the multi-track timeline editor, where you cut clips, work with the automatically split audio lane, extend from a trailing reference clip, and export a finished video.

Does a longer video cost more?

Yes. Standard clips are priced by size and length, and Premium takes are billed per second. Current numbers are in credit costs by type and on /pricing.