Video generation — short AI clips for Reels and Stories
Reels need motion. Phone shots look amateur, stock footage looks like everyone else’s. This makes a short editorial clip in your own style, attached to the same draft.
The rule
The video is only as good as the still it starts from. A sharp, well-lit photo of your carbonara becomes a sharp, well-lit video of it. A blurry snap becomes a blurry clip.
How it works
- In the Composer, below the Image section, click Generate video.
- What to show — describe the moment: the subject, the action, the light.
- Pick duration (5/10/15/30s), quality (480p or 720p) and style.
- The picker shows the exact credit cost and time estimate before you commit. Hit Generate.
- A progress card appears. Keep writing the caption — the rest of the Composer stays live.
- When it lands: Attach to post, Dismiss (it stays in your Library), or Regenerate for a different take at a fresh charge.
Writing the prompt
Name the subject, the action, and the light. 30–60 words.
- ✓ “Pizza coming out of the wood oven, peel sliding it onto a marble counter, steam rising, warm tungsten light”
- ✓ “Pouring a cold negroni into a chilled coupe, garnish dropping in slow motion”
- ✗ “A nice pizza video” — no subject, no action; you’ll get something generic
The four styles
- Editorial — warm restaurant baseline. Right for most posts.
- Cinematic — slow and deliberate, for hero content.
- Dynamic — flames, oil, hands, momentum. For prep and line footage.
- Handheld — intimate, “a friend filmed this”.
Good to know
- Pick A dish and its main photo becomes the first frame, so the clip animates your plate. No photo on file means text-only, which drifts — “steaming bowl of pasta” can come back a steaming mug.
- Free idea is always text-only. Use it for atmosphere and B-roll.
- Cancel refunds immediately, and a failed generation refunds automatically. Failing twice usually means a word is tripping a safety filter — reword it.
- Every clip is saved to your Library, so you can re-attach it later without paying again.
Related features
- What a video costs — the price table and how to pick duration and quality
- Composer — the surface this button lives on
- Library — where every clip is kept