Video tools
What a video node is, how to get one on the board, every kind of video job, and what each tool on the video menu does.
A video node is any clip on your board, whether you uploaded it or generated it. This page lists every way to get a video and every tool on its menu. Each tool has its own page.
Ways to get a video on the board
- Generate Video in the + menu starts a clip from a prompt. See Generate video.
- Video on an image menu starts a clip with that still as the first frame.
- Choose Upload in the + menu, or paste a clip on the board, to bring in footage you already have. See Upload and download.
- Ask Light for a video in plain words, and it sets up the shots. See Ask Light.
Every kind of video job
Pick the row that matches what you already have. A sneaker product shot, for example, becomes the first frame through Video on the image.
| Job | Where | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Text to video | Generate Video | Generate video |
| Image to video | Video on an image | Generate video |
| Reference video | Ask Light, or Omni in the generate bar | Generate video |
| Edit video | Edit Video on a video | Edit video |
| Motion control | Motion Control on a video | Edit video |
The generate bar only offers the models that can do the job you picked.
The video menu
Hover a clip and a menu opens on its right edge. Extract frame is in the Image submenu, and Extract audio is in the Audio submenu.
| In the menu | What it does | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Edit and rerun | Reopens the run that made the clip, if it came from one. | Edit video |
| Edit Video | Edits the clip with a prompt. | Edit video |
| Motion Control | Moves a character the way a performer moves in the clip. | Edit video |
| Extract frame | Pulls the current frame out as an image. | Extract frames and audio |
| Extract audio | Pulls the soundtrack out as an audio node. | Extract frames and audio |
| Analyze | Writes a shot breakdown into a text note. | Analyze video |
| Archive | Hides the clip from the board without deleting it. | The board |
Double-click a video to see it full screen, the same as an image.
What it costs
Video models need a paid plan. Generating a clip, Edit Video and Motion Control spend credits. The length, resolution and model change the price, and the run button shows it before you start. Analyze spends no canvas credits. See Credits.