The dashboard is a brief, not a prompt box
The generation screen is a short form. Each field feeds a different part of the instruction the model receives, which is why filling three of them well beats writing one long paragraph. Top to bottom:
| Field | Required | What it controls |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Yes | 16:9 thumbnail or 9:16 Story / Short / Reel. |
| Template name | Yes | How the result is filed in Projects. Not visible on the image. |
| Scene mood | Optional | The overall emotional register — pick a few. |
| Faceless thumbnail | Optional | Removes the person entirely. See faceless mode. |
| Avatar | Optional | Which saved face or faces appear. More than one is allowed. |
| Reference template | Optional | A layout to imitate — from the gallery, your upload, or a video URL. |
| Thumbnail text | Optional | The headline and secondary line rendered into the image. |
| Scene description | Optional | Subject, setting, key visuals. The highest-value optional field. |
| Video reaction | Optional | The expression on the face. |
Generating, step by step
- Pick the format. 16:9 is the default and covers YouTube. 9:16 is a paid format for vertical surfaces.
- Name the template. Use the name of the video or the series, not "test 4". This is the label you will filter your library by later.
- Set the mood. Two or three moods is usually right. Ten is not — contradictory moods average out into something flat.
- Choose your avatar. Select the saved face for this channel. Select several if the video has several people in it.
- Add a reference if the layout matters. Skip this when you want the model to compose freely; add it when you already know the shape of the frame you want.
- Type the headline. Three to five words, upper case, the payoff of the video. Leave both text fields blank for a clean image you will add text to yourself.
- Describe the scene in one sentence. Name the subject, the setting and the light. "A wooden cabin at dusk surrounded by glowing lanterns, fog rolling in" is the right size.
- Pick a reaction. Optional, but a face with a defined emotion outperforms a neutral one on almost every video type.
- Generate. A progress dialog runs while the two variations render. It normally finishes in under a minute.
You get two variations per generation
One request returns two images and is billed once — the second is free. Do not run the same brief twice to get options; you already have them.
Writing the scene description
This field does more work than any other optional input, and most people leave it empty. It is not a prompt — it is a description of what is physically in the frame. A usable pattern is subject + setting + light + one detail:
- "A mechanic under the hood of a classic Mustang in a dim garage, one work lamp lighting his hands."
- "A laptop on a hotel desk at 2am, city lights blurred through the window behind it."
- "A cast-iron pan mid-flip over a gas flame, flour dust in the air."
Note what is not there: no camera jargon, no style adjectives, no "4k hyper-detailed". The style comes from the mood picker and the reference template. This field is for the content.
After it generates
Both variations land in your library and appear on the dashboard. From there:
- Open in the editor to change anything — see the editor overview.
- Download straight away if it is already right. Exports are at the original resolution, no crop.
- Find it later under Projects, grouped by the template name you set, or in Downloads as a flat grid.
When the result is wrong
Diagnose before you regenerate — a second identical brief usually produces a second version of the same problem.
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| Face does not look like you | Generate with a saved avatar rather than a description, and use a clear, front-lit photo. |
| Composition is close but the person is badly placed | Do not regenerate — move them in the editor. |
| Text is wrong or misspelled | Find & replace it in the image, which keeps the original font. |
| Right subject, wrong feel | Apply a mood preset in the editor instead of rerunning the brief. |
| Nothing about it is right | Add a scene description and a reference template, then regenerate. |