Create a video
1
Open New video
From the Videos list, click New video.
2
Provide a script
Optionally Pull from existing content piece, or write a custom script.Required fields:
- Video title
- Script — for a roughly 5-minute video, aim for about 700–800 words
3
Choose a voice
Select a Voice from the available VideoGen voices.
4
Configure video settings
Set:
- Aspect ratio — 16:9 Landscape, 9:16 Portrait, or 1:1 Square
- Visual pacing — Slow, Medium, or Fast
- Quality — Low, Standard, or High
- Language
- Visual style — Stock, AI Image, or Entity
- Voice speed — 0.5× to 2.0×
- Production notes for AI (optional)
5
Generate
Click Generate video. The job is submitted to VideoGen and appears in your Videos list with status updates.
Job statuses
On a completed job, open the detail page to preview the video or Download MP4.
The Videos page currently offers Explainer video generation. Avatar video options are not enabled in the product UI.
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Content generation
Create the content piece you can pull into a video script.
Content overview
See all content tools available in XLR8.ai.