Finish your first video.

1. Start with three short lines.

Sign in and choose your workspace. Open Video studio, select New video, and name it Give your next story room. Keep 9:16 and 720p for this example.

Open Start from a script and paste these words. Each blank line starts a scene. Select Build storyboard; this replaces the current scenes and captions. Use Undo if you need the previous draft.

Start with one clear idea.

Give the words room to breathe.

Watch the whole video before sharing.

Download the original script. Change the idea to something your own audience can use; keep claims specific and supported.

2. Shape the three scenes.

Select each numbered scene below the preview. Set Duration in seconds to 5 for each scene, then make these edits. Leave the default colors and Scene graphics unchanged.

1. One clear idea.

   Use Editorial. Set Scene text to “One clear idea.” and Scene supporting line to “Start with something your viewer can use.”

2. Give the words room.

   Use Centered. Set Scene text to “Give the words room.” Leave the supporting line empty.

3. Watch before sharing.

   Use Statement. Set Scene text to “Watch before sharing.” and the supporting line to “Give your next story room.”

The total is now 15 seconds. Scene headlines and supporting lines stay visible for their scene; they are separate from timed captions. To add a subtitle track, follow the caption guide.

3. Play it before saving.

Select scene 1, then Play preview. Watch all three scenes. Pause or drag Preview position to inspect a moment; Play continues from there and Restart returns to the beginning. Preview controls do not change the saved video.

Keep the opening easy to read at phone size. Fix a crowded headline or add reading time before exporting. The script timer gives an estimate for spoken words; a real recording determines narration timing.

4. Save, then export that version.

Select Save video and wait for Version 1 saved · 15s. Choose MP4 video · includes your audio under Export format. Select Check export to review the saved version’s readiness and limits, then Export MP4. You can leave and return while it renders. Under Exports, wait for Ready to download.

If an export fails, read its message and correct the scenes before retrying. If you edit after saving, save the new version before exporting again. Trial exports have workspace and shared-capacity limits; a 45-second demonstration is not a render-time promise.

5. Watch and keep the actual file.

Select Review export, then Load exported video. Play the whole file. The exact version and file are what you are checking. Recording a review decision does not publish or schedule the video.

Use Download MP4 to save your result. Watch the downloaded file in your own player before sharing. Our completed example is below: a silent 15-second H.264 MP4 at 720 × 1280 and 30 fps, made from the scenes above in the actual local demonstration workspace.

The JSON is a portable scene document for inspection or API/SDK use. The browser steps above use the text script; they do not require a JSON import. No customer media or generated provider response is used in this example.

Add only what helps the story.

Try your own footage and reversible framing, a selected range from a longer recording, a reviewed recording or synthetic narration, a separate music bed, a timed callout, or a deliberate scene transition. Check permissions and the completed export after each meaningful change.

MP4 exports are 720p for up to two minutes or, when available, 1080p for up to one minute. Dissolves use shorter limits of 60 seconds at 720p or 30 seconds at 1080p, with at most 12 scenes. Both use H.264 at 30 fps. For a short silent loop, follow the animated GIF export guide; it uses a separate 360-pixel, 10 fps profile. This guide does not demonstrate AI video generation, voice cloning, 4K or direct social publishing.