Video generation: inputs, controls and credits
Choose text or image input, set up a video request, review the result and find help with access, processing or playback.
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Choose the right video entry
Open Video Generator to start from a text prompt. To animate a source image, attach it in Chat and use a compatible image-input video workflow. Videos brings together tools, styles and your gallery.
Text and image inputs
Enter a scene description in the Video Generator Prompt field. For an image-to-video request, attach your source in Chat and add a motion prompt. Follow the format, size and image-count limits shown for the selected workflow.
Video Generator controls
Select a model, then use the options shown for it. The settings below describe the Veo 3.1 Fast form; other models can offer different lengths and controls.
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Video Generator controls
Video Generator options with Veo 3.1 Fast selected.
Veo 3.1 Fast options
| Control | What to know |
|---|---|
| Prompt | Required scene and motion description. |
| Style | None, Cinematic, Photorealistic, Animated or Documentary. |
| Aspect Ratio | Landscape 16:9 or Portrait 9:16. |
| Duration | 4, 6 or 8 seconds in this form. Use the choices shown for your selected model. |
| Camera motion | None, Static / locked off, Slow pan, Tracking shot, Drone / aerial or Timelapse. These are requested directions. |
| Resolution | Aspect ratio sets the frame shape. Check the completed file for its actual pixel dimensions. |
| Model | Choose a model from the selector; changing it can change available inputs, controls and the estimate. |
| Run action | Generate Video submits the request; opening the form alone does not generate a clip. |
Access, estimates and processing
Video generation requires Plus or purchased credits and uses credits for each request. Choose the model and settings to see the current estimate before selecting Generate Video. Follow processing in the result area and check the completed request in Usage History.
Try the paper-boat workflow
Use the first prompt in the lesson to generate a clip. To try the slower take, paste the second prompt into a new Video Generator request. This creates a new clip without using the first as a reference.
Review and keep the completed clip
Watch the whole result and compare its action, camera and continuity with the brief. Check any audio or watermarks, then use the result’s available save or download action. Open the saved file to confirm playback, length and dimensions; these can vary by model and output.
Troubleshoot before another request
Problem and next step
| Control | What to know |
|---|---|
| Image request reaches a text-only form | Use Chat with an attachment and an appropriate image-input workflow. Do not force an image into a prompt-only field. |
| Model or credits block submission | Review the account prompt, selected model access and estimate. Choose an eligible option or review available account choices. |
| Processing is slow or fails | Keep the run details and error. Check the task state and recorded usage before submitting another request. Contact support about unexpected charges or missing outputs. |
| Subject changes or motion looks wrong | Simplify to one action, reduce motion or change one camera instruction. Compare the new clip with the original or source image. |
| Saved file will not play | Confirm completion, try the result’s available download action and keep the file/run details for support. |
Generation and timeline editing
For a longer sequence that brings clips and narration together, use a Work video project. The Work video reference explains that separate editing workflow.
Source permissions, watermarks and use
Upload material you have permission to use. Check recognizable people, logos, lettering and product details in the finished clip, and review the selected model/provider and Gab terms before publishing or selling it. Inspect the actual output for watermarks.