Sometimes you don't need a whole script — you just want one specific shot: a wave breaking on a cliff, or a slow camera push onto a face. The /video-generator skill is built for exactly that: a single-shot generator that turns a short request into one short video (text-to-video) or animates an attached image (image-to-video). In this guide we'll make one such clip, from typing the idea to a finished card on the canvas.
What you'll need
- FilmMovie Studio installed, with a project open.
- A video provider configured in Settings (a kie.ai or deAPI key).
- An idea for one short shot — and optionally a first-frame image you want to animate.
Step by step
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Open a project and the chat panel
From the Launchpad, open an existing project or create a new one. The chat panel appears on the right — that's where you'll generate. The canvas can stay empty; a single shot stands on its own.
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Pick the /video-generator skill
In the chat box, type "/" and pick /video-generator from the list, or choose it from the skill icon. This tells the app you want one finished video clip, not a whole script.
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Describe the shot: subject, motion, camera
Type one sentence covering what's in frame, what it does and how the camera moves — e.g. "A wave breaks slowly over a cliff, the camera dips toward the foam, golden dusk light". Concrete verbs like "slow dolly-in" work better than "cinematic".
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Optional: animate a first frame
If you have an image card on the canvas, attach it to chat (via the "Add to chat" context menu) and the app uses it as the first frame. This is image-to-video mode — describe only the motion, not the static composition that's already in the image.
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Generate and watch the card
Send the message. A video card drops onto the canvas — it shimmers first (generating), then fills with the finished clip. The card gets a short descriptive name based on your request.
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Play it back and refine
Click the card to play the clip. If the motion is off, open the context menu and choose "Remix", or edit your sentence (a stronger verb, a different camera move) and generate again. Each attempt adds a new card, so you can compare versions side by side.
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Use the shot downstream
Once you're happy, you have a finished video card saved locally in the project. From the context menu you can add it to the timeline alongside other shots, or just leave it — a single shot is a finished output on its own.
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What you get
From a single sentence or one image, you have a short moving shot saved as a card on the canvas — no script, no timeline, in seconds of work. This quick loop is the foundation: it's how you make the individual clips you later assemble into a larger project.
Pro tips
- Animate your best first frame via image-to-video — it gives a cleaner, steadier result than pure text-to-video.
- Describe motion, not a static scene: "camera slowly rises", "wind lifts her hair" — observable verbs win.
- Don't ask for "8k" or "ultra-realistic" — on today's video models those are just noise.
Try it yourself
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