How to Use the Kapwing AI Video Generator

Kapwing's AI Video Generator transforms your ideas into video in just a few clicks. Access the AI Video Generator and other AI tools within Kapwing Studio by clicking the lightbulb icon in the top bar at any time.

Kapwing's AI Generator is also accessible from the "Generate" button in the Studio. This modal helps you fill the blank canvas, come up with ideas, and go from nothing to a project immediately.

How Do I Create a Video Using the AI Video Generator?

To access the AI Video Generator, click the lightbulb icon in the top bar or enter your topic into the text box in the empty Studio view.

Once in the AI Video Generator, select whether you would like to create a Social Media Video or an Imaginary Scene.

The Social Media Video setting will create a montage of B-roll images/videos along with a voice over, subtitles, and matching soundtrack. To create a Social Media video, select this option, enter your video topic or idea, adjust your settings, and click Generate Video. Once the video has been generated, you can include your own media or adjust the video as needed before exporting as an MP4.

The Imaginary Scene option will generate a single 3 second video clip of a scene in 720p. It works better for creating a specific single visual clip from a descriptive prompt.

How Is My Generated Video Formatted?

Select from a list of pre-determined settings to format your video before it is generated. You can choose from the following aspect ratios depending on your intended platform:

• 1:1 - Instagram posts, Facebook pictures
• 9:16 - TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, Snapchat
• 16:9 - YouTube, Twitch
• 4:5 - Instagram or Facebook videos
• 5:4 - Instagram or Facebook videos

For Social Media Videos, you will also select your subtitle styling and the video duration, which ranges from 15 seconds to 5 minutes. Once your video has been generated into the studio, you can still continue editing your video as needed before exporting.

How Do I Generate Another Video?

If you'd like to generate a new video, you can click the lightbulb in the top bar to open the AI tool menu to start the process again.

If you find that the AI Generated Video output isn't exactly what you were looking for, edit the video within Kapwing Studio to update images, videos, subtitles, music and more.

Our AI tools including the video generator are part of your plan's text to speech (TTS) minutes. If you are unable to generate a video, please review your limits to ensure you haven't used them up for the month.

Does Kapwing Support AI Image Generation?

Yes! Kapwing's AI Image Generator is available under the "Image" tab in Kapwing's Generate modal. When you submit your prompt, Kapwing will generate 4 images using a generative AI model. Click on one of the output images to add it to your project.

The AI Image Generator is also accessible from the "Visuals" tab from the "AI Images" button below the search bar. Input a prompt to open the text-to-image modal, enter a prompt and create your image from the LLM.

Kapwing's AI Image Generator can be a fun way to make an album cover, make b-roll for a project, visualize scenes for a storyboard, or create original background art.

What Resolution are AI Generated images on Kapwing?

Images generated with Kapwing have a default size of 1080x1080x. Kapwing users can upscale their AI Generated image into a high resolution version using the "Enhance" button in the canvas.

What Aspect Ratio are AI Generated images?

All images generated through Kapwing are square (1:1) by default. However, users can change the ratio of their generated images using the magic fill tool to fill in the rest of the image background.

To access magic fill:

1. Upload or generate an image
2. Select the image and find "Magic Fill" under AI tools in the left-hand action menu
3. Input the desired aspect ratio and prompt what you'd like AI to fill in the background with
4. "Magic Fill" to get a new AI-generated image

What AI model does Kapwing's Image Generator use?

Kapwing's image generator leverages an open-source Flux model hosted on our servers to generate images. Kapwing regularly experiments with new potential models, exploring the best results for our users. Enterprise teams can request that Kapwing configure the image generation model, depending on their needs.

Prompt History

Kapwing remembers your past prompts in the version history button. If you want to iterate on your prompt or remember previous generations, use the clock icon to browse through your past results. This prompt history is specific to a user, not the full workspace, so your prompts will not be shared with coworkers without your permission.

Using Kapwing's AI Image Generator and Video Generator can help you to improve your prompt engineering skills by helping you experiment with different prompt techniques and learn from past attempts.

Once you've added an image or imaginary scene to the canvas, you can save the image by Exporting the Project or saving to your Version History. This way, you'll be able to return to the image even if you delete it from your media library.

Generate Prompt Best Practices

Video Script

Kapwing's AI Video Generator uses your initial prompt to form a script, according to the tone and duration preferences. Users can review and edit the script, either directly by typing/editing the words or by giving feedback through the chat interface. Choose between Funny, Formal, Informative, Creative, and Casual tones, or give your script a new focus. Kapwing also enables creators to copy the script to their clipboard to edit it in another program or get advice from ChatGPT.

On Kapwing, the best scripts include just one narrator and direct dialogue to the viewer.

Image Prompt

Kapwing's AI Image generator does not do any prompt transformation, meaning that your prompt will be used directly for the output. For best results, structure your image generation prompt using the included formula:

Style + Character/Object + Verb + Surroundings

Detailed prompts yield better results. For example, instead of "cat," try "a fluffy orange cat sitting on a windowsill with sunlight streaming through."

Learn more about the other AI features within Kapwing.

AI Script Generator
AI Script to Video Generator
AI Video Editor