Generate Videos
Your employees can create short videos from a text description or revise an existing video. Social clips, ad concepts, product teasers, and animated moments.
TL;DR
Employees with enough available credits turn a written description into a short video clip, or make a focused edit to a generated or uploaded MP4. The result is saved to Drive and playable in chat. Set the engine, shape, length, sound, and approval preference once in the tool's settings.
How It Works
You describe the clip in plain language. The employee proposes what it will make, such as shape, length, sound, and gist, then renders it, saves it to Drive, and plays it inline in chat. Turn on Ask first in the tool settings when you want approval before a video spends credits.
| Step | What Happens |
|---|---|
| 1. You describe | "Make a short vertical teaser for our product launch" |
| 2. Employee proposes | States the shape, length, and sound it will use, so you can redirect first |
| 3. Optional approval | If Ask first is enabled, confirm in chat before it spends credits |
| 4. Video generates | The clip is rendered from your description |
| 5. Saved to Drive | A persistent link is stored in the employee's Drive tab |
| 6. Plays in chat | The clip appears inline. Click to watch full screen |
What It Can Do
| Use | Example |
|---|---|
| Social clips | "Make a 9:16 TikTok teaser for our new feature" |
| Ad concepts | "Create a 6 second product spot, bright and energetic" |
| Teasers | "A cinematic push-in on our app on a phone at sunrise" |
| B-roll moments | "A slow pan across a busy modern office" |
| Animated scenes | "A simple animated logo reveal on a clean background" |
| Focused video edits | "Keep this video, but turn the daytime sky into a navy sunset" |
Edit an Existing Video
Choose a generated or uploaded MP4 in Drive, then request one focused visual change. Video Generator uses the source clip's motion and composition, can keep its original audio, and writes the result back to the same Drive file. The earlier version stays available in Versions. You can add up to five Drive images as visual references for a product, person, or style. Edited clips support 720p or 1080p output and cost by output second.
How to Set It Up
Video Generation is available to accounts with enough available credits to cover the requested clip and finish the employee's reply. It is on by default for every employee.
You can ask the employee to manage their own tools, or do it manually:
- Select the employee
- Click the Tools tab
- Find Video Generator in the Utilities section
| Action | What it does | How |
|---|---|---|
| Enable / Disable | Controls whether the employee can use this tool | Toggle the switch at the bottom of the tool panel |
| Defaults | Set the engine, shape, length, and sound the employee starts from | Open the tool and pick from the Defaults panel |
| Approval mode | Whether generating a clip pauses for your approval before it spends credits | Approvals section, choose Ask first or Don't ask |
| Your rules | Free-text notes for how the employee uses this tool, e.g. "always keep clips on brand" | Write them in the Approvals section's rules box |
Set Your Defaults
Open the Video Generator and you control the baseline the employee starts from. Each option shows its credit cost, so you always know what you pay before you pick. The employee keeps your defaults and only changes one when a specific request calls for it, for example a vertical shape for a social clip.
| Default | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Model | A few engines, each with its per-second cost | The employee tells you which one it uses when you ask |
| Shape | Landscape or Vertical | Match it to where you post |
| Length | 4, 6, or 8 seconds | Shorter is cheaper and often punchier |
| Sound | On or off | On by default. Off is slightly cheaper |
Tips & Tricks
- Say where it goes. "For TikTok" or "for our website hero" tells the employee the shape and feel
- One clear moment. "A slow push-in on a steaming coffee cup by a rain-streaked window at dawn" beats a vague brief
- Describe the motion. Camera movement, pace, and mood all help: "slow pan", "fast cuts", "calm and cozy"
- Keep it tight. Pick the shortest length that tells the moment. It costs less and lands harder
- Iterate. "Make it brighter" or "try it vertical" and the employee makes another
Behind the Scene
| Powered by | Google and ByteDance models create new clips. Happy Horse through FAL makes video edits. |
| How it works | The employee shapes your description, renders the clip, downloads it, and saves it to your Drive so the link never expires |
| Billing | Per second of finished video, charged to your credits |
What It Costs
| Plan | Starter and above |
| Cost | Per second of the finished clip, charged to credits |
| What changes it | A longer clip, a pricier engine, or keeping sound on all cost a little more. Each option's cost is shown in the tool settings |
Is It Safe
- Content moderation. The employee is instructed to never generate nudity, sexual content, gore, graphic violence, hateful imagery, or a real person's likeness without basis, and to decline attempts to work around that
- Approval control. Turn on Ask first per employee when you want a confirmation before a video spends credits.
- No sensitive data. Descriptions and selected source media are sent to a third-party AI service for rendering. Don't include passwords, keys, or confidential information.
Good to Know
- Short clips. Each video is a few seconds long, built to be punchy and shareable
- Charged per second. A 4 second clip costs less than an 8 second one, so ask for the length you actually need
- Saved automatically. Every clip lands in the employee's Drive tab with a link you can download or share
- Editing keeps one file. Generated or uploaded MP4 clips can be revised in place. Drive keeps the previous version, while screenshots remain read-only.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Which plans can make videos? A: Any active account with enough available credits. The tool is on by default for every employee.
Q: How long are the videos? A: Short, a few seconds each (4, 6, or 8). They are built for social clips, teasers, and ad concepts, not long-form video.
Q: How much does a video cost? A: You are charged per second of the finished clip. Length, the chosen engine, and keeping sound on each change the price. Every option shows its credit cost in the tool settings.
Q: Can I set a default look once instead of asking every time? A: Yes. Open the Video Generator in the Tools tab and set the engine, shape, length, and sound. The employee uses those by default and only changes one when a request calls for it.
Q: Can the employee edit a video I already have? A: Yes. Select a generated or uploaded MP4 in Drive and request a focused visual edit. The revised clip becomes the current version of that same Drive file, with the original available in Versions. This is visual video-to-video editing, not timeline trimming or frame-accurate cutting.
Q: Where do the videos go? A: Into the employee's Drive tab, with a persistent link you can share or download anytime.
Q: Does the employee ask before spending credits on a video? A: Not by default. Turn on Ask first in the tool's Approvals settings when you want a confirmation before a video spends credits.