FAQs
How do you animate still images into video clips?
If you're using the Blotato web app to make videos:
open your draft video in the editor
click on a GREEN image
on the left side, click "Create Animated Image" purple button
select image-to-video AI model
click "Generate"
wait ~5 minutes
💡PRO tip: you can animate multiple images simultaneously, so that you shorten the length of time you have to wait.
If you're using the Blotato API to make videos:
When you call blotato's Create Video API endpoint, you can optionally animate the first image in your video, or animate all the images in your video.
Check out the API docs here: https://help.blotato.com/api-reference/create-video
However, keep in mind animating videos can cost quite a bit of credits, so I recommend using Framepack because it's the cheapest and works decently.
How do you repurpose a video into a new version?
In the Latest Videos screen, click "Edit" on a video and it returns to the editor screen, where you can make some changes and re-export a new video.
How do you add transitions in between video shots and photos?
To remove gaps between video clips and photos in our video editor, hover over the space between clips and an "X" will appear - click on it to fully remove the space between clips. This snaps your clips together so there's no black screen or empty space between them. The clips will flow smoothly from one to the next without any interruption.
To add animated transitions in between video shots and photo: click on an image, then click SETTINGS and you'll see transition/animation options on the lefthand side, like this:
Where is the "faceless motivation" prompt from Youtube tutorial?
I haven't added the prompt to Blotato users yet, but you can copy it directly and add it to your Blotato prompts library.
Complete the following tasks.
1. Choose the most scroll-stopping controversial quote from this list. Output only the quote, with no extra formatting, no quotes, no asterisks, no author.
2. Write a 3-sentence motivational video script, expanding on the quote's main theme. Your writing style is spartan, intellectual, and 5th grade reading level. NEVER use adjectives or adverbs.
# INPUT Use the following information sources: {{ source }}How do you make AI videos with consistent characters?
Blotato doesn't have a "character reference" feature like midjourney or leonardo yet.
Here's how to make consistent AI images in midjourney first: https://youtu.be/SmTy_FoC5ks
Then, you can upload these AI images into blotato and animate them into video clips.
How do you create a transformation video between 2 images, with a start and end frame?
To create a morphing effect between 2 images:
click on the image that will be your starting image
click "Create Animated Image" in the left panel
select the model "Kling 1.5 Pro Image to Video"
input a prompt describing the transformation
select your ending image
Click "Generate"
What type of AI videos does Blotato NOT generate?
lip syncing
animating image into talking
realistic human avatars
Does Blotato offer AI avatars or AI clones?
No, currently Blotato does not offer AI avatar/clone generation. I personally use HeyGen for that and use Blotato to publish the avatar videos to social media. You can combine HeyGen to make your AI clone with Blotato to publish your AI clone videos to social media. This tutorial walks through it, but it's a bit more advanced: https://help.blotato.com/api/n8n/n8n-ai-clone
How do you make "evolution transformation" type of videos?
To make "evolution transformation" videos like this:
click on a GREEN image
select the image-to-video model Kling v1.6
use the "End Image" feature.
The start/end image feature enables smooth transformations.
How do you change aspect ratio?
In the upper-right corner of the video editor, click the "Settings" icon.
Then select one of the Aspect Ratio options.
The default is 9:16 for Tiktok, Youtube Shorts, and Instagram Reels.
16:9 is required for long-form Youtube videos.
When you export a video, can you go back and edit it later?
Yes, when you click "Export", Blotato will render your video as is.
But you can always make additional edits and re-export it (re-render).
How long does it take to export a video?
A 60-second video can take 5-10 minutes to export. All your work is always saved, so when you start exporting, even if you exit Blotato, you can go back later to grab the finished exported video.
Does the Blotato video editor work on mobile phones?
The Blotato video editor doesn't have mobile support yet, so features are limited and the UX isn't great. I'm working on a better mobile web version that should be coming in ~2 months.
How do you customize the style or size of AI voiceover captions?
You can customize the style, font size, opacity, and position of the AI voiceover captions in videos.
Click on the BLUE caption track, then click STYLE on the left sidebar, where you will see the customization options: font size, font opacity, and font style.
Not Seeing Your Exported Videos?
To export a video:
Click "Export Video" in the top right corner
This will take a few moments
Then, click "Download" to download the video or "Create Post" to create a draft social post
Error Generating AI Voiceover?
This happens when your captions are too long for Elevenlabs.
There is now a "Trim" button so you can split your script into multiple segments and generate each voiceover separately.
This is the workaround for now, until I handle segmentation of long scripts in the backend.
How Do You Get More Consistency In Videos?
Each image may be different, even though you're using the same AI model and the same prompt.
Similar to how midjourney outputs 4 different images from the same prompt. I
If there are aspects that are important and should be consistent across all images and shots, you can emphasize it in the prompt like this:
# IMPORTANT: ALWAYS DO THIS THING!!
Can You Use the Blotato Video Editor on Mobile?
Unfortunately, the Blotato video editor is only available on desktop or tablet because you'll need a larger screen to use it properly. It has a lot of features and would be very hard to use on mobile.
Video created is 30 seconds, but you inputted a longer script?
It depends which video template you select. If you use "Custom", it will follow your script exactly. But if you select "POV" template, AI applies transformations to your script to generate a 30-second video. Most viral POV videos are around 30-50 seconds. For the POV template, you can simply input a short idea "POV you wake up in year 3055" and AI will automatically expand your idea to a 30-second video. This means, for the POV template, you do not need to input a full script.
You can always add more shots by clicking "Image" in the left sidebar.
I'm on a free trial and testing video generation but ran out of credits already?
During your free trial, you can add unlimited sources, remix unlimited posts, publish and schedule to 9 social platforms, and view the inspiration database of viral posts. However, your free trial has a limited amount of AI credits for AI image, video, and voice generation since it costs me money. If you upgrade during your free trial, your paid subscription will begin, and you will unlock all the credits for your plan.
Why is the AI voiceover longer than the video? How do I make the video match the AI voiceover?
Click on the GREEN image track, then press "a" or click the "Align to Captions" button (located in horizontal row of buttons where the "play" button is).
The reason this happens is because AI voices have different paces of speech, so there may be slight variations in length when you generate an AI voiceover.
For step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting tips, please see: https://help.blotato.com/features/videos/ai-voiceover-captions
No image appearing in your video, created in Blotato video editor?
Check that you have sufficient credits to generate AI images and videos by going to Settings > Billing > AI Credits.
I recommend following along to make your first AI video: https://help.blotato.com/features/videos/make-your-first-ai-video
Examples of all kinds of videos you can make in blotato: https://www.tiktok.com/@dayli.pov
Full list of AI image/video models & credit cost: https://help.blotato.com/features/videos/ai-video-credits
Why can't I see any voice or sound on Blotato video?
To add an AI voiceover to your video, click the BLUE caption track in the video editor. This opens the Caption panel where you select an AI voice and click "Generate Voiceover".
For detailed instructions on adding AI voiceover: https://help.blotato.com/features/videos/ai-voiceover-captions
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