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In “Create a video”, the “Long video” tab tells a story of 3 to 10 minutes, cut into one minute chapters and edited into a single file.
This tool is open to certain plans only. If the tab is locked, the app tells you from which plan it is included.

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What the app does with it

  • Offered lengths: 3, 5, 8 or 10 minutes. One minute makes a chapter: 10 minutes, 10 chapters.
  • A single video: the chapters are assembled into one file, with a single cover.
  • Voice over alone, continuous narration: the voice tells the story in one go while the images roll, like a TikTok voice over.
  • Animated images: slow zoom on each image, no filmed shots. This is what keeps the format affordable.
  • Music on by default, subtitles off by default.
  • Written in chapters: the opening sets up the world, the hero and the stakes, and ends on a question that makes you want the rest.

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The form that works

A 10 minute subject needs material: a timeline, steps, revelations, not a single fact. Say how you want it told (documentary, investigation, narrative).
You can also paste your script (“Paste your script” button). Each sentence becomes a line of the voice over, said word for word.

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Before / after

No thread: the AI doesn’t know where to go, the chapters repeat.

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Common mistakes

  • A subject that is too thin: a one fact idea doesn’t make 10 chapters. Choose a story with steps.
  • A subject that is too vast: “the history of Rome” scatters. Pick a precise episode.
  • Launching 10 minutes to test: start with 3 minutes, review, then lengthen.
  • Wanting filmed shots: this format is made of slow zoom animated images.
  • Adding text to draw: all on-screen text goes through overlays.

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Settings that go with it

  • Long video length: 3, 5, 8 or 10 minutes.
  • Voice: a single voice, held across all the minutes. Choose it carefully, it carries everything.
  • Voice-over tone: Storyteller, Suspense or Documentary suit long formats well.
  • Style: a single style for the whole video. “Refine the style (optional)” describes colors, light and materials.
  • Music: Auto, Described or My music. It stays under the voice.
  • Subtitles: turn them on if you want readability without sound.
  • Cost: a long video uses more credits. Review the estimate before launching.

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Before launching

Test short: a 3 minute video already shows you the voice, the style and the pacing of the chapters for a fraction of the cost. If you like the opening, go to 8 or 10 minutes. See the rules of a good prompt.
For a shorter story with characters, see story formats.