> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rewatch.studio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Long video

> Write an idea solid enough to last 3 to 10 minutes, told in chapters and edited into a single video.

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.

> [!NOTE]
>
> This tool is open to certain plans only. If the tab is locked, the app tells you from which plan it is included.

## 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.

## The form that works

```text theme={null}
[Subject or hero] + [what they seek or endure] + [what the length lets you unfold]
```

A 10 minute subject needs material: a timeline, steps, revelations, not a single fact. Say how you want it told (documentary, investigation, narrative).

```text theme={null}
The life of a lighthouse keeper at the end of the world, told like a documentary: the storms, the loneliness, the day the supply boat didn't come.
```

```text theme={null}
The investigation into the disappearance of an entire village in 1932: three witnesses, three versions, a single explanation that holds up.
```

You can also paste your script (“Paste your script” button). Each sentence becomes a line of the voice over, said word for word.

## Before / after

> [tab] Weak
>
> ```text theme={null}
> A 10 minute video about space.
> ```
>
> No thread: the AI doesn't know where to go, the chapters repeat.

> [tab] Improved
>
> ```text theme={null}
> The last 10 minutes before the Apollo 11 landing: the 1202 alarm, the dropping fuel, Neil Armstrong's choice to take back the controls. Minute by minute account, tense tone.
> ```
>
> A precise event, a natural progression, a tone: each chapter has something to tell.

## 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](https://docs.rewatch.studio/video/overlays.md).

## 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.

## Before launching

> [!TIP]
>
> 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](https://docs.rewatch.studio/rules.md).

For a shorter story with characters, see [story formats](https://docs.rewatch.studio/formats/stories.md).


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