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# Sora 2 in Clip Studio Video Lab

> OpenAI Sora 2 for 720p clips with always-on native audio from text or a starting image.

Canonical page: https://clipstudio.ai/ai-video-models/sora-2

## Answer

Sora 2 is OpenAI’s video model in Video Lab. Generate from a prompt or animate a starting image at 720p with native audio. Durations are 4, 8, 12, 16, or 20 seconds. Use Sora 2 Pro when you need true 1080p.

## Best for

OpenAI motion, native-audio social clips, and 720p shots from text or a still.

## Specs

- Duration: 4, 8, 12, 16, or 20 seconds
- Resolution: 720p
- Aspect ratio: 16:9 or 9:16
- Audio: Native audio
- Input support: Text prompt, Animate image

## Strengths

- Always-on native audio
- Animate a starting image
- 4–20 second durations


## Considerations

- 720p only
- No first/last-frame or multi-image reference modes


## Prompt tip

Write spoken lines and camera language together. Sora generates picture and sound in one pass, so dialogue and ambient noise belong in the same prompt.

## Official documentation

- [Sora 2 text-to-video documentation](https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/sora-2/text-to-video)
- [Sora 2 image-to-video documentation](https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/sora-2/image-to-video)

## FAQs

### What is Sora 2 best for?

Sora 2 is OpenAI’s 720p video SKU for native-audio clips from text or a starting image.

### Can Sora 2 use first and last frames?

No. Video Lab can animate one starting image. First-to-last-frame and reference-image modes are not available.

### Does Sora 2 generate audio?

Yes. Native audio is always generated with the clip.


## Related

- [Video Lab](https://clipstudio.ai/video-lab.md)
- [All models](https://clipstudio.ai/ai-video-models.md)
