# Director: Live AI Video You Steer Mid-Stream | Clip Studio > Start a live H3 Max WebRTC session, send a new prompt mid-scene, and save the recording. Director is not a Video Lab batch. Quoted before you go live. Canonical page: https://clipstudio.ai/director ## What it is H3 Max Director is a live WebRTC session, not a Video Lab batch. You start a prompt, watch the stream, send a new direction mid-scene, stop, and save the recording to your library. ## How it works ### Lock the opening Write the first prompt, pick aspect and resolution, optionally drop a still as the first frame. The quote is exact for the session length you choose. ### Direct while it streams Go live. The player is the session. Send a new prompt when the scene needs a turn. Nothing publishes to a public audience — this is your cut. ### Stop and save Stop the stream, then save the recording into your Clip Studio library as an MP4. Streamed time uses this month’s generation allowance, with a 60s floor and a 120s cap. ## Why this path - **A session, not a clip queue.** Video Lab renders one prompt and waits. Director is a live WebRTC session, so you can steer the next beat without starting a new batch. - **Quoted before you go live.** You pick 60, 90, or 120 seconds. That length is quoted before you go live. The session auto-stops at that cap so a live stream cannot run away. - **Same library as everything else.** When the session ends, the recording lands next to Video Lab and Topic Shorts clips. Download it. Publish it. Recreate the setup later. - **Your key never leaves the server.** The browser talks to Clip Studio. Clip Studio proxies fal. FAL_KEY stays on the server. Sign-in is required. ## FAQs ### What is Director? Director is a live H3 Max session: you configure a prompt, stream video and audio over WebRTC, send new directions mid-stream, stop, and save the recording into your Clip Studio library. It is not a Video Lab batch clip. ### How is Director priced? Each plan includes a monthly generation limit. Session length and resolution use that allowance. You pick 60, 90, or 120 seconds before you go live. After stop, unused time above the 60-second minimum is returned. A session that never configured does not use the allowance. Upgrade anytime for a higher monthly limit. ### What is the longest session? 120 seconds. The player auto-stops at the length you quoted so a live stream cannot keep billing. ### Can other people watch or chat? No. Director is a private signed-in studio session. There is no public livestream and no audience chat. ### Do I need a start image? No. A prompt is enough for text-to-stream. An optional still becomes the exact first frame when you want the opening locked to a photo. ### Where does the clip go? Stop, then Save. The recording is transcoded to MP4 and stored in your library like other Clip Studio generations. ## Related - [Video Lab](https://clipstudio.ai/video-lab.md) - [Topic Shorts](https://clipstudio.ai/topic-shorts.md) - [Talking Shorts](https://clipstudio.ai/talking-shorts.md) - [Last Frame](https://clipstudio.ai/last-frame.md)