Resources
Guides for making AI video.
How-to guides for faceless shorts, video prompts, UGC actors, and hooks, guides for making videos from Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor, and sourced figures you can cite in a brief.
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AI UGC actors
AI UGC actors: how they work and how to script them
AI UGC actors are talking-head presenters that deliver your script. How they work, 5-beat scripts, and when to use Talking Shorts or Ad Studio.
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Citation hub
AI Video Ad Statistics 2026
Primary-source AI and digital video ad statistics for 2026: U.S. spend, gen-AI share of creative, short-form and UGC performance, CTV buying, captions, and production speed. Figures attributed, dated, and linked to IAB, Meta IR, Wyzowl, Wistia, Emplifi, HubSpot, Animoto, and EMARKETER.
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AI video model index
AI video model index: render time and success rate by model (October 2026)
How long each Video Lab AI video model takes to render and how often it finishes, measured from real Clip Studio generations. Methodology and monthly editions.
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AI video prompts
How to write AI video prompts (text-to-video and image-to-video)
Write AI video prompts for text-to-video and image-to-video, reverse a clip into a prompt, and choose a Video Lab model. 2026 guide.
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Creative brief to video
From creative brief to finished video: an AI workflow for paid social
Turn a paid-social creative brief into a finished video: lock the brief, pick a Clip Studio path, generate, then version for TikTok, Reels, and ads.
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Faceless video
Faceless video generator: how to make faceless videos with AI (2026 guide)
What a faceless video is, how to make one with AI in five steps, and what YouTube and TikTok expect you to disclose.
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MCP guide · Cursor
How to make AI videos in Cursor with Clip Studio MCP
Add Clip Studio to Cursor with a three-line mcp.json entry, sign in once, and have the agent make videos, stills, and voiceovers without leaving the editor.
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MCP guide · ChatGPT
How to make AI videos from ChatGPT with Clip Studio MCP
Add Clip Studio to ChatGPT as a custom MCP server, sign in once, and ask ChatGPT to quote, generate, and fetch finished videos.
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MCP guide · Claude
How to make AI videos from Claude with Clip Studio MCP
Connect Clip Studio to Claude with one URL, sign in once, and ask Claude for a finished video on the same plan as the website.
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Hooks and captions
TikTok hooks and Reels captions: formulas that hold the first 3 seconds
TikTok hook formulas and Instagram Reels captions for the first 3 seconds: spoken openers, overlay text, and burned-in karaoke captions.
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Read the guide. Make the video.
Video Lab turns a prompt or a still into a clip. Topic Shorts turns a topic into a faceless short. Eligible new accounts get one free Topic Short. No card required.
