Interface Overview

Chat Video Pro's interface is designed to feel familiar while providing powerful AI capabilities. Here's a complete guide to every element.

Walkthrough Video

Main Panel Layout

The Chat Video Pro panel consists of several key areas:

Chat Header

Located at the top of the panel, the header contains:

Gear Icon (⚙️)

Click to access:

• Settings - API keys, microphone, conversation starters, AI learning

• Usage - Fal.ai usage statistics and billing links

• Updates - Check for new versions and view changelog

• Debug Console - Real-time logs (for troubleshooting)

• About - Version info and reset extension option

• Contact Us - Support channel chooser

Chat Title

• Shows the current conversation title (auto-generated or custom)

• Click to rename the conversation

Sidebar Toggle

• Shows/hides the sidebar with conversation history

• Access all your previous chats

Conversation Area

The main message display area where:

• Your messages appear on the right (blue)

• AI responses appear on the left (gray)

• Generated media (images/videos) display inline

• Thinking cards show multi-step process progress

• Tool results appear as cards (LUT files, analysis, etc.)

Message Actions

Hover over any message to see:

• Regenerate - Re-run the AI response

• Copy - Copy message text

• Edit - Edit and resend your message

• Delete - Remove the message

Composer (Input Area)

The bottom section where you type, upload files, and control generation.

Text Input

• Main textarea - Type your messages here

• Auto-expands as you type longer messages

• Supports markdown in some contexts

Toolbar Buttons

From left to right:

1. Frame Export Button (📷)

• What it does: Captures the current frame from your Premiere Pro timeline

• When to use: Color grading, analysis, or using timeline footage as reference

• Output: Image appears in composer as attachment

2. Clip Export Button (🎥)

• What it does: Exports the selected clip from your timeline

• When to use: Video-to-video editing, SAM 3 rotoscoping, or sending footage to AI

• Output: Video thumbnail appears in composer

• Limits: Max 1 GB, 5 minutes duration

3. Voice Input Button (🎤)

• What it does: Records voice input and transcribes to text

• When to use: Quick prompts, hands-free operation

• Setup: Select microphone in Settings → Microphone

4. File Upload Button (📎)

• What it does: Opens file picker for images, videos, transcripts, PDFs

• Supported: Images (JPG, PNG, WebP), Videos (MP4, MOV), Text files (.txt), PDFs

• Drag & drop also works directly onto the composer

5. Generate Media Toggle

• What it does: Switches between chat mode and media generation mode

• When enabled: Shows model selector, aspect ratio, duration controls

• When disabled: Standard chat interface

Generate Media Mode

When the toggle is enabled, additional controls appear:

Model Selector

• Video Models: Sora 2, Veo 3.1, Kling 2.6, Hailuo 2.3, WAN 2.5, etc.

• Image Models: Flux 2 Max, GPT Image 1.5, Nano Banana Pro, etc.

• Video-to-Video: SAM 3, Kling VFX, LTX Reshoot (when video attached)

Media Settings Pills

• Aspect Ratio: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, etc.

• Resolution: 720p, 1080p, 4K (model-dependent)

• Duration: 4s, 8s, 10s, 12s (video models)

• Audio: Enable/disable (for models that support it)

Transform Button

Appears under generated media:

• Upscale - Increase resolution

• Edit - Open canvas/video editor

• Regenerate - Create new version

• Download - Save to disk

Conversation Starters

Appear on new/empty chats:

System Starters

• Color Grading Assistant - Technical analysis and LUT generation

• Story Cutter Assistant - Transcript analysis and paper cuts

• Brand Voice Assistant - Brand-consistent content generation

• Video Prompter Assistant - Structured prompt creation

• Premiere Pro Guru - Workflow help and troubleshooting

Custom Starters

• Create your own in Settings → Starters

• Drag to reorder

• Appear in new chats and are searchable by RAG system

Sidebar

Access via the sidebar toggle button:

Features

• Conversation List - All your previous chats

• Search - Find conversations by content

• New Chat - Start fresh conversation

• Delete - Remove conversations

• Rename - Edit conversation titles

Usage Panel

Access via Gear → Usage:

Information Displayed

• Fal.ai Usage:

  • Last 24 hours

  • Last 7 days

  • Last 30 days

• Quick Links:

  • View in Fal Dashboard

  • Add Credits

  • Billing & Usage

Refresh Button

• Updates usage statistics from Fal.ai API

• Shows cached data if offline

Settings Panel

Access via Gear → Settings:

Tabs

1. API Keys

   • Fal.ai API key

2. Microphone

   • Select input device

   • Test microphone

3. Conversation Starters

   • View system starters

   • Create custom starters

   • Reorder starters

4. AI Learning

   • View remembered facts

   • Edit/delete memory

   • Clear all memory

   • Analyze current chat

5. Prompt System File

   • Upload brand guidelines

   • Custom instructions

   • Project briefs

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Enter - Send message

• Shift + Enter - New line

• Escape - Close modals, cancel generation

• Cmd/Ctrl + K - Focus composer (when available)

Responsive Behavior

The panel adapts to different sizes:

• Narrow panels: Some controls may stack vertically

• Wide panels: Full horizontal layout

• Docked/Undocked: Works in both modes

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