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# How Do I…(Quick Tasks)

#### How do I chat vs generate content?

The simple rule:

* Use **Chat** for questions, planning, Premiere help, and quick images.
* Use **Generate Media** for direct image and video model control.
* Use **Studio** for guided creative workflows like Cinematic Lab, Motion Director, AI Transitions, Avatar Studio, Rotoscope, Erase Objects, Add Effects, Reshoot, Upscale, Motion Capture, Multi-Cam, Relight Scene, and Reframe.

For the full routing guide, see Model Selection.

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#### How do I open Studio?

1. Open Chat Video Pro inside Premiere Pro.
2. Click **Studio** in the sidebar.
3. Choose a workflow card from the Launchpad.

Use Studio when the task has a known shape: cinematic stills, camera moves, transitions, cleanup, relighting, effects, reshoots, upscaling, or motion transfer.

See Studio.

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#### How do I know whether to use Studio or Generate Media?

Use **Generate Media** when you want to choose the model and settings directly.

Use **Studio** when you want Chat Video Pro to guide the workflow.

Examples:

| Goal                                            | Best starting point    |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Generate a video from a prompt                  | Text-to-Video          |
| Animate a still with a direct prompt            | Image-to-Video         |
| Animate a still with camera movement presets    | Studio Motion Director |
| Create a transition between two frames manually | Transition Mode        |
| Create a guided AI transition                   | Studio AI Transitions  |
| Clean up or finish existing footage             | Studio                 |

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#### How do I generate a thumbnail?

Fast path:

1. Enable **Generate Media**.
2. Choose an image model.
3. Turn on Thumbnail Mode.
4. Prompt the topic, promise, subject, emotion, and composition.
5. Generate 2-4 directions.

For more polished thumbnails:

* Use Frame Capture to match a real moment from your edit.
* Use Studio Cinematic Lab for a premium hero frame.
* Use GPT Image 2 when text or layout precision matters.
* Use Canvas Editor for final layout edits.
* Use Image Upscaling after the final thumbnail is approved.

See High-CTR Thumbnail Workflow.

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#### How do I create a cinematic still or key art?

Use Studio Cinematic Lab.

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **Cinematic Lab**.
3. Describe the scene.
4. Choose camera, lens, focal length, aperture, aspect ratio, resolution/quality, and model.
5. Generate a batch.
6. Send the best image back to chat.

Use Cinematic Lab for thumbnails, key art, lookdev frames, hero images, story frames, and source images for later video workflows.

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#### How do I animate a still image?

You have two good paths.

Use Image-to-Video when you want direct model control and a normal motion prompt.

Use Studio Motion Director when you want camera movement presets such as push in, dolly, orbit, crane, handheld, or drone moves.

Fast Studio path:

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **Motion Director**.
3. Load a still image.
4. Choose a motion preset.
5. Generate.

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#### How do I generate video from text?

1. Enable **Generate Media**.
2. Choose a text-to-video model.
3. Set duration, aspect ratio, resolution, and audio options.
4. Write a prompt with subject, setting, action, camera, style, and mood.
5. Generate.

See Text-to-Video and Supported Video Models.

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#### How do I generate a transition?

Use Transition Mode when you want direct model control.

Use Studio AI Transitions when you want guided transition styles and better start/end-frame prompting.

Fast Studio path:

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **AI Transitions**.
3. Load a start frame and end frame.
4. Choose a transition style.
5. Generate the transition.

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#### How do I remove a background from an image?

Use Background Removal.

1. Attach or upload an image.
2. Ask: `Remove the background.`
3. If the image has multiple subjects, say what to keep: `Keep only the red sneaker and make everything else transparent.`
4. Save or reuse the transparent PNG.

Use this for still images only.

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#### How do I remove a background from video?

Use Studio Rotoscope.

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **Rotoscope**.
3. Load a video.
4. Select the subject with Text, Box, or Point.
5. Click **Track Frame** to preview the mask.
6. Click **Track Entire Video**.
7. Click **Remove Background**.

Background Removal is for images. Rotoscope is for video.

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#### How do I erase an object from video?

Use Studio Erase Objects.

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **Erase Objects**.
3. Load a short video.
4. Describe or point to the object that should disappear.
5. Generate the cleaned clip.

Important: Bria video erasing is best for short clips and has a 5-second limit. Trim the clip around the problem area before erasing.

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#### How do I add VFX without After Effects?

Use Studio Add Effects.

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **Add Effects**.
3. Load a video.
4. Prompt the effect: `Add heavy rain with wet streets` or `Add cinematic fog and blue moonlight.`
5. Optional: add reference images for style or subject guidance.
6. Generate and compare before/after.

Use Add Effects for rain, fire, fog, atmosphere, stylized looks, energy effects, and broad shot transformations.

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#### How do I reshoot one part of a clip?

Use Studio Reshoot.

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **Reshoot**.
3. Load a video.
4. Select the segment you want to change.
5. Describe what should happen differently.
6. Choose whether to replace video, audio, or both.
7. Generate.

Use Reshoot for targeted changes, not full-clip style transfer.

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#### How do I upscale an image?

Use Image Upscaling.

1. Start with a generated or uploaded image.
2. Click **Transform**.
3. Choose an image upscaler.
4. Generate the higher-resolution image.

Upscale after the image is approved. Do not upscale every draft.

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#### How do I upscale a video?

Use Studio Upscale.

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **Upscale**.
3. Load a video.
4. Choose an upscale model and scale factor.
5. Generate the upscaled result.

Upscale video after creative edits are finished.

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#### How do I relight an image or short video?

Use Studio Relight Scene.

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **Relight Scene**.
3. Load an image or supported video.
4. Choose light direction and style.
5. Generate the relit result.

Use Relight Scene for changing light direction, mood, time of day, or atmosphere while preserving the scene.

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#### How do I change a clip's aspect ratio?

Use Studio Reframe.

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **Reframe**.
3. Load a video clip.
4. Select the target aspect ratio (for example, 9:16 for vertical social).
5. Generate the reframed result.

Reframe uses AI edge fill to extend or crop the frame intelligently. Use it when repurposing 16:9 footage as 9:16 for Reels, Shorts, or TikTok, or any time the output format requires a different aspect ratio than the source.

You can also access Reframe from the **Transform** menu that appears under a generated video clip in chat.

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#### How do I generate alternate camera angles?

Use Studio Multi-Cam.

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **Multi-Cam**.
3. Load an image or video.
4. Choose single angle or grid output.
5. Generate alternate views.

Use Multi-Cam when you need more coverage from one existing image or clip.

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#### How do I transfer motion onto a character image?

Use Studio Motion Capture.

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **Motion Capture**.
3. Load a motion reference video.
4. Load a character image.
5. Generate the motion transfer.

Use this when you have movement you like and a separate character image you want to animate.

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#### How do I create a talking-head avatar video?

Use Studio Avatar Studio.

1. Open **Studio**.
2. Choose **Avatar Studio** (Production department).
3. Upload a photo of the presenter or choose one from Recents.
4. Provide a script or prompt for the spoken content.
5. Generate the talking-head video.

Use Avatar Studio for UGC-style ads, spokesperson clips, social content, and any project that needs a presenter without a camera crew.

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#### How do I capture a frame from my timeline?

1. Move the Premiere playhead to the frame you want.
2. Click Frame Capture in Chat Video Pro.
3. The captured frame is added to the composer.

Use captured frames for:

* Cinematic Lab references.
* Thumbnail backgrounds.
* Image-to-Video source frames.
* AI Transitions start/end frames.
* Background removal.
* Reference images for visual consistency.

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#### How do I use Story Cutter for long footage?

Use Story Cutter Assistant.

For best results:

1. Export your transcript from Premiere Pro's **Text** panel as a `.json` transcript file.
2. Attach the `.json` transcript in the Story Cutter conversation.
3. Include platform, target runtime, tone, and the goal of the edit.

Story Cutter is best for long interviews, podcasts, documentary footage, webinars, and narrative-heavy source material.

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#### How do I avoid wasting credits?

Best practices:

* Start with shorter clips and smaller batches.
* Use still images to test visual direction before generating video.
* Use Cinematic Lab to design a frame before animating it.
* Use Track Frame before full Rotoscope processing.
* Upscale only after the creative result is approved.
* Generate 2-4 image options when exploring, then refine the strongest one.
* Use cheaper/faster models for early drafts and premium models for final passes.

See Pricing FAQ for billing basics.

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#### How do I find something I generated?

Check three places:

1. The current chat result.
2. The Library.
3. Your provider dashboard: [fal.ai/dashboard/recent-history](https://fal.ai/dashboard/recent-history).

If a result did not return to the panel, it may still exist in your provider history.

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#### How do I get help if I am stuck?

Start here:

1. Check Generation Errors & Failed Jobs FAQ.
2. Confirm your API key and credits are active.
3. Restart Premiere Pro.
4. Try a simpler prompt, shorter clip, or supported input type.

If you contact support, include:

* What you were trying to do.
* The workflow or model used.
* Source media type and duration.
* Error message, if any.
* OS and Premiere Pro version.
* Approximate time of the failed generation.

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